i was always contradicting the use of lawyers in this case, and everyone else was on my ass telling me nonsense that we only have one shot at this and we should be extra cautious and hire a lawyer, what the hell is a lawyer going to do fo u, we are not going to trials or facing a ruling by a judge, this case is based on standard requirements, if u meet them u win, if u dont, do not think about applying, lawyers r expensive and waste of money. i didnt have a lawyer and i got an RFE but i didnt worry about it because i was still meeting all the requirements and that what made me strong and confident about it, not the proof of presence cause that was crystal clear.