FEES

Many immigration attorneys charge high fees for their services based on hourly rates. Our law firm realizes that the immigration process can be costly and no one wants to worry about how much the attorney costs are going to be. We do our work on a fixed fee basis so that you know, before we start your case, what the cost is going to be for you.

Our attorney costs are fixed for each case, and there are no hidden fees. We WANT your business but there is no reason to over-price our service just because some other attorney's may operate with higher overhead costs.

Fixed fees are offered where the attorney has a good idea of how much time is involved in a particular case. With fixed fees, the client agrees to pay the attorney a set amount of money to represent the client with an immigration issue, such as a labor certification application or a petition for H-1B visa.

The Benefits of Fixed Fees:

• You do not have to fear being billed for every e-mail or every phone call between our office and you


• You know ahead of time what the fees are going to be and can budget your money accordingly


• You will be informed in advance of the various government filing fees involved so you can anticipate all the costs involved

The fixed fee is the attorney cost which is charged for professional services to prepare the petition and supporting materials related to your immigration matter. This includes analysis of your case, preparation of the forms and materials, submission of the petition/application to the appropriate government agency, case monitoring and follow ups as well as any correspondence and updates to the client. The fixed fee is specified in our engagement agreement, which you will receive once you decide to retain us, and it will only cover the services we were retained for.

Our attorney fees do not cover any government filing fees, which are fees charged by USCIS or the appropriate government agency. Filing fees are charges paid directly to the government or the appropriate government agency for the submission of the immigrant petition that we file on your behalf.
Clients need to pay Government filing fees at the time of the document submission to the government, when are ready to file the initial paperwork, by providing our office with a check or money order made out directly to the US Department of Homeland Security or the appropriate Government agency assessing the filing fee. We inform our clients in advance of such costs and the timing.

Further, it is the client's responsibility to pay for any costs associated with the case, such as translation fees, certification fees, academic evaluations, postage expenses, FedEx, copying fees, etc. All reasonably anticipated costs are identified to the client at the time of retention.

We require a deposit when you engage us to represent you. Representation will start after signing an engagement agreement, which lays out the services you hired us to do and the fees associated with that service. The deposit or "retaining fee" is a portion of your total quoted fee which is due before we start your case. The remainder of your attorney fee is due shortly after we file your case. Convenient payment plans are available.

Once you decide to hire us to represent you with your immigration matter, you will be provided with an engagement agreement - a legal contract between our law firm and you which details the nature of our agreement and the attorney fees involved as well as the associated government filing fees. It will state payment terms and conditions of our services.

Before you sign the engagement agreement, you will have a chance to review it and we will answer any of your questions. After you sign the agreement we will start working on your case. You can make the payments to our firm according to our agreement.

Fixed fees do not include additional USCIS Requests for Evidence (RFE's), making appearances or preparing briefs for appearances at hearings or in court unless it was expressly provided in the engagement contract. Examples of services not included in the basic fixed attorney's fees, unless specifically stated in the engagement contract, are appeals, reconsiderations, court reviews, waivers, dealing with deportations or exclusion grounds or proceedings, extensions of visas, new or amended applications based upon change in employment, work and travel authorization renewals, immigration work for relatives not mentioned in the engagement contract, non-immigration work, and other services, including special services required due to unforeseen developments in your case or changes in the law.