Lawyers are fun.

[pes_anthony]

Navigating the search for legal representation is awfully fun. Within just a day of two I've been through a gauntlet of horrendously different quotes (from $1,500, to $3,500, to $5,000, to an impressive $6,000) and had different lawyers make different claims as to what's necessary or can be done. It's hard to tell when what they're saying is

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[pes_anthony]

No claim. Just getting an immigration lawyer to back us up with the plan of immigrating Lauren here after our yet-unplanned wedding.

Basically, one guy who seems to really know what he's doing is saying we'll get married, then we apply for a green card for her to change her status. Others are saying she'd need to file for a K1 'fiance visa', wait the 6-8 months for that, then would have to get married with 90 days of that being issued, and -then- would need to change her status.

[ren_narf]

Mwarrr... very sweet of you to take care of that aspect of it, and I'm quite impressed by your progress within only a day! I really -want- to believe the one lawyer, but damn if this other one doesn't have me nervous. While he could be just saying it for profit, I guess the other guy could also be holding back a detail for a similar reason. But hey, as long as I get to stay there and don't end up deported or imprisoned, we're good! Whew... Good luck with the continued-hunt today. X)