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Volume III Case taxonomy 03 · lanes

Three lanes of casework, dozens of doorways.

"Family, employment, humanitarian. Almost every immigration question we hear lives in one of these three rooms — and the doorway between them is paperwork."

Lane I · Family casework

Section · 01
Reuniting spouses, fiancés, children, and parents. The most personal lane — and the one most often torpedoed by avoidable evidence gaps.
TypeActive · 04

K-1 Fiancé visa

Brings a foreign fiancé(e) to the US for a 90-day window before marriage. We handle interview prep at the consulate.

Open file →
TypeActive · 09

CR-1 / IR-1 Spouse

Direct green-card path for already-married couples. Faster than K-1 + AOS in most cases. Bona-fide-marriage evidence is the file's spine.

Open file →
TypeActive · 03

I-130 Parent / Child

Petitions for immediate relatives. No annual cap for parents and unmarried minor children of US citizens.

Open file →
TypeActive · 02

K-2 / K-4 Derivatives

Children of K-visa holders accompanying the parent. Aging-out is the single biggest pitfall — we triage on intake.

Open file →
TypeActive · 02

Removal of conditions

For CR-1 holders nearing the 2-year mark. Joint I-751 or hardship waiver if the marriage has ended in good faith.

Open file →
TypeActive · 01

Adoption (Hague & non-Hague)

I-800 for Hague-convention countries, I-600 for non-Hague. We coordinate with the home-study agency end-to-end.

Open file →

Family-lane outcomes, last 24 months

Petitions filed
142
Approval rate
96%
Median time
12 mo
RFE rate
8%

Lane II · Employment casework

Section · 02
For professionals, founders, researchers, and the companies sponsoring them. We file on both sides — employer-of-record and employee — and keep them in lockstep.
TypeActive · 06

H-1B specialty

Cap registration in March, LCA, full I-129 packet. We handle amendments for role-changes and worksite changes.

Open file →
TypeActive · 05

O-1 extraordinary

For sustained acclaim. Our O-1 packets average 320 pages of evidence and 12 expert recommendation letters.

Open file →
TypeActive · 04

EB-1A / EB-2 NIW

Self-petition green-card paths. We pair O-1 holders into EB-1A as the natural follow-on file.

Open file →
TypeActive · 03

L-1 intracompany

Multinational transfers for managers, executives, and specialized-knowledge employees. New-office L-1 a specialty.

Open file →
TypeActive · 02

TN treaty

Same-day port-of-entry filings for Canadians; consular for Mexicans. 3-year increments, no cap.

Open file →
TypeActive · 02

EB-5 investor

$800K TEA or $1.05M direct + 10 jobs. Source-of-funds documentation is the heart of the file.

Open file →

Employment-lane outcomes, last 24 months

Petitions filed
89
Approval rate
94%
Median time
5 mo
RFE rate
14%

Lane III · Humanitarian casework

Section · 03
Asylum, U-visas, VAWA self-petitions, removal defense. The hardest lane to staff well — we cap intake at 6 active humanitarian files at any given time.
TypeActive · 02

Affirmative asylum

Filed within 1 year of arrival. Asylum-office interview prep and country-conditions evidence build.

Open file →
TypeActive · 01

Defensive asylum

For clients in removal proceedings. Master-calendar appearances, individual hearing prep, BIA appeals if needed.

Open file →
TypeActive · 02

U-Visa

For crime victims who assist law enforcement. We coordinate the I-918B certification with the responding agency.

Open file →
TypeActive · 01

VAWA self-petition

For abused spouses, parents, and children of US citizens or LPRs. Confidential filing, no notice to abuser.

Open file →
TypeActive · 01

SIJS minors

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status for abandoned, abused, or neglected minors. State-court predicate findings first.

Open file →
TypeActive · 01

Cancellation of removal

For LPRs and certain non-LPRs in proceedings. Hardship-to-USC-relative is the central showing.

Open file →

Every lane, the same six steps.

Process
01
Free consult

30-min Zoom or in-office.

02
Eligibility memo

Signed memo within 24h.

03
Retainer

Standard / Comprehensive / Concierge.

04
Evidence build

Paralegal-led collection.

05
Filing

Attorney signs, files, tracks.

06
Adjudication

30-day status updates.

Recent case files, redacted.

Selected outcomes
25-0931

Software architect — Berlin

O-1B → EB-1A · paired filing
Filed Mar 2025
Approved 73 days
Approved
25-0844

Mechanical engineer — Mexico City

TN port-of-entry filing
Filed Feb 2025
Same-day approval
Approved
25-0712

Climate researcher — Cape Town

EB-2 National Interest Waiver
Filed Jan 2025
Approved 11 mo
Approved
25-0598

Family of four — Manila

CR-1 + 2 derivatives
Filed Dec 2024
Approved 14 mo
Approved
25-0451

Asylum seeker — Caracas

Affirmative asylum + work auth
Filed Sep 2024
Asylum granted
Approved
25-0388

EB-5 investor — Seoul

Regional Center pooled investment
Filed Aug 2024
I-526E approved
Approved
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