Ugoswife said:We wanted to use a lawyer before we looked at the forms. We changed our minds because we were scared that some lawyer who didn't know us through and through might make a mistake filling out forms. I have too much OCD to trust someone to do that for me lol. It took a long time and a lot of research but Im glad we did it. Yes lawyers provide convenience if you can absolutely trust them and they can also help people who don't have a lot of information about the process. It's advisable though to go over your application word to word after your lawyer is done before filing. Read a story on here about someone whose wife was banned for 5 years from CIC due to a little oversight by the lawyer in preparing the application which CIC interpreted as misrepresentation.
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Yes, it was a friend of mine. The stupid lawyer mad a mistake on the dates of the wedding and CIC ended up saying the marriage was invalid and because the husband had been sponsored by someone else, just as soon as they implemented the 5 year ban, his application was already in process.