Can I get a VAWA green card without a lawyer?
As an immigration attorney, I can tell you several types of immigration cases are easy enough to do without an immigration attorney. VAWA cases are not. The USCIS website will tell you exactly what is required for a VAWA case, but it won’t tell you the minor differences between a successful application and an unsuccessful application. Remember: in a VAWA case, there is no interview at all. This means the USCIS examiner makes a decision based on the paperwork submitted. If something is unclear, confusing or contradictory in your application, you do not have an opportunity to explain to the USCIS examiner. Without a police report or restraining order, it is even more difficult to obtain VAWA relief and a green card. In recent years, VAWA has come under attack because of perceived widespread fraud. This makes it even more critical to provide substantial evidence proving all the necessary aspects of the VAWA case. Retaining an immigration attorney for a VAWA case is probably not as expensi
