Step 1 · 1 day
Send the case
The petition category, the beneficiary's field and the filing or RFE response deadline. Attach the beneficiary's CV and the draft petition or the RFE.
For attorneys and law firms
Expert opinion letters for your clients
Independent letters by subject-matter experts of the IAE registry for EB‑1A, EB‑1B, EB‑2 NIW, O‑1, H‑1B and L‑1B petitions and for RFE and NOID responses. You approve the expert and the expert's CV before work starts.
up to 5 business days · 48‑hour rush · reply within one business day
- up to 5
- business days standard timeline for a letter
- 48 h
- rush mode for RFEs, NOIDs and cases with tight deadlines
- 1 day
- to confirm the expert, the cost and the deadline
- 100 %
- of letter authors are in the public IAE registry
How to order?
How to order a letter for a client
Three steps and up to 5 business days. The deadline is fixed when the order is confirmed.
Step 2 · 1 day
Approve the expert
The secretariat sends an expert from the registry, the expert's CV, the cost and the deadline. Work starts after your approval.
Step 3 · up to 3 days
Draft and final letter
The draft goes to you and the beneficiary; one iteration of factual edits is included. Final: the signed letter, the expert's CV and the declaration of independence in PDF.
Timelines by service
The deadline is fixed when the order is confirmed and runs from receipt of all materials. Rush mode is agreed when you order.
Expert opinion letter
Up to 5 business days, 48‑hour rush. EB‑1A, EB‑1B, EB‑2 NIW, O‑1, H‑1B and L‑1B petitions.
RFE or NOID response
Up to 5 business days, 48‑hour rush. The expert answers each point of the request.
Association letter
Up to 5 business days, 72‑hour rush. Assessment by at least two subject-matter IAE members.
Expert letter review
Up to 5 business days, 48‑hour rush. Verdict: file, revise or redo.
Certified translation
2‑4 business days, 24‑hour rush. With the translator's certification under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3).
Profile audit
Up to 5 business days. What is proven and what is missing under the EB‑1A, EB‑2 NIW or O‑1 criteria.
The expert is known before work starts. You approve the candidate and the CV, and the expert's status can be checked in the public IAE registry.
Verify an expert
By name or number
Enter the expert's name or the record number in the IAE‑XXXX‑XXXXX format on the status check page.
By QR code
The QR code on the expert's certificate opens the permanent record page with the same number.
Check against the CV
The category, specialization and record status match the CV and the declaration of independence attached to the letter.
For law firms
Several cases at once
The firm sends cases as they come, and the secretariat handles each one under its own number.
Send a caseContact
One secretariat for all cases
The IAE secretariat handles all of the firm's cases, and the emails on each case stay in one thread.
Number
A number for each case
The case number appears in the email subject, in the letter and in the invoice.
Batch
Several cases in one request
Send a list of cases in one table: the secretariat replies on each case separately, with the expert, the cost and the deadline.
Payment
Invoice to the firm or the client
An invoice is issued for each case, to the firm or to the client, whichever suits the firm.
Questions from attorneys
Who writes the letter, how the draft is reviewed and who pays.
Yes. The draft goes to the beneficiary and the attorney before signing; one iteration of edits is included. The expert's conclusions remain independent.
A subject-matter expert of the IAE registry selected for the field. You approve the candidate and the CV before work starts.
Rush mode is 48 hours. State the response deadline in your request, and the secretariat will confirm the expert and the deadline within one business day.
The firm or the client, whichever suits the firm. The cost is confirmed before work starts.
No. USCIS weighs the letter together with the other evidence, and the decision is made by the agency.
No. IAE provides an independent expert opinion. The attorney is responsible for the case strategy.
Request
Send your first case
The petition category, the beneficiary's field and the deadline. The expert, the CV, the cost and the deadline within one business day.
Send a case
Reply within one business day