Check Your Eligibility for U.S. Immigration

It depends on the visa category. H-1B petitions can take 3–6 months (or 15 days with premium processing). Green card cases like EB-1A and NIW can take 12–24 months depending on country of birth and visa bulletin priority dates. Marriage-based green cards take 8–24 months. During your consultation, we’ll give you a realistic timeline based on your specific situation.

Yes. The EB-1A Extraordinary Ability green card is one of the only green card categories that allows self-petition — meaning you do not need a U.S. employer to sponsor you. You must demonstrate sustained national or international acclaim in your field through evidence such as awards, publications, critical role in distinguished organizations, and high salary. Our attorneys have successfully filed many self-petitioned EB-1A cases.

Absolutely. Entrepreneurs have several strong pathways: the National Interest Waiver (NIW) for those whose work benefits the U.S. national interest; EB-1A Extraordinary Ability for founders with significant recognition; EB-5 Investor Visa for those investing $800K–$1.05M; and E-2 Treaty Investor for citizens of treaty countries. We’ll assess which path best fits your business stage and profile.

The NIW is an employment-based green card (EB-2) that waives the normal requirements of a job offer and PERM labor certification if you can demonstrate that your work has substantial merit and is in the national interest of the United States. It’s ideal for researchers, scientists, doctors, engineers, entrepreneurs, and educators. Like EB-1A, it allows self-petition.

Basic documents typically include: a valid passport, current visa (if applicable), educational credentials and transcripts, employment history, and for employment-based cases, your résumé or CV. Depending on your case type, additional evidence — such as publications, awards, contracts, financial statements — may be required. We’ll provide you with a complete checklist during your consultation.

Yes. Our multilingual team provides immigration services in English, Hindi, Nepali, Mandarin, Gujarati, Bengali, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Arabic. We understand that navigating U.S. immigration in a second language adds stress, and we’re committed to making the process clear in the language you’re most comfortable with.

Both are priority worker green cards. EB-1A is for individuals with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics — they can self-petition. EB-1C is for multinational managers and executives who have worked for a related foreign company for at least one year within the last three years and are being transferred to a qualifying U.S. company. EB-1C requires employer sponsorship.