ATTORNEY-SUPERVISED DOCUMENT REVIEW FOR DIY APPLICANTS
NIW Attorney-Supervised
Review & Revision Services
Your petition. Your initiative.
Our legal insight.
Reviews and revisions are performed by a legal team under the supervision of licensed U.S. immigration attorneys at North America Immigration Law Group (NAILG). Start with a Checklist Report on your draft, or add suggested edits on your revised documents.
You draft, revise, and file. NAILG provides defined legal services.
No G-28 filingWritten legal questions includedFrom US$1,000
EXPERIENCE WITH A CLEAR FOCUS
100 + Proprietary internal
review points
Attorney insight. Practical next steps.
Attorney-supervised reviewNAILG’s practice experience, applied to your draft
Written legal questionsAsk about your petition package as you prepare to file
You stay in controlYou manage, revise, and submit your petition
OUR ATTORNEYS & LEGAL TEAM
A team behind your petition review.
Our attorneys and legal team review your self-prepared NIW petition using our 100+ point framework to identify potential risks, mistakes, and evidence gaps. The review considers your individual background, proposed work, and supporting evidence in light of current USCIS adjudication trends.
LIMITED-SCOPE LEGAL SERVICES
You lead the preparation.
We bring legal perspective.
This service starts with a substantially complete petition draft and organized supporting evidence, sent together as one package. Our legal team reviews your materials under the supervision of NAILG attorneys, who provide case-specific legal advice.
We identify potential concerns in the materials you submit, explain recommended revisions, and answer your legal questions in writing. With the Professional or Priority plan, we also suggest edits directly in your revised documents: one round with the Professional plan, up to three rounds with the Priority plan. You carry out the revisions and manage the filing.
Meet our attorneys ↗PROPRIETARY 100+ POINT REVIEW
A detailed review.
A defined engagement.
Our attorneys and team use the firm’s proprietary internal framework to examine the materials within your agreed review scope. You receive a Checklist Report with case-specific findings and prioritized revision recommendations.
The complete checklist stays internal. We share the issues identified in your materials after engagement. The full checklist and detailed review methodology are not published or supplied to clients.
01A Comprehensive Review of Your NIW Petition Package
Our legal team, supervised by our attorneys, conducts a thorough review of your self-prepared NIW petition package, including your petition (cover) letter, personal or proposed-endeavor statement, recommendation letters, evidence package and exhibit index. With the Priority plan, we also review your completed Forms I-140 and I-907 (if filed) and any Form ETA-9089 in the package and give revision comments; you make the changes. Your Checklist Report gives written findings and prioritized recommendations. We do not draft or rewrite your documents.
Attorney advice in writing
Ask legal questions about your petition package in writing. The Essential plan covers questions for 30 days after we deliver your Checklist Report. The Professional and Priority plans cover questions until you file, up to 6 months after we deliver your Checklist Report.
Suggested edits on your revisions
With the Professional plan, send your complete revised documents once, and we add suggested edits and comments directly in them within 10 business days. The Priority plan includes up to three revision rounds, each delivered within 7 business days. You decide which edits to accept.
PREPARING FOR CLOSE USCIS SCRUTINY
In Today's NIW Landscape, Professional Legal Guidance Makes a Difference.
As USCIS continues to closely scrutinize NIW petitions, strong credentials alone may not be enough. From April to June 2026, only 55.3% of NIW decisions nationwide resulted in approvals, highlighting the importance of a well-prepared petition supported by strong legal arguments and compelling evidence.
Our experienced immigration attorneys apply their legal expertise and professional judgment to evaluate your self-prepared petition, identify potential weaknesses and USCIS concerns, and provide personalized recommendations to help you strengthen your case before filing.
Explore attorney review plans → Calculated as 3,835 approvals ÷ (3,835 approvals + 3,103 denials). Pending petitions are excluded. This is a USCIS-wide quarterly figure, not our firm’s approval rate or an individual prediction. USCIS FY2026 Q3 I-140 data (Excel) .
WHAT ATTORNEY REVIEW ADDS
Beyond identifying a gap.
Understanding what needs to change.
Your background, proposed work, and supporting evidence shape the review. The same recommendation will not fit every petition.
ILLUSTRATIVE DRAFT ARGUMENT
“My research addresses a major public health problem, so my proposed endeavor is nationally important.”
Illustrative example—not an actual client statement.What the attorney identifies
The statement explains why the field matters, but does not yet show the broader significance of the applicant’s specific proposed work.
