O-1A
Extraordinary ability visa for founders and talent.
Extension or amendment$8,000
- Time to filing
- ~6 weeks
- Milestone fee
- $12,000+ $830 USCIS fees
AI-native immigration services
Your US visa, without the guesswork.
O-1A, O-1B, EB-1A, EB-2 NIW, and E-2 visas for founders and exceptional talent — streamlined with AI and handled by licensed U.S. immigration attorneys.
Every petition is reviewed and signed by a licensed immigration attorney.
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No. M-0001
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O-1A
Entries
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Expiration
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Milestone
O-1A
Filed
06 OCT 2026
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The problem
Your visa shouldn’t put your plans on hold.
01
Opaque
Most founders can’t tell which visa they qualify for — or how strong their case really is.
02
Unpredictable
Open-ended scopes and hourly billing make the total cost hard to know in advance.
03
Slow
Evidence gathering drags on for months across email threads and shared folders.
The solution
We built a different way to get your petition filed.
Traditional
- Consultation
- Document requests
- Wait
- Follow-ups
- Drafting
- Revisions
- Filed
With Milestone
- Assessment2 days
- AI + Attorney~4 weeks
- Filed~6 weeks
Our philosophy
Don’t buy legal hours.Buy completed work.
You’re paying for a well-prepared petition, filed — not for the hours someone spent assembling it.
Services
Five visas. One accountable team.
Founder and talent visas, each scoped, priced and owned by a licensed attorney before work starts — plus a strategy review when you’re not sure which fits.
All services- 01
O-1ATemporary visa
The extraordinary ability visa for founders, engineers and operators.
Good fit for
Startup founders· Engineers· Researchers· Operators· Early employees
Explore O-1A - 02
O-1BTemporary visa · Arts & entertainment
The extraordinary ability visa for artists, designers and people in film and TV.
Good fit for
Designers· Musicians· Filmmakers· Creative directors· Performers
Explore O-1B - 03
EB-1AGreen card · Self-petition
A green card for people at the top of their field — no employer sponsor.
Good fit for
Founders with traction· Senior researchers· Recognized experts· O-1 holders
Explore EB-1A - 04
EB-2 NIWGreen card · Self-petition
A green card for work that serves the US national interest.
Good fit for
Founders· Engineers· Scientists· Advanced-degree holders
Explore EB-2 NIW - 05
E-2Temporary visa · Investor
For founders from treaty countries investing in their own US business.
Good fit for
Founder-investors· Acquired businesses· Franchise owners· Small-team startups
Explore E-2 - 06
Visa StrategyAssessment
Not sure which path fits? Start here.
Good fit for
Which visa fits· Case strength· O-1 to green card· Co-founder planning· Dependents
Talk to an Attorney
The model
AI does the work.
Attorneys own the judgment.
AI doesn’t replace immigration lawyers here. It handles the evidence and the paperwork — so attorney time goes to strategy, argument and the filing itself.
AI
Handles volume
- Criteria mapping01
- Evidence organization02
- Exhibit indexing03
- Press & citation research04
- Petition drafting05
- Letter drafting assistance06
- Form preparation07
- Deadline tracking08
Output
Form I-129 · O-1A Petition
- Petitioner
- Northstar Labs, Inc.
- Beneficiary
- Amara O.
- Exhibits
- 1–212
Alex Morgan
Attorney of record · New York
Reviewed & signed by attorney
Petition,
ready to file
Faster because of AI. Filed by an attorney.
Attorney
Owns the outcome
- Visa strategy01
- Case-strength assessment02
- Legal argument03
- Final review04
- Filing & signature05
- Accountability06
AI output is never delivered to you as legal advice. A licensed attorney reviews, signs and files every petition.
The product
Your case, in one place.
No inbox archaeology. Share your background once, see which criteria you meet, and follow the petition all the way to filing.
New visa request
New visa request
What are you trying to do?
Move to the US to build my company.
Document
CV-and-press.pdf+ 23 files
Suggested visa
O-1A
Target filing
~6 weeks
Context (optional)
Founder of a seed-stage startup. Featured in industry press, one prior award. Currently outside the US.
