NIWFile is not a law firm

NIWFile provides self-help document preparation software and published information about the EB-2 National Interest Waiver. We are not a law firm, we are not your lawyer, and nothing we provide is legal advice. Using this site does not create an attorney-client relationship, and nothing you send us is protected by attorney-client privilege.

What this means in practice

The distinction matters, so here it is concretely rather than in the abstract.

• You make every substantive decision. You choose your proposed endeavor, you decide which evidence to include, you decide whether and when to file. Our tools organise and check your work; they do not choose for you.
• Our assessments are informational, not opinions of law. When we say a finding applies to your case, we are comparing your answers against published adjudication outcomes and stated USCIS criteria. That is research, not a legal opinion about your situation.
• Drafts are starting points in your voice. Generated documents are drafts for you to review, rewrite, and adopt as your own statements. You are responsible for their accuracy. Do not submit anything you have not read and do not believe to be true.
• We do not represent you before USCIS. We do not appear on Form G-28, we do not sign your petition, and we do not communicate with USCIS on your behalf.

We do not predict outcomes

No tool, and no lawyer, can tell you whether USCIS will approve your petition. Adjudication involves discretion, and identical records have produced different results. Where we present risk, we present it as a comparison against documented cases with the sources cited, and we say what we do not know. Treat any number we show as a prompt to strengthen your record, never as a forecast.

When you should talk to a lawyer

Self-preparation is a reasonable choice for many petitioners, and plenty of people have done it successfully. It is a poor choice in some situations. Consult a licensed immigration attorney if any of the following apply to you:

• You have any history of immigration violations, unlawful presence, misrepresentation, removal proceedings, or a criminal record.
• You have received a Request for Evidence, a Notice of Intent to Deny, or a denial, and are deciding how to respond.
• Your status is expiring, you are out of status, or your timing depends on maintaining lawful status.
• You are subject to the J-1 two-year home residency requirement.
• Your qualification under EB-2 is genuinely uncertain, or your endeavor sits far from your documented background.

Our attorney directory exists for this. Attorneys there are bar-verified and pay us flat platform fees only, never a share of what you pay them, so nothing about how we present them depends on the size of their fee.

Accuracy and currency

Immigration rules, fees, forms, and processing times change, sometimes without notice. We date our sources and cite them so you can check the original, and we prefer primary sources, the USCIS Policy Manual, the Federal Register, the Visa Bulletin, published decisions, over summaries. Even so, verify anything you are about to rely on against the official source before you act on it. If you find something out of date here, tell us.

No guarantee

We make no warranty that using NIWFile will result in an approved petition, and we do not offer refunds contingent on outcomes. Filing fees paid to USCIS are not refundable by us or by them if your petition is denied.