Adjustment of Status Information: Appearing without an Attorney

If you hired an attorney for the K-1 process, and then for whatever reason, chose to file the adjustment of status application by yourself, the attorney may still be associated with your case, even though you have now submitted a different application for a different immigration benefit.

In that case, you may need to prepare a statement indicating that you are now representing yourself before the USCIS.  Below is a sample statement you may need to sign just prior to an adjustment of status interview.  

“I___________________ have been duly reminded by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service that I do have an attorney of record listed in my file; however, at this time and for this interview, I choose to proceed without my attorney present. I hereby make this choice of my own free will without any influence from the Service.”

If you are a K-1 or K-2 visa holder, and would like assistance filing your adjustment of status application, contact an experienced immigration attorney at www.myfianceevisa.com or call us at 626-771-1078.