Immigration Application Prep Fees

A nonimmigrant is a foreign national seeking to enter the United States (U.S.) temporarily for a specific purpose. Nonimmigrants enter the U.S. for a temporary period of time, and once in the U.S. are restricted to the activity or reason for which their visa was issued. They may have more than one type of nonimmigrant visa but are admitted in only one status. People who want to become immigrants are divided into categories based on a preference system. The immediate relatives of U.S. citizens, which includes parents, spouses and unmarried children under the age of 21, do not have to wait for an immigrant visa number to become available once the application filed for them is approved by the USCIS.

How much are your application preparation fees?

Our services are not free. We can assure you, however, that we have the knowledge and skills to guide you through the whole immigration process without any unnecessary delays. We will carefully evaluate your chances before we accept you as a client and before we accept any payment.

Family / Marriage / Spouse $1700.00*

To file for a spouse, the marriage must be valid under the laws of the country where it was performed and must not be against public policy. A fraudulent or sham marriage that is entered into for the primary purpose of circumventing the United States immigration laws does not enable an alien's spouse to obtain United States immigration benefits.

However, where the marriage was valid at its inception, a petition can be approved even if the parties are not residing together at the time of the interview.To file for a parent, the United States citizen petitioner must be at least 21 years of age.

Other types of family petitions fall under the preference system. There is a limit on the number of persons who can receive permanent residence each year in these categories.

• The first preference is for unmarried sons and daughters of United States citizens, over the age of 21.
• The second preference is for the spouses and unmarried sons and daughters (any age) of lawful permanent residents of the United States.
• The third preference is for the married sons and daughters of United States citizens (any age).
• The fourth preference is for brothers and sisters of United States citizens. The United States citizen must be at least 21 years of age to file for a brother or sister.

Child Status Protection ActIn such cases, the child would "age-out" and become ineligible to receive an immediate relative visa or would no longer be considered part of the parent's application. The child's petition would either automatically move to a lower preference category or the child would be required to submit his or her own petition, resulting in years of delays and possible ineligibility.The new act provides that the determination of whether an unmarried alien son or daughter of a United States citizen is considered an "immediate relative child" (under 21 years of age) will be based on the age of the alien at the time the Petition for Alien Relative (Form I-130) is filed on his or her behalf, rather than on the date the petition is adjudicated, as is the case under current law.The new law also provides similar determinations in the case of permanent resident parents who subsequently naturalize after having filed petitions for their sons or daughters and citizen parents who file petitions for married sons or daughters where such sons or daughters later divorce.

In the first situation, the age determination will be made at the time of the parents' naturalization. In the latter, the alien beneficiary's age will be determined as of the date of his or her divorce.  

USCIS K-1 Fianceé Visas Spouse (V) Visas $650.00*

The K-1 Visa, known as the Fiancée Visa, is used by United States citizens who wish to bring their prospective husbands or wives to the United States to conclude a valid marriage within ninety-(90) days of entry. Minor children of fiancées can also accompany them (K-2).

In order to petition for a fiancée the United States citizen must have personally met the fiancée within two years of the filing of the petition, unless waived by United States Immigration. The petition is filed with United States Immigration, which must approve the petition, which is then forwarded to the United States consul where the fiancée will apply for his or her K-1 Visa. The fiancée must marry the United States citizen within ninety-(90) days of entry to the United States, and then he or she must file an application for adjustment of status to become a permanent resident.

The above-mentioned LIFE Act has added one additional category of person who may qualify for the new K-3 or K-4 Visa. In order to address the severe backlogs in the processing of petitions for family members, the Act creates a remedy for the spouses of United States citizens who are outside of the United States and waiting for the approval of an immigrant petition (K-3).

Any minor children who are seeking to accompany the spouse are also provided protection (K-4). In this way, the spouse and minor children of US citizens can enter the United States immediately, rather than waiting for approval of the petition and processing of the immigrant visa application.To qualify for this visa, the law requires that the US citizen file an Immigrant Visa Petition (form I-130) in the US, and then file the K-3/K-4 visa petition on United States immigration form I-129F. The I-129F is filed with the USCIS office in Chicago. Once the I-129F is approved, it is sent to the US consulate where the applicant will apply for the visa.

The law also provides that only a consular officer outside of the United States can issue the visa; it cannot be issued to someone in the United States. Finally, the law provides that this new K status is available both to individuals with currently pending petitions, as well as future applicants. Once the person enters the US with the K visa, employment authorization will be granted.  

