Everything you need to understand
your options.
In-depth visa guides, live government data, and interactive tools — organized by how you're likely to use them.
Every employment-based pathway USIA handles — O-1A through Gold Card — with eligibility criteria and timelines.
Side-by-side comparison of 8 pathways across eligibility, timeline, sponsor requirements, and cost.
How nonimmigrant status connects to permanent residence — the full pipeline for each category.
What to do when USCIS issues a Request for Evidence or Notice of Intent to Deny. Timelines, strategy, common mistakes.
Practitioner analysis on policy shifts, adjudication trends, and petition strategy from the USIA team.
Statutes, regulations, USCIS policy manuals, and precedent decisions — organized by visa category.
Where USIA operates and how to reach us. Our attorneys work with clients worldwide from our Los Angeles base.
Government filing fees and USIA attorney pricing by petition type — no surprises.
Consular appointment and processing wait times organized by nationality and visa category.
Current processing times by form type and service center, pulled directly from USCIS data.
Priority date movement and backlog estimates for EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 categories by country of birth.
Country-by-country entry restrictions, proclamation history, and current exemption status.
Answer 8 questions about your background — field, experience, achievements, sponsorship, capital, timeline — and get a ranked list of employment-based pathways with plain-language reasons for each fit or miss.
Interactive dashboard of USCIS I-140 adjudication data. Filter by category, fiscal year, and service center — including the FY2024 NIW approval rate collapse.
In developmentEnter your country of birth, category, and priority date. Get a projected wait time based on historical visa bulletin movement rates.
In developmentTotal cost from petition to green card — attorney fees, filing fees, premium processing, biometrics, medical. Toggle pathways for a side-by-side comparison.
In developmentWalk through each eligibility criterion with plain-language descriptions and example evidence. See how many of the required criteria you can document.
In developmentReady for a real assessment?
The guides and tools here answer general questions. An attorney evaluation works from your actual record and tells you what a petition would argue.