Do I need an Immigration Lawyer?

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Subject: Do I need an Immigration Lawyer?
  Dear Sir/ Madam,
Ive recently Married my Wife in Canada. Ive lived with my working Wife for 1 year. But I had to obtain permission to Marry as I divorced my ex Wife in Texas. My new Wife also had to wait for her Divorce & Now we are both legally Married. Iam a British Citizen my Wife is Canadian, we are both in Canada. My Wife has no other dependants she has supported me for a year & We are now ready to send for immigration papers. However we have one problem
We are worried my tourist visa may have expired however my passport was never stamped with a leaving date.
Will we require a Lawyer for my immigration papers.
My Wife is willing and able to support me & we are sure we qualify for Canadian Immigration financial evaluation.
Is this Tourist expired visa going to be a problem are there any family unity protection laws in Canada?
We were married Legally in Canada Will my Papers be ok. Do I need Legal representation?
If you can help me pleae email me at:
phillipsmith123@hotmail.com
Yours sincerely,
Phillip Smith.

[10-08-2004,19:49]
Phillip Smith
Not necesserily (in reply to: Do I need an Immigration Lawyer?)
Hi Philip, you may not need a lawyer but it would help if you have a legal representative. There are other cancelours that charge less, but who are also certified to such kind of work.
Mariana

[10-08-2004,20:21]
Mariana
Lawyer (in reply to: Do I need an Immigration Lawyer?)
Since you obviously have acess to the internet my suggestion would be to research this very carefully on your own. But you really don´t need a Lawyer. Also when you entered the country you say Immigration didn´t stamp your passport, did you ever get a sheet of paper (VISA) that indicated what your status was here in Canada?
[12-08-2004,20:55]
Pat
(in reply to: Do I need an Immigration Lawyer?)
P, from experience this was one of the most stressful things I´ve ever done! In spite of the fact I was married to a Canadian, it was still really hard. It´s just so complex to make sure you have everything 100% right. In the end I cut that stress out of my life and relationship, and went with a lawyer (Charles Pley) who sorted the whole thing out for $3500. If you find it´s getting too stressful you might want to go that route. It depends on how organized you are. A new work visa can take a while to get to you too, so you might be stuck unable to work for a while. A lawyer can speed up the process by knowing the right people to call. And I would suggest at the very least finding out what your legal status is with regards to the potentially exipred document. If you do go with a lawyer get a quote up front, especially since yours should pe a pretty straightforward case - they might even be able to suggest a paralegal who can do it all for as little as $1000. It´s your decision as I know that people have done it very successfully without representation.


[16-08-2004,13:31]
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