Many potential immigrants lose immigration opportunities when they seek advice from UPLs.
Non-attorney often charge more to file fraudulent applications, which may generate temporary employment cards without adequate INS scrutiny. UPLs later their customers from showing up to appointments and even threaten to turn them in to the I.N.S., where their clients demand refunds. This attorney-client relationship is protected by law. Notaries are not always attorneys. Notaries are not often authorized to file and prepare I.N.S. forms.