The Playbooks are deeper paid guides for specific immigration situations — the strategic decisions, the evidence that actually persuades the officer, the questions you’ll face at the interview, and what to do when something goes wrong. Written by an inactive Illinois-licensed attorney with 25 years of experience and thousands of cases.
Each Playbook is a comprehensive PDF you download and keep. Introductory price: $29 (regular price $49).
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The Marriage Green Card Playbook
A 44-page strategic guide to the marriage-based green card process — comparing the three paths (K-1, CR-1/IR-1, and adjustment of status), documenting an authentic marriage, assembling the I-130 and I-485 packages, the Affidavit of Support, the interview (including the Stokes interview and difficult questions), conditional residence, and what to do if you receive a Request for Evidence or Notice of Intent to Deny.
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The H-1B Visa Playbook
A 33-page strategic guide to the H-1B visa process — proving a specialty occupation, lottery strategy and cap-exempt employers, the Labor Condition Application and Public Access File, the I-129 petition package, visa stamping and the consular interview, status maintenance and amendments, AC21 portability, the H-4 derivative, and the path to the green card.
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The K-1 Fiancé Visa Playbook
A 32-page strategic guide to the K-1 fiancé visa process — the two-year in-person meeting requirement, IMBRA and the petitioner’s disclosures, the I-129F petition, National Visa Center processing, the consular interview (what officers actually ask), the 90-day marriage clock, adjustment of status after the marriage, K-2 derivative children, and conditional residence that follows.
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The F-1 Student Visa Playbook
A 35-page strategic guide to the F-1 student visa process — maintaining status throughout your studies, Curricular Practical Training, 12-month Optional Practical Training, 24-month STEM Optional Practical Training, Form I-983, cap-gap, and the H-1B transition. Covers the consular interview, the questions officers actually ask, and the deadlines that catch students off guard.
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The EB-5 Investor Visa Playbook
A 32-page strategic guide to the EB-5 immigrant investor program — direct investment vs Regional Center, source of funds (the most scrutinized area of the entire EB-5 process), investment thresholds and Targeted Employment Areas, the I-526E petition, concurrent I-485 filing, consular processing, conditional residence, and the I-829 removal of conditions. Reflects the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022.
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The EB-2 Employment-Based Visa Playbook
A 27-page strategic guide to the EB-2 employment-based visa — all three paths (advanced degree, exceptional ability, and the National Interest Waiver), the PERM Labor Certification process, the Dhanasar three-prong framework for NIW self-petitions, Visa Bulletin reality for India and China backlogs, the I-140 petition package, concurrent I-485 adjustment of status with Section 204(j) portability, and consular processing abroad.
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The L-1 Intracompany Transferee Visa Playbook
A 23-page strategic guide to the L-1 visa — L-1A for executives and managers, L-1B for specialized knowledge workers — including the qualifying entity relationship, the one-year-abroad requirement, blanket L vs individual L petitions, the I-129 package, new office L-1 for opening a U.S. branch, L-2 spouse work authorization, and the 7/5-year caps. Includes a dedicated chapter on the L-1A to EB-1C bridge that turns an executive transfer into a green card without PERM.
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The EB-1C Multinational Manager or Executive Green Card Playbook
A 31-page strategic guide to EB-1C — the first preference employment-based immigrant category for multinational managers and executives, and the natural green card companion to L-1A. Covers who qualifies, the qualifying entity relationship, the one-year-abroad requirement with its entry-anchored lookback, executive vs managerial capacity, why EB-1C beats EB-2 and EB-3 for executives (no PERM, often-current priority dates), the I-140 package, concurrent I-485 with Section 204(j) portability, consular processing, and the full L-1A to EB-1C bridge with timing strategy. Pairs with the L-1 Playbook.
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The O-1 Extraordinary Ability Visa Playbook
A 27-page strategic guide to the O-1 extraordinary ability visa — O-1A for sciences, education, business, and athletics; O-1B for arts, motion picture, and television. Covers the regulatory criteria for each, the U.S. employer vs agent petition structure, the consultation requirement from an appropriate peer group or union, the I-129 package, visa stamping, O-3 derivatives and O-2 essential support personnel, the no-cap advantage with unlimited extensions, and the O-1 to EB-1A bridge for building toward a self-petition green card.
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The EB-1A Extraordinary Ability Green Card Playbook
A 29-page strategic guide to EB-1A — the self-petition extraordinary ability green card and natural companion to O-1. Covers the extraordinary ability standard, the ten regulatory criteria, the Kazarian two-step framework (three criteria plus final merits determination), the major one-time achievement alternative (Nobel, Olympic, Pulitzer, Oscar), the self-petition I-140 package, concurrent I-485, consular processing, and the full O-1 to EB-1A bridge with timing strategy. Also compares EB-1A against EB-1B, EB-1C, and EB-2 NIW with hedging strategies. Pairs with the O-1 Playbook.
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The EB-3 Skilled Worker, Professional, and Other Worker Green Card Playbook
An 18-page plain-language guide to the EB-3 employment-based third preference — the broadest employment-based green card category, covering skilled workers, professionals (bachelor’s degree), and other workers. Covers all three subgroups, PERM Labor Certification, Form I-140, priority dates and the Visa Bulletin, the EB-2 to EB-3 downgrade strategy for applicants in retrogressed categories, adjustment of status, consular processing, and when something goes wrong. Companion to the EB-2 Playbook.
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The EB-1B Outstanding Professor or Researcher Green Card Playbook
An 18-page plain-language guide to EB-1B — the employer-sponsored EB-1 for academics. Unlike EB-1A, which is self-petition, EB-1B requires a university or qualifying private employer to file. Unlike EB-2 and EB-3, EB-1B skips PERM Labor Certification. Covers the six regulatory criteria, the Kazarian two-step framework, the three-year experience requirement, qualifying job offer and employer rules, the H-1B/O-1/J-1 bridge (and the J-1 212(e) complication), and the strategic choice between EB-1B and EB-1A for academics. Companion to the EB-1A Playbook.
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The Asylum in the United States Playbook
A 20-page plain-language guide to asylum in the United States — the first humanitarian Playbook in the series. Covers the refugee definition and the five protected grounds (with the particular social group analysis explained), past persecution versus well-founded fear, the one-year filing deadline and its exceptions, both affirmative asylum (filed with USCIS) and defensive asylum (raised in immigration court), credible fear and reasonable fear screening at the border, the related protections of Withholding of Removal and Convention Against Torture relief, employment authorization timing, derivative asylum for family members, appeals, and the asylum-to-green-card path.
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The VAWA Self-Petition Playbook
An 18-page plain-language guide to the Violence Against Women Act self-petition — the confidential, self-filed immigration path for abused spouses, children, and parents of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents. Despite the Act’s historical name, VAWA self-petitions are available regardless of gender. Covers the three self-petitioner categories, the “any credible evidence” standard, the 8 USC 1367 confidentiality protections, prima facie determination and what it unlocks, derivative children, VAWA inadmissibility waivers, and comparison to the U visa and T visa for abuse survivors who may qualify for more than one. Companion to the Asylum Playbook in the humanitarian series.
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