What the attorney examines
The planned research, intended users or beneficiaries, and the documents supporting the claimed impact—not just the applicant’s job title or the general importance of the topic.
What the attorney recommends
Explain the specific work you plan to pursue, how its results could benefit others, and which available evidence supports that connection. Any claimed impact should be grounded in your actual plans and evidence.
The 100+ point framework supports a systematic review. Our attorneys determine which issues matter in your petition and explain the recommended revisions; you make the changes.
A CLOSER LOOK AT NIW REVIEW
What might our review identify?
Representative examples.
Individualized legal analysis.
These simplified examples illustrate the kinds of issues a review may address. They are not the complete checklist, verbatim internal checkpoints, or findings about your case. The points relevant to your materials depend on your case and agreed scope.
01
EB-2 eligibility foundation
Does the eligibility discussion match the degree, experience, or exceptional-ability evidence supplied?
WHAT THE REVIEW MAY FLAG Identify gaps or inconsistencies in the supporting record before relying on the NIW argument.
02
Your specific proposed endeavor
Does the draft explain the work you intend to undertake, rather than only describe your occupation or industry?
WHAT THE REVIEW MAY FLAG Flag vague descriptions that make the intended work and its scope difficult to understand.
03
National importance
Do the claimed broader implications relate to your proposed endeavor and the evidence in your file?
WHAT THE REVIEW MAY FLAG Distinguish evidence about your own endeavor from general statements that an industry is important.
04
Being well positioned
Do the materials connect your experience, achievements, progress, and plans to the proposed endeavor?
WHAT THE REVIEW MAY FLAG Identify assertions that need a clearer explanation or additional support.
05
The waiver argument
Does the draft explain why waiving the job-offer and labor-certification requirements would benefit the United States on balance?
WHAT THE REVIEW MAY FLAG Flag a missing or generic argument that is not connected to the facts of your case.
06
Consistency and supporting exhibits
Do important dates, accomplishments, recommendation letters, and exhibit references agree with the draft?
WHAT THE REVIEW MAY FLAG Identify conflicting facts, unsupported statements, or references to missing materials.
EXPERIENCE WITH USCIS CHALLENGES
Issues our attorneys have addressed in NIW RFEs.
NIW RFE EXPERIENCE
Showing how others used the research
USCIS requested evidence that other researchers had used the applicant’s work. Our attorneys addressed this issue by pairing an independent research-user letter and a citing publication with firsthand supervisor letters to document both outside use and the applicant’s contribution.
The I-140 petition was approved after the RFE response.
View the RFE challenge and response → NIW RFE EXPERIENCE
Establishing the applicant’s individual contribution
USCIS questioned whether the evidence established the applicant’s individual contribution to the research. Our attorneys addressed this issue by using firsthand supervisor letters to identify the applicant’s technical work and an independent research-user letter to explain the subsequent use of the resulting data.
The I-140 petition was approved after the RFE response.
View the RFE challenge and response → These cases involved NIW RFE representation, a separate service from NIW Attorney-Supervised Review & Revision.
Explore our NIW RFE response experience →LEGAL ADVICE IN WRITING
Ask what you need.
Get attorney guidance.
NAILG attorneys advise you on the petition under review, within the limited-scope engagement.
- Essential plan
- Legal questions for 30 days after we deliver your Checklist Report
- Professional and Priority plans
- Legal questions until you file, up to 6 months after we deliver your Checklist Report
In writing
Ask in writing through your NAILG client account after you sign. We answer in writing. Phone or video consultations are not included in these plans and are available separately at US$300 per 30 minutes.
If you receive an RFE
RFE help is not included in these plans. A case with an RFE is assessed separately and quoted.
Questions, not new reviews
Questions cover the petition package under review. Sending new or rewritten text for review counts as a revision round, not a question.
Outside the agreement
Drafting, rewriting, and other work outside the agreement need a separate quote.
NO G-28
Legal advice without entering an appearance.
NAILG does not file Form G-28 or act as your attorney of record before USCIS under this service. You submit your petition and any RFE response, receive USCIS notices, monitor your case, and manage all filing deadlines.
Our attorney-client relationship is limited to the review services specified in the signed agreement. The firm remains responsible for the legal services it agrees to provide.
FOUR DEFINED STEPS
Bring your draft. Leave with direction.
A review engagement with a clear beginning,
defined deliverables, and an end.
- 01
Confirm readiness
Submit the free evaluation questionnaire and discuss your draft with us by email. We start only when your whole petition package is ready: a substantially complete draft and organized evidence.