F-1 & M-1 Visas Student Visas $1,200.00*

The definition of a student is one who has a residence in a foreign country which he or she has no intention of abandoning, and who is a bona fide student qualified to pursue a full course of study and who seeks to enter the United States temporarily and solely for the purpose of pursuing such a course of study at an established college, university, seminary, conservatory, academic high school, elementary school, or other academic institution or in a language training program in the United States, which program must have been approved by the US immigration service.In order to be admitted to a school as an F-1 student, the alien must first obtain from the school's foreign student advisor an US immigration form known as an I-20. In addition to meeting the academic qualifications, the prospective student must also submit evidence of sufficient financial support for the period of the academic program.

When the school issues this form to the student, it is an indication that the student has met the necessary qualifications for admission to the school. However, the student must then apply for an F-1 visa at a US consul if they are outside of the United States, or they can apply for change of status with the US immigration service if they are in lawful US immigration status in the United States.This application is made on US immigration form I-539. It must be accompanied by the approved I-20 form, as well as evidence that the prospective student has sufficient funds to support himself or herself in the United States for the duration of studies.

In other words, the US immigration service wants to be sure that the student will not have to resort to unauthorized employment in order to pay for their schooling or living expenses while attending school.

When the application for change of status is approved by the US immigration service, or when the student enters the United States with an F-1 visa, the student is admitted for the duration of their status as a student, which is noted as "D/S" on their entry document. 

H-3 Visas Trainee Visas $3000.00*

The H-3 visa is a non-immigrant visa allowing aliens to attend a paid traineeship in the U.S. and is used by companies working with trainees from a parent or subsidiary abroad.In order to be eligible for an H-3 Visa, the applicant must: not have not the opportunity to receive this kind of training in his/her home country, prove the need for this traineeship to advance his/her career outside the U. 

H1-B Temporary Professionals $3000.00*

An H-1B visa may be issued to an alien who is coming temporarily to the United States to perform services in a specialty occupation as defined in the US immigration and Nationality Act. The applicant for an H-1B visa must first receive an offer of employment from a US company, which company must file a visa petition on his or her behalf. 

Political Asylum & Refugee Status (Referral to Attorney)**

Section 208 of the US immigration and Nationality Act provides that an alien who is physically present in the United States, or at a land border or port of entry, may apply for, and be granted, asylum, if the Attorney General determines that such alien is a refugee as defined under the law.The US immigration act defines refugee as any person who is outside any country of such person's nationality or, in the case of a person having no nationality, is outside any country in which such person last habitually resided, and who is unable or unwilling to return to, and is unable or unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection of, that country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. 

Fixed fees also do not include additional USCIS Requests for Evidence (RFE’s) after a first RFE. We are not attorneys and our service fees do not include making appearances or preparing briefs for appearances at hearings or in court unless it was expressly provided in the engagement contract.

Examples of services not included in the basic immigration document typing and preparation fees, unless specifically stated in the engagement contract, are appeals, reconsideration, court review, waivers, dealing with deportation or exclusion grounds or proceedings, extensions of immigrant visas, new or amended applications based upon change in employment, immigration work for relatives not mentioned in the engagement contract, nonimmigration work, and other services, including special services required due to unforeseen developments in your case or changes in the law.

NOTE

USCIS Filing fees are not included in Service Rate* Immigration cases are extremely individual-fact intensive. The only way we can advise you of the cost for your case is after we have an initial consultation with you and are able to develop an understanding of the particular facts of your case. In some cases we may enlist the services of a qualified immigration attorney. Additional attorney fees may apply.

+++ In some cases we may enlist the services of a qualified immigration attorney. Additional attorney fees will apply.:

Please keep in mind WE ARE NOT THE BUREAU OF CITIZENSHIP & IMMGIRATION SERVICE (USCIS). :

On August 6, 2002, the Child Status Protection Act was signed into law. This new law addresses the problem of minor children losing their eligibility for certain United States immigration benefits as a result of US immigration processing delays. In the past, a child's eligibility to receive a visa or be part of his or her parent's application was based on the child's age at the time that the alien relative petition was approved, not the time the petition was filed. However, because of enormous backlogs and processing delays, many children turned 21 before United States immigration adjudicated the petition.