It can be overwhelming to tackle paperwork, the legal system, and the government's convoluted instructions all by oneself. However, add some sound legal advice, a nimble mind, hard work, patience, and a positive attitude to the mix, and it becomes clear that one can tackle seemingly insurmountable challenges with successful results. My husband and I discovered this after sweating and stressing over assembling my husband's immigration application without hiring a lawyer to lighten our load (and wallets). Lo and behold, after seven months of painstakingly filling out forms, translating documents, preparing for the interview, and responding to requests for additional documents, my husband became a permanent resident. For anyone who's not familiar with the immigration process, seven months is like a heartbeat in the body of the Department of Homeland Security. During those months, we had questioned ourselves multiple times whether we wouldn't have saved ourselves a lot of trouble by just having a lawyer take care of the whole process (a process, I might add, that costs approximately $1500 without an attorney and $3500 with a lawyer's assistance). Now, it feels great knowing that we were--and are--capable of clearing some of life's biggest and most important hurdles when we're confronted by them face to face.
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