- 02
Agree on the scope
Sign the limited-scope agreement, pay the full fee, and upload your complete draft package at one time through your NAILG client account. With the Priority plan, include your completed forms.
- 03
Receive your Checklist Report
Receive your Checklist Report within 10 business days after we receive your complete materials, or 7 with the Priority plan. Ask questions about the findings in writing during your plan's question period.
- 04
Revise and get suggested edits
You implement changes. With the Professional or Priority plan, send your complete revised documents within 6 months and receive suggested edits within 10 business days. The Priority plan includes up to three rounds, each within 7 business days. You remain responsible for final assembly, submission, and deadlines.
FIXED FEES. DEFINED LEGAL SERVICES.
Choose your review plan.
For one self-prepared petition. No G-28 filing under any plan.
CHECKLIST REPORT
Essential Review
A Checklist Report on your draft. You make every revision.
US$ 1,000
One-time service fee
Includes:
- One initial review using our proprietary 100+ point framework
- Checklist Report with written findings and prioritized recommendations within 10 business days
- Written legal questions for 30 days after we deliver your Checklist Report
Recommendations only. No edits on your revisions. Your Checklist Report lists the issues found in your materials; our internal checklist is not provided.
Request Essential Review →No approval guarantee or Approval or Refund® coverage.
REPORT + ONE REVISION ROUND
Professional Review & Revision
A Checklist Report and suggested edits on one round of your revised documents.
US$ 2,000
One-time service fee
Everything in Essential Review, plus:
- Written legal questions until you file, up to 6 months after we deliver your Checklist Report
- One revision round: suggested edits directly in your revised documents within 10 business days
You make the revisions. Send your complete revised documents within 6 months after we deliver your Checklist Report. Unused revision rounds expire and are not refunded.
Request Professional Review →No approval guarantee or Approval or Refund® coverage.
7-BUSINESS-DAY TURNAROUND
REPORT + UP TO THREE REVISION ROUNDS
Priority Review & Revision
A Checklist Report and up to three rounds of suggested edits, each delivered within 7 business days.
US$ 3,000
One-time service fee
Everything in Essential Review, plus:
- Checklist Report within 7 business days instead of 10
- Form review: revision comments on your completed Forms I-140 and I-907 (if filed) and any Form ETA-9089. You make the changes.
- Written legal questions until you file, up to 6 months after we deliver your Checklist Report
- Up to three revision rounds: suggested edits directly in your revised documents, and comments on your revised forms, within 7 business days each
You make the revisions. Send each round of complete revised documents within 6 months after we deliver your Checklist Report. Unused revision rounds expire and are not refunded.
Request Priority Review →No approval guarantee or Approval or Refund® coverage.
Defined scope, agreed before engagement.
Each plan covers one petition package and does not include ongoing case management. NAILG does not monitor receipt notices, USCIS deadlines, or case status under this service. We review your whole petition package at one time, so send all documents together; we do not review single documents or parts of the package in separate submissions. Form review (Forms I-140, I-907, and ETA-9089) is included only with the Priority plan. Send your completed forms together with your petition package; we give revision comments, and you make the changes and file. The Professional plan includes one revision round and the Priority plan includes up to three. Send your complete revised documents for each round within 6 months after we deliver your Checklist Report; unused revision rounds expire and are not refunded.
Excluded: drafting the petition or recommendation letters, drafting or rewriting sections of your documents, evidence collection, assembly, filing, government filing and premium processing fees, translations, other third-party costs, other immigration matters, RFEs, NOIDs, denials, appeals, and motions. A case that already has an RFE is assessed separately and quoted.
The full fee is due when you sign. The fee is earned in stages as services are delivered, as set out in your agreement. You may cancel by written notice at any time, and we refund any part not yet earned under your agreement. Fees pay for legal services, not an immigration outcome; this service is not covered by our Approval or Refund® policy.
Refiling? We review a new petition at a discounted fee under a separate agreement.
Already received an RFE? Explore our NIW RFE response services →
CHOOSE HOW MUCH WORK YOU WANT TO TAKE ON
Focused review or full-service preparation?
YOU LEAD THE WORKReview & Revision
You have a substantially complete draft, want legal feedback, and are prepared to make and manage your own revisions.
- You develop and write your petition.
- NAILG reviews the agreed materials, advises, and suggests edits on your revisions within the defined scope.
- You manage evidence, filing, USCIS notices, and deadlines.
See the review plans ↑ASK ABOUT BROADER REPRESENTATIONFull-Service NIW Representation
You want the firm to take on broader strategy, drafting, coordination, and filing work under a separate engagement.