Fixed fee $12,000 · confirmed before work begins
Case #1048
Case #1048
O-1A Petition
Assessment
Done
Evidence
Done
Attorney review
In progress
Filing
In ~2 weeks
- Criteria met
- 4
- Exhibits
- 212
- Letters
- 5
- MetC7 — Critical role at a funded startup
- MetC3 — Published material about you
- MetC1 — Nationally recognized award
- GapC5 — Original contributions: 2 letters
AMAlex M. is reviewing
View PetitionPricing
Know what your visa costs before you start.
Fixed fees for fixed scope. Government filing fees are separate and shown up front.
- Every petition
- Filed by a licensed attorney
- RFE responses included
- One fixed fee
- Government fees shown separately
O-1B
Extraordinary ability visa for artists and creatives.
Extension or amendment$8,000
- Time to filing
- ~6 weeks
- Milestone fee
- $12,000+ $830 USCIS fees
EB-1A
Green card for people at the top of their field.
- Time to filing
- ~6 weeks
- Milestone fee
- $15,000+ $1,015 USCIS fees
EB-2 NIW
Self-petitioned green card, no employer needed.
- Time to filing
- ~6 weeks
- Milestone fee
- $15,000+ $1,015 USCIS fees
E-2
Treaty investor visa for founder-investors.
Individual filing$3,000
- Time to filing
- ~3 weeks
- Milestone fee
- $10,000+ $315 State Dept. fees
Visa Strategy
Not sure which visa fits? An attorney tells you, and how strong the case is today.
- Turnaround
- 2 business days
- Flat fee
- $200Credited toward your petition
Fees don’t depend on approval — no attorney can guarantee a government decision. Times are typical preparation time, from engagement to filing; government processing is separate.
Trust
Built for your most personal documents.
A visa petition holds your passport, finances and life story. The system is designed around that — not retrofitted for it.
Security- 01
Attorney confidentiality
Your case is handled by licensed attorneys, bound by professional confidentiality rules.
- 02
Security
Passports, financials and personal records are protected with encryption and access controls.
- 03
Human oversight
Every petition is reviewed and signed by a licensed immigration attorney.
- 04
Responsible AI
AI organizes evidence and drafts. It never gives legal advice or files anything on its own.
Attorneys
Experienced attorneys.
Better infrastructure.
Licensed immigration attorneys who sign and file your petition.
Meet the attorneys
Alex Morgan
Immigration Attorney
O-1A · EB-1A · Founders
- Experience
- 12 years in business immigration
- Admitted
- New York, 2013
Jordan Reyes
Immigration Attorney
EB-2 NIW · Researchers · Engineers
- Experience
- 9 years in employment-based immigration
- Admitted
- California, 2016
Sam Whitfield
Investor Visas
E-2 · Investment · Consular Processing
- Experience
- 14 years in investor and consular immigration
- Admitted
- Florida, 2011
Priya Anand
Immigration Attorney
EB-1A · O-1A · Green Card Strategy
- Experience
- 10 years in business immigration
- Admitted
- New York, 2015 · New Jersey, 2015
Journal
Notes on moving, building and staying.
Immigration update
October 2026 Visa Bulletin: What Changed for EB-1 and EB-2
Fiscal year 2027 opens with a new cutoff for worldwide EB-2, EB-1 still current for most countries, and USCIS accepting the Dates for Filing chart.
Oct 4, 2026 · 3 min
Technology
What AI Can — and Can’t — Do in Immigration
Evidence mapping and first drafts: yes. Strategy, judgment and the signature on the filing: no. Where we draw the line, and why.
Oct 3, 2026 · 7 min
EB-2 NIW
The National Interest Waiver, for Founders
A green card without an employer sponsor. The three-part Dhanasar test, the 2025 policy update, and what the evidence needs to show.
Oct 2, 2026 · 9 min
E-2
The E-2 Visa for Founders: A Plain-English Guide
How the treaty investor visa works, what “substantial” really means, and why it’s a strong — but temporary — way to build a company in the U.S.
Oct 2, 2026 · 8 min
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