Immigration, the Genius Way

When paying for your package, you can choose to have your credit or debit card number populate onto USCIS's Form G-1450, which will be included in your filing package. USCIS accepts Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. If you choose to pay the USCIS filing fees via check instead, then it is critical to review USCIS's filing fees website. You you must include one check for the Form I-907 filing fee and one separate check for the I-140 filing fee; otherwise, USCIS will "reject" your petition filing (by mailing it back to your home address).

Typically we will send you the completed petition within 1-2 weeks after all questionnaires and document uploads are completed, after a thorough quality review. Once we send you the finalized petition, you will still need to request signatures on the expert opinion letters (which will be in draft format) from your colleagues, which may take some time.

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If you choose to use premium processing, then USCIS will review your EB-1A petition and take action by either issuing an approval, request for evidence (RFE), notice of intention to deny (NOID), or a denial within 15 calendar days. If you choose to file without premium processing, then USCIS may take 5-18 months to adjudicate your EB-1A petition, depending on their current processing times (which fluctuate).

If you choose to use premium processing, then USCIS will review your EB-2 NIW petition and take action by either issuing an approval, request for evidence (RFE), notice of intention to deny (NOID), or a denial within 45 calendar days. If you choose to file without premium processing, then USCIS may take 5-18 months to adjudicate your EB-2 NIW petition, depending on their current processing times (which fluctuate).

If USCIS issues an RFE or a NOID, then you can choose to connect with our attorney network to refine your legal strategy for hopefully obtaining an approval. You would have 90 days to respond to an RFE by mailing the response (with additional evidence) to the relevant USCIS service center, and 30 days to respond in the event of a NOID. RFE or NOID preparations with our attorney network cost a flat fee of $1500.

Technically, yes. But it's nuanced. Self-petitioning is not possible, but if you are a company founder, your company can apply for an O-1 visa on your behalf. If you are self-employed, or would like to work on a short-term basis for multiple US employers, you may still apply for an O-1 visa by using an agent. USCIS details the nuances of the O-1 visa and what qualifies as a US employer or agent here: https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary-workers/o-1-individuals-with-extraordinary-ability-or-achievement/o-nonimmigrant-classifications-question-and-answers.

No, you can self apply for both categories! On the petition forms, your name would appear as both the "Petitioner" and the "Beneficiary."

Obtaining an O-1A visa is easier than you may think. Approval rates have historically been high for the O-1A category, despite the high legal bar that demands the applicants possess "extraordinary ability" and "national or international acclaim."

Not quite. Filing the Form I-140 is just the first of two steps in the green card process. The second step is to submit a Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. Depending on the monthly Visa Bulletin (more on that below), you may or may not be able to file the I-485 in the same package as your I-140. And depending on how your country of birth fits into the monthly Visa Bulletin, you may even need to wait several years after the I-140 filing until you can file the I-485.

Every month, the Department of State, in coordination with USCIS, determines green card availability for applicants waiting to file for employment-based or family-sponsored adjustment of status cases. USCIS indicates which green card applications can move forward, based on the "priority date" (in other words, the "ticket in line"). The priority date is generally the date that the I-130 (for family based cases) or I-140 (for employment based cases) was originally filed. Each month, USCIS may indicate that applicants need to use either the Dates for Filing Chart or the Final Action Dates chart to determine when they are eligible to file the Form I-485. If a category is “current” on the Final Action Dates chart or the applicant's priority date predates the relevant chart's cutoff date, then an applicant is eligible to submit the Form I-485 application.

That depends on the monthly Visa Bulletin. In the business, we call this "filing concurrently."

Although we pride ourselves on producing high-quality winning cases to woo even the gruffest of USCIS officers, users on rare occasion may be dissatisfied with our product. If you purchased the Self Apply package and are dissatisfied prior to receiving the finalized petition, you may request a 100% refund. After the finalized petition is sent to your home address, you may request a 50% refund. If you purchased the Attorney Review package and are dissatisfied prior to receiving the finalized petition, you may request a 90% refund. After the finalized petition is sent to your home address, you may request a 25% refund.