Frequently asked questions

No. welcomeUSA is self-help software. We are not a law firm, we do not give legal advice, and we are not affiliated with USCIS or any government agency. If your case needs legal advice, we can connect you with an independent licensed immigration attorney.

Your data is encrypted end to end, and we never share it with USCIS or anyone else — you decide when and how to file. You can delete your account and data at any time.

Yes. You can answer every question in Spanish or Portuguese, and the software translates your answers into English on the official USCIS forms, in the format the government requires. The forms themselves are filed in English, as USCIS requires.

Two parts:

welcomeUSA

our flat technology fee — from $149 for work petitions, $199 for citizenship, and $249 for family, while qualifying humanitarian cases are free.

USCIS

charges its own filing fees, which you pay directly to the government.

During your free eligibility check we show you the exact government fees for your specific forms, so you know the full cost before you spend anything.

Start with the free eligibility check. Answer a few simple questions and it shows the petition that fits your case, the forms, the documents you will need, the government fees, and the typical timeline — free, before you create an account.

By catching the avoidable ones. The software fills the current official edition of every form, builds your document checklist from your answers, and checks every field, signature, and document before your packet is marked ready. No result is guaranteed — decisions on immigration petitions are made by the U.S. government — but your petition arrives complete and consistent.

The software checks every field, signature, and document before your packet is marked complete, and flags anything missing or inconsistent. You can edit your answers as many times as you need until you file. This is a software completeness check, not a legal review.

You can start right now — the free eligibility check takes a few minutes. The rest moves at your pace: answer questions whenever you have time, your progress saves as you go, and nothing is final until you file. Government processing times vary by petition type and service center; your eligibility check includes the current typical timeline for your case.

If you are married to a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, a marriage green card may be your path — inside or outside the U.S. The free check asks about your situation and shows the exact forms, documents, and government fees for your case.

Spouses, parents, children, and siblings each have their own petition paths, and which ones are open depends on whether the petitioner is a citizen or a permanent resident. Pick the relationship in the chooser, or let the free check identify the right petition from your answers.

The K-1 fiancé visa is the path for bringing your fiancé to marry in the U.S. Its page explains the requirements and documents, and the free check confirms whether it fits your situation.

A supporting filing that travels alongside many family petitions. Its page explains what it is — and if your case needs one, the free check includes it in your exact list of forms and documents.

Both paths exist — the family petitions run inside or outside the U.S. Your answers in the free check determine which one applies to your case, and which forms it needs.

Many people prepare their own petition. welcomeUSA is self-help software: it puts your answers on the official USCIS forms and checks the packet for completeness before you file. If your case needs legal advice, we can connect you with an independent licensed immigration attorney.

Private immigration attorneys typically charge $3,000–$8,000 to prepare a family-based green card petition. Our flat technology fees are a fraction of that because software, not billable hours, does the repetitive work — family petitions start from $249.

Family petitions usually travel with the affidavit of support, the filing that covers financial sponsorship. Its page explains what it is, and your free check shows whether your case needs one.

Yes — the EB-2 national interest waiver is an employment-based green card with no employer needed, one of the self-petition paths. The free check shows what a case like yours involves.

It depends on the petition. The self-petition paths need no employer. Petitions like the H-1B or L-1 are submitted by an employer, so they are not sold as self-help drafts here — each of those pages explains the path.

There are two routes: the E-2 treaty investor visa (a visa, not a green card) and the EB-5 investor green card, which involves an $800,000 investment and needs an immigration lawyer. Each page explains the path.

Shorter filings, often filed while a case is pending — work permits and travel documents have their own pages, and the free check shows whether your case includes one.

The TN category is for USMCA professionals from Canada and Mexico. It is filed by the employer, so it is not sold as a self-help draft — its page explains the path.

Yes — several employment green cards are employer-filed, like EB-2 and EB-3 through an employer, which go through PERM labor certification first. Those pages explain the path; they are not sold as self-help drafts because the employer files.

The H-1B is an employer-filed work visa — the petition is submitted by the employer, not the worker, so it is not sold as a self-help draft here. Its page explains the path.

Yes. Qualifying humanitarian cases are built free — not a discount and not a trial. USCIS filing fees go to the government, never to us, and your check shows exactly what applies to your case.

These paths cover VAWA, T and U visa, asylee green card, and special immigrant juvenile cases. Answer a few simple questions in the free check and it tells you whether your situation fits one of them.

Your data is encrypted end to end, and we never share it with USCIS or anyone else — you decide when and how to file. You can delete your account and data at any time.

It shows what a case like yours usually needs. A protection case does not start from the check itself — you see the picture first, and nothing begins until you decide.

welcomeUSA is self-help software, not a law firm, and no result is guaranteed. If your case needs legal advice, we can connect you with an independent licensed immigration attorney — and qualifying humanitarian petitions are still built free.

Naturalization (Form N-400) is for green card holders — generally after five years, or three if married to a U.S. citizen. The free N-400 early filing calculator shows your 90-day early window.

N-400 early filing calculator

Part of the naturalization interview: an officer asks you civics questions out loud, and you answer. Our civics test guide explains which version you take. To study, the free practice tool works three ways.

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Yes — the N-400 is a self-help petition here. You answer simple questions, the software puts your answers on the official form, and every field, signature, and document is checked before your packet is marked ready.

The application for naturalization — the form that takes a green card holder to citizenship. The naturalization guide walks the whole path from green card to citizenship.

The petition that fits, the forms, the documents you will need, the government fees, and the typical timeline — free, before you create an account.