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Comparison
Both get you to a filed petition. The difference is what you pay for: legal advice, or paperwork. Most cases need careful paperwork. Some genuinely need legal advice, and this page lists the situations where a lawyer is worth it.
Side by side
Self-help software. You prepare and file your own petition; the software puts your answers on the official forms and checks the packet for completeness.
A licensed professional who takes responsibility for your case, gives legal advice, and files for you.
A flat technology fee, shown before you pay. USCIS fees are paid to the government, never to us.
$3,000–$8,000 is what private attorneys typically charge to prepare a family-based green card petition.
No. Not a law firm, and no result is guaranteed. If your case needs advice, we connect you with an independent licensed attorney.
Yes — that is the product. Advice, strategy, and representation.
Software: filling forms, building the document checklist, checking every field and signature.
The attorney’s staff, at billable rates — which is most of what the fee pays for.
English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Varies by practice.
When to choose them
These cases carry risk that deserves representation, and we recommend a lawyer, even where our software can help you draft the forms.
Anything that raises inadmissibility questions needs legal advice, not just paperwork.
H-1B, L-1, and PERM are filed by the employer. EB-5 is complex enough that we recommend counsel.
If what you are buying is legal advice and reassurance, buy that. A packet checked for completeness still helps: an independent attorney can start from ours.
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