- Discuss support from the preparation stage.
- Agree on which drafting and case-management tasks the firm will handle.
- Representation, follow-up, fees, and any guarantees depend on the separate agreement.
Explore full-service NIW ↗ If your draft needs substantial rebuilding or your situation requires a broader engagement, we will discuss an appropriate scope before taking on that work.
CLEAR EXPECTATIONS FROM THE START
Before you
get started.
Understand your legal services, timing, fees, and responsibilities.
Contact our team ↗ Who is this service for? +
This service is for applicants with a substantially complete self-prepared NIW petition draft and organized supporting evidence who want attorney-supervised review and, depending on the plan, suggested edits on their revised documents. You must be prepared to implement the recommendations yourself. If your materials are incomplete, we may decline to start or limit our findings. If you need drafting from the beginning or substantial reconstruction, ask about a separate, broader engagement.
Can I send my documents one at a time? +
No. We review your whole petition package at one time, so send all documents together once they are ready. With the Priority plan, send your completed forms in the same submission. This applies to every plan and to each revision round. We do not review single documents, single forms, or parts of the package in separate submissions.
Does NAILG provide legal advice? +
Yes. North America Immigration Law Group (NAILG) provides case-specific attorney advice within the signed limited-scope engagement. Our legal team performs the review and suggested edits under attorney supervision; attorneys provide the legal advice. The attorney-client relationship covers the agreed review services, and the firm remains responsible for those services.
Will NAILG file Form G-28? +
No. NAILG does not file Form G-28 or enter an appearance as your attorney of record before USCIS under this service. You prepare and submit your filings, receive notices, monitor the case, and manage deadlines. This does not remove the firm’s professional duties for the legal services it agrees to provide.
How long can I ask legal questions? +
Ask about your petition package in writing during your plan's question period: for 30 days after we deliver your Checklist Report with the Essential plan, or until you file, up to 6 months after we deliver your Checklist Report with the Professional or Priority plan. Sending new or rewritten text for review counts as a revision round, not a question.
Can I talk with an attorney by phone or video? +
Our plans work in writing. If you want to talk with an attorney, a phone or video consultation is available separately at US$300 per 30 minutes.
When do I pay, and can I cancel? +
The full fee is due when you sign, and we begin once it is received. You may cancel by written notice at any time, and we refund any part not yet earned under your agreement.
Will I receive the 100+ point checklist? +
No. The complete proprietary checklist and internal review methodology remain confidential, including after engagement. The public examples are simplified illustrations, not a verbatim or complete list. After reviewing your materials, we share the issues identified in your case and prioritized revision recommendations.
What does the revision round cover? +
The Professional plan includes one revision round, and the Priority plan includes up to three. For each round, send your complete revised documents at one time, and we add suggested edits and comments directly in them. This covers the documents in your review scope: petition (cover) letter, personal or proposed-endeavor statement, recommendation letters, evidence package and exhibit index. With the Priority plan, we also give revision comments on your forms, and you make the changes. You decide which edits to accept. We do not draft or rewrite sections for you. Documents sent separately or added later count as a new round and need a separate quote.
What if I do not send my revisions within 6 months? +
Send your complete revised documents within 6 months after we deliver your Checklist Report. After that, any unused revision round expires and its fee is not refunded. Your question period ends at the same time.
How do the Priority plan’s revision rounds work? +
The Priority plan delivers your Checklist Report within 7 business days after we receive your complete materials and payment. Your Checklist Report and each revision round also include revision comments on your completed forms; you make the changes and file them. You can use up to three revision rounds. For each round, send your complete revised documents at one time, and we deliver suggested edits within 7 business days. Send all rounds within 6 months after we deliver your Checklist Report. Time spent waiting for missing documents or information is not counted.
How long does the review take? +
Checklist Report: within 10 business days after we receive your complete materials, or 7 with the Priority plan. Each revision round: within 10 business days after we receive your complete revised documents, or 7 with the Priority plan. You track your own USCIS deadlines.
Is there an approval guarantee or refund program? +
No. This service is not covered by our Approval or Refund® policy or any approval-based guarantee. The review cannot guarantee approval, an RFE-free outcome, or that every possible issue will be identified.
Can you review my petition again if I refile? +
Yes, at a discounted fee under a separate agreement, since each agreement covers one petition package.
YOUR WORK. A MORE INFORMED NEXT STEP.
Put experienced eyes on your NIW petition.
Have your draft ready? Confirm which review plan fits your needs.
