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Built for academic researchers · EB-1A and EB-2 NIW

AI-assisted petition drafting,
finalized by your attorney.

Upload your CV, Google Scholar export, citation reports, and supporting evidence. VisaGenius drafts the petition letter and a tailored recommendation letter for each recommender. A vetted immigration attorney from our marketplace reviews, edits, and files.

VisaGenius is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Every drafted document is an AI-assisted draft intended for attorney review. Filing happens through a licensed immigration attorney engaged through our marketplace.

EB-1A — Dr. Wei Chen

10 regulatory criteria · 8 CFR 204.5(h)(3)

5 of 10 supported
  • Authorship of scholarly articles strong
  • Original contribution of major significance strong
  • Judging the work of others moderate
  • Memberships in selective associations weak
  • Display at artistic exhibitions missing

DRAFT — Prepared with AI assistance. For attorney review only. Not legal advice.

How it works

From CV to filing-ready packet in days, not months.

Three steps. You stay in control; the attorney signs off; AI does the slow, expensive prose-writing in between.

1

Upload your record

Drag in your CV, Google Scholar export, ORCID profile, publications, citation reports, award letters, peer-review invitations. We parse what we can and map evidence to the 10 regulatory criteria for EB-1A or the three Dhanasar prongs for EB-2 NIW.

2

Draft the case

List your recommenders. VisaGenius drafts one tailored letter per recommender — varying voice and emphasizing different criteria — plus the petition cover letter that argues your case across all 10 regulatory criteria. You edit, the system re-streams.

3

Hand off to an attorney

Pick a vetted immigration attorney from our marketplace. They review every drafted document, revise, finalize, and file with USCIS. VisaGenius never files for you — every petition is attorney-prepared and attorney-signed.

Who it's for

Built for scholars who already have the record.

If you're a researcher with publications, citations, awards, peer-review experience, and a clear field — you have an EB-1A or EB-2 NIW case. Most of the work is assembling that record into the argument USCIS expects.

VisaGenius assembles it. Then a licensed attorney from our marketplace takes it the rest of the way.

You're a fit if you have…

  • 3+ peer-reviewed publications
  • Citations (often a Google Scholar h-index of 10+)
  • Peer-review or editorial-board service
  • 3+ potential recommenders, including independent ones
  • Awards, grants, or media coverage of your work

Don't fit yet? We'll tell you which criteria are weak and what evidence would strengthen them. No pressure.

For immigration attorneys

We do the drafting. You do the lawyering.

Join the VisaGenius attorney marketplace. We send pre-drafted petition packages to your queue. You review, revise, and file. The scholar pays you directly through the marketplace.

Pre-drafted in your style

Letters are produced criterion-by-criterion with evidence citations — your edit cycle starts at the 80% mark.

Engagement-scoped data

Every document is gated by engagement-level ACLs. You only see the scholars who've engaged you.

No volume floor

Take one case a quarter or one a week. Pricing is per-case; no monthly minimum.

Apply to the marketplace

FAQ

Common questions

Is VisaGenius a law firm?

No. VisaGenius is a software product. We do not provide legal advice or file petitions. Every petition we help prepare is reviewed, finalized, and filed by a licensed immigration attorney engaged through our marketplace. Until an attorney adopts your case, every generated document carries a "DRAFT — for attorney review only" footer.

Will the AI fabricate evidence about my record?

No. The drafter is constrained to cite the underlying evidence item for every factual claim about your record. If evidence for a particular claim isn't on file, the draft writes [evidence needed: …] rather than inventing.

What does it cost?

VisaGenius is free to use up to packet download. You pay the marketplace attorney directly for their review-and-file engagement. Attorney fees vary by case complexity and are quoted up front before you engage.

Is my data safe?

Sensitive PII (date of birth, passport, addresses) is stored encrypted at rest. Document URLs are presigned with a 15-minute TTL, so links don't survive the session. We never share your data with other scholars or with attorneys you haven't engaged.

Is this related to VisaGenius?

VisaGenius covers the full spectrum of US immigration — employer-side H-1B compliance (Public Access Files, LCA posting, wage memos) and scholar-side EB-1A and EB-2 NIW petition drafting. One account works across both products.

Ready to build your petition?

Create an account, bring in your record, and see how your evidence maps to the criteria — in under 10 minutes.