The residency appeal hearing for Pedro Rosario is coming up at the IAD in four days. Pedro has not paid the remainder of the fees owing to his immigration consultant, Monica, as outlined in their service agreement. The last installment was due 30 days ago. Therefore, Pedro is in breach of his obligations under the service agreement. Monica has just realized this when she was preparing for the hearing.  She is wondering what to do. 

Monica gets out the Code, and turns to Sections 34, 35 and 36 regarding the possibility of terminating her relationship with Pedro.  

1. This is a very unfortunate position for any RCIC to be in. Monica sets the terms of her relationship with clients, and it was up to her to structure things so she is not attending hearings without getting paid.  What steps might Monica have taken to prevent being in this situation? Be specific, especially in terms of time - when to take what steps? 

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To prevent being in a situation where she is providing services without receiving payment and to address the current breach of obligations by Pedro Rosario Monica the immigration consultant RCIC could ... View the full answer