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Petitions for people with extraordinary ability or achievement, including work in science, business, education, arts, and athletics.

Employer-sponsored petitions for specialty-occupation roles. We review the position, qualifications, and filing requirements.

Matters for eligible Canadian and Mexican citizens coming to work in a qualifying profession.

Specialty-occupation matters for eligible Australian citizens, including the proposed role and employer requirements.

Review treaty nationality, qualifying trade, and the proposed U.S. activity for treaty-trader matters.

Review treaty nationality, the investment, and the business you plan to develop and direct in the United States.

Transfers of qualifying executives, managers, and employees with specialized knowledge between related businesses.

Guidance on exchange-visitor matters, sponsor requirements, and the conditions that may affect your next immigration step.

Petitions for qualifying athletes, teams, and entertainment groups coming to the United States for their work.

Temporary religious-worker petitions for qualifying workers and the religious organizations sponsoring them.

Petitions and applications for eligible spouses, with adjustment of status or processing abroad as appropriate.

Petitions for eligible relatives. We review the family relationship and explain the application steps and visa availability.

Guidance for eligible couples planning to marry in the United States, from the petition through the next application steps.

Extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, and multinational executive or manager petitions.

Assess eligibility and prepare evidence for a request to waive the job-offer and labor-certification requirements in the national interest.

Employer-sponsored permanent residence for qualifying advanced-degree professionals or people with exceptional ability, including required Department of Labor certification.

Permanent-residence matters for qualifying skilled workers, professionals, and other workers, including labor certification where required.

Immigration planning and petitions for qualifying investors. We explain the evidence needed for the proposed investment and the immigration work covered by the engagement.

Review the current program rules, availability, and your circumstances before agreeing on any application work. We explain government payments separately from our legal fee.

Eligibility review, application preparation, and interview preparation for people seeking U.S. citizenship.

Prepare for the steps handled by the Department of State and U.S. consulates abroad, including documents and interviews.

Assess visa options for founders and early employees, explain sponsorship responsibilities, and plan the evidence needed.

Coordinate work-visa petitions, renewals, company transfers, and permanent-residence matters within the agreed scope.

Help employers organize case deadlines, sponsorship records, and U.S. immigration steps for international hiring and relocation.

Review what USCIS is asking for, identify the evidence needed, and prepare a response within the agreed scope.

Assess the concerns in the notice, explain the available response, and prepare supporting evidence and legal arguments.

One flat amount for the case we agree to handle. We tell you the amount first. If the case changes, we tell you before we do more work.

Government agencies set their own filing fees and can change them. We will tell you the current amount. These are not our fees and we do not keep them.

We do not promise that a case will be approved. We do not promise a government timeline. USCIS, the Department of State, and other agencies decide matters within their authority.

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