Mine cost $5K. I had spent about $1K trying to get docs my self with all of the request fees and postage. Ended up with some forms that weren’t done correctly etc so it was a waste in the end. The attorney still takes time but they’ve gotten almost ever document in a 5 month time span and they are all correct. They also had a couple more items that I did not know about that only the Chicago consulate requests.
Ultimately I will also have to file a suit for the citizenship and the consulates don’t even have openings right now so you’ll need an attorney anyways to do that.
Another day goes by and I still don’t understand what is and isn’t a handball