After the legal team completes their initial review of the case, they will determine if an education evaluation is needed. Generally, if the degree comes from outside of the U.S. and the applicant is applying anywhere other than the country where that degree was obtained, then an evaluation is needed. Sometimes the legal team will...Continue Reading

Many degrees outside the U.S. can be equated to a four-year U.S. degree based solely on the degree and transcripts that are provided. However, sometimes this is not possible. When a degree can’t be equated on education alone, the legal team may request an evaluation that combines Education and Experience to equate the degree. USCIS...Continue Reading

When an applicant’s degree was obtained from a school or university outside of the U.S., the U.S. government typically requires an evaluation completed by a professional evaluation agency to demonstrate that the foreign degree is the equivalent of a U.S. degree. This helps prove that the visa or green card applicant is qualified for the...Continue Reading

For each Form, you will have the option to toggle between the Form View and PDF View. The PDF view provides a sample of how the final form will look, while the Form View is interactive so that you can request changes to the Form directly. If any changes should be made, please apply them...Continue Reading

Only the signed signature page needs to be sent through the mail. The law firm will provide the remaining pages for the final form based on the reviewed and approved content that they have drafted. You should find an option to download only the signature page to the right of the specific form. Envoy Customer...Continue Reading

UCSIS now requires original, wet-ink signatures on the forms that must be sent with a petition. The signatures required will depend on the case. For primary cases (H-1B, L-1, I-140, etc), the Petitioner (employer) will most often provide the original signature. For most dependent (H-4, L-2, I-485, etc) cases, the primary Applicant (the dependent) on...Continue Reading

During the legal team’s initial review of a case, they are using all of the information and documents that employers and employees have provided to draft the Forms and Letters for the case. These are drafts of the documents that will eventually be sent to the government. After Forms and Letters are drafted, the primary...Continue Reading

The list of action items at the beginning of the case process is a generic list so there may be documents that are not applicable to you. If there are any documents that don’t apply, please leave them blank and the legal team will remove these requests during their initial review. Continue Reading

You can upload new documents to your case throughout the case process until the case has been marked as complete. If you have any updated documents to upload to the case, please click into your case and navigate to the Questionnaire and Documents tab. From there, your Case Documents will be on the right hand side...Continue Reading

An Alien Number (or A-Number) is an identification number issued to non-U.S. citizens by the U.S. government. It typically begins with the letter ‘A’ followed by 8 or 9 numbers. This number is found on green cards, employment authorization documents, certain approval notices, and may also be listed as a “USCIS number.” If you have...Continue Reading