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Volume VI Public resource library

Free guides, signed by counsel.

"Every guide here is something I'd hand to a client at a free consult. Read first, retain later — or never. Either way, you leave knowing more than you came with."

PDF guides (downloadable).

12 · all signed
PDF · 24p

The H-1B cap-registration playbook

Timeline, March-15 deadline, employer/employee responsibilities, cost split.
24 pages
Updated Mar 2026
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PDF · 38p

Building an O-1 evidence packet

Eight categories, what counts, sample expert-letter language.
38 pages
Updated Feb 2026
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PDF · 32p

EB-2 NIW: drafting the endeavor brief

Three-prong test walkthrough with one annotated approved petition.
32 pages
Updated Jan 2026
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PDF · 28p

K-1 fiancé: from petition to AOS

90-day window, AOS triggers, employment authorization timing.
28 pages
Updated Mar 2026
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PDF · 44p

EB-5 source-of-funds documentation

Lawful-source tracing, common pitfalls, country-specific examples.
44 pages
Updated Feb 2026
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PDF · 26p

Asylum: the one-year filing rule

Exceptions, changed-circumstances, country-conditions evidence.
26 pages
Updated Apr 2026
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PDF · 18p

U-visa certification checklist

For law-enforcement liaisons. What I-918B requires.
18 pages
Updated Jan 2026
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PDF · 22p

Naturalization civics quick-prep

100-question study guide with audio links.
22 pages
Updated Mar 2026
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USCIS form quick-lookups.

12 most-asked-about
Form I-129
Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker

H-1B, L-1, O, P, E, TN. The big one.

Form I-130
Family-based petition

Spouse, fiancé adjustment, parent, sibling.

Form I-140
Immigrant petition for worker

EB-1A, EB-2 NIW, EB-3.

Form I-485
Adjustment of Status

From non-immigrant to LPR while in the US.

Form I-526E
EB-5 immigrant investor

For investors via Regional Centers.

Form I-589
Affirmative asylum application

Within 1 year of arrival.

Form I-751
Removal of conditions

For 2-year conditional residents.

Form I-765
Employment authorization

EAD card for various categories.

Form I-918
U-visa petition

+ Supplement B from law enforcement.

Form N-400
Naturalization application

5-year (or 3-year via marriage) LPR path.

Form I-129F
K-1 / K-3 petition

Fiancé(e) and certain spouse cases.

Form I-9
Employment eligibility

For employer compliance audits.

Country-specific sheets.

9 high-volume origins
India
H-1B + EB-2/3 backlog navigation

Per-country caps, priority-date tracking, and concurrent-filing strategies for India-born applicants.

12-page sheet · updated Mar 2026
China (Mainland)
EB-5 + investor pathways

Source-of-funds documentation specific to PRC banking, currency conversion, and gift-letter requirements.

14-page sheet · updated Feb 2026
Mexico
TN + family-based filings

Consular processing in CDMX, TN occupations list, and CR-1 / IR-1 timelines from Ciudad Juárez.

10-page sheet · updated Apr 2026
Philippines
F2A + employment-based

F2A spouse-of-LPR backlog, healthcare-worker EB-3 patterns, USEM Manila interview prep.

11-page sheet · updated Mar 2026
Brazil
O-1 + E-2 treaty investor

For Brazilian creatives and entrepreneurs. E-2 investment thresholds and consular nuances.

9-page sheet · updated Jan 2026
Nigeria
F1 student + employment-based

Visa-officer expectations, ties-to-home-country evidence, and post-grad H-1B transitions.

9-page sheet · updated Feb 2026
Iran
Asylum + work-authorization

Country-conditions evidence sources, sanctions-related procedural quirks.

11-page sheet · updated Apr 2026
South Korea
E-2 investor + H-1B

E-2 substantiality, KORUS treaty applications, common Seoul-consulate questions.

8-page sheet · updated Feb 2026
Venezuela
Asylum + TPS

TPS designation status, asylum nexus arguments, country-conditions reports.

10-page sheet · updated Mar 2026

Quarterly policy memo, signed.

One short, signed memo every quarter on USCIS policy shifts that actually move outcomes. Plain English, no marketing fluff. Around 4–6 issues a year.

Recent articles & analysis.

10 · most-read
2026.04.18

What the new H-1B cap-registration fee actually changes

Policy
8 min
2026.03.30

Reading the EB-1A "extraordinary" bar in 2026 RFEs

Practice
12 min
2026.03.14

Source-of-funds for EB-5 from Mainland China: a practical map

EB-5
14 min
2026.02.27

Asylum's one-year rule: when "changed circumstances" really helps

Asylum
10 min
2026.02.10

Drafting expert letters that USCIS adjudicators don't dismiss

Drafting
9 min
2026.01.22

L-1 new-office filings: the 12-month evidence horizon

L-1
7 min
2026.01.04

K-1 to green card without leaving the US

Family
6 min
2025.12.11

I-9 audit playbook for a 200-headcount employer

Compliance
11 min
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