hello every one about useing a lawyer ???

[pomaaz]

hi all
this is the first topic of mine and i hope to all people in this forum in good healt
i want to know about permanent resident visa   if some one have familly in canada
 can  he or she use a lawyer for that ????
if yes how much money will cost  ????
thank you all

[pomaaz]

it  that hard to answer ??,,
17 person read this topic and no one can answer me ???????????
i mean can some one use a lawyer to get   permanent visa ??
if yes how much money will cost ???,
hope to hear an answer asap

[Lylyth]

These questions can be hard to answer if the 17 people who read your topic did not use a lawyer to apply for permament residence.

A suggestion would be to contact a lawyer and ask questions.  If they do not do immigration cases, they may refer you to a lawyer that does.

The cost for a lawyer depends on many things such as their experience, location and what they are qualified in doing.   

Patience is a virture...for all the people who have applied to sponsor their families for permanent residence it can be emotionally draining.

Good luck...

[mitamata]

Before hiring a lawyer, I would recommend looking into things on your own.

For starters, you need to establish if this 'family in Canada' can sponsor you or whoever you're asking for. What is the relation between the 'family' and the one you want to see sponsored?
Read hear about who can sponsor: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/sponsor/relatives-apply-who.asp
If the person you're sponsoring is a child or spouse, go here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/sponsor/spouse.asp

Yes, of course you can use a lawyer to do this for you. But there's really not too much more to it than filling out forms and waiting. And waiting. And then waiting some more. Personally, I don't think you or anyone needs a lawyer unless there are some complications, like if the sponsored person has a criminal conviction or a custody battle or whatever.

The cost of hiring a lawyer really depends on a lot of things. How good the lawyer is and how much time they would spend on your case - most charge per hour, so if you have a complicated case and they have a lot to do, you could be paying a lot of money. I would suggest contacting some and asking about their prices. Then you can compare and see what would work for you.

[rjessome]

You can also use a Canadian Certified Immigration Consultant.  You can find one who is certified here:

www.csic-scci.ca

Nobody can really answer your question because there are no details in your inquiry so we couldn't even tell you if you qualify under any program!   Both mitamata and Lylyth are right.

[pomaaz]

thank you a lot i aperciate that alot

[toby]

Notwithstandng the valid caveats above, prices seem to be a bit higher for lawyers than Immigration Consultants. For the lawyers, about $4000 is middle of the range. For consultants, about $3000 seems average.

What they all share is the desire to get you to pay up front and only THEN will you know whether they are good, and whether you can work in sinc.

I might (were I starting over) look for a consultant familiar with the country of the applicant, who has the experience and contacts to help you get things like translations and notarizations in that country. That type of help can be invaluable. If a consultant says that they don't need to know the applicants's country to help with the forms, then you will be spending hours looking for translators and notaries online.

I would hire him or her JUST to help with the forms, giving you a chance to evaluate his expertise, and only then determine whether to hire him for the remainder of the process.  Get a contract that spells out the specific serices to be provided -- including preparing a document checklist (identifying documents not necessarily specified by the Immigration document checklists).  Vague promises like "help with the application forms" is not sufficient. 


I will go it alone from here on in. Not one consultant was able to give me a direct answer about what they did to "represent" me with Immigration.  If Immigration calls for something, all the consultant does is forward the request for me, and chek on status periodically , which you can do yourself.

[Boncuk]

Also if you have the confidence to do it yourself an immigration consultant or lawyer just slows you down depending on how busy they are.