The route most people here end up on

EB-2 NIW, self petition

A national interest waiver is filed without an employer sponsor and without a job offer. It asks three things: that the work you propose has substantial merit and national importance, that you are well positioned to advance it, and that it benefits the United States to waive the job offer requirement. It does not require publications, it does not require awards, and it does not require you to be at the top of your field.

See how a NIW petition is assembled

Two other categories, and how you know which one fits

EB-1A is the extraordinary ability route and O-1A is its nonimmigrant counterpart, filed on Form I-129. Both set a higher evidentiary bar than a national interest waiver and both are worth examining when the record supports them. The free assessment reads your CV and says which of the three your record points at, rather than asking you to guess.

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CaseBuilder is document preparation software, not a law firm.

✓ Built by a founder who won his own EB-2 NIW case✓ No AI-sounding text: briefs and letters run through anti-AI-style rules, so USCIS reads a petition, not a template✓ Money-back promise on qualifying cases See terms →
No immigration-law experience needed - CaseBuilder guides you through the petition step by step.
Built for people who choose to self-petition, without attorney-level fees.
You stay in control: review and refine every document before you file.
What the platform does, in numbers
3
petition types
EB-2 NIW · EB-1A · O-1A
OCR
text recognition on every upload
direct text, not vector search
$999
starting price
one time, per case
5
free assessments
no signup, no card
HOW IT WORKS

Three steps. Everything else is automated.

Upload, review the criteria map, then download and review the export package.

1

Upload everything

CV, publications, awards, recommendation letters, media. Everything is read as text, with no questionnaire and no vector search.

📄CV_v7.pdf412 KB✓
📄publications.bib28 KB✓
📄rec_letter_Smith.pdf186 KB✓
2

Criteria get mapped

Every claim in the record is pinned to a specific EB-1A / NIW / O-1A criterion with a confidence score.

AwardsPublicationsJudgingCritical roleOriginal contrib.Salary
5/8 satisfied · EB-1A requires 3/10
3

Review and file

Officer-style pre-filing review surfaces RFE risks. Export an organized draft package for manual filing preparation.

Export package
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AUTONOMY BY DESIGN

Three zones. You approve what matters.

The AI does the mechanical work and hands you the wheel where it matters. No black box, no surprise signatures.

Green · Automatic

AI does it. You don't see the process.

Pure grunt work with no strategic choice. Runs in the background while you sleep.

  • OCR and text extraction from every document
  • Fact mapping to EB-1A / NIW / O-1A criteria
  • Document classification by category
  • Draft recommendation letters
  • Case splitting per USCIS portal limits
Yellow · You confirm

AI drafts. You pick the direction.

Strategic choices that shape the petition. We prepare the options, you choose.

  • Narrative framing: pioneering researcher vs. industry leader
  • Which criteria to claim (minimum three of ten)
  • Key argument phrasing in the brief
  • Recommender selection and letter tone
  • Final cover letter formulations
Red · You sign

Only you. Signature required.

The legal acts. No AI signs anything with your name on it.

  • Final petition brief, in full
  • Forms with personal data
  • Case submission to USCIS
WHY CASEBUILDER

Built to produce briefs, not vibes.

Four things that separate CaseBuilder from a generic AI writing tool.

WHAT YOU PAY FOR

One fee, one case, no subscription.

The full EB-2 NIW package is $999. EB-1A and O-1A are $1,199. An RFE response workspace is $899. Each is a one time fee for one case, and it covers the work from the first document you upload to the assembled filing package.

  • Unlimited document upload with text recognition
  • Fact extraction across the whole case, no run limit
  • Criterion by criterion analysis of the record
  • Case chat over your own documents
  • Endeavor definition with search across government sources
  • Endeavor and Business Plan document
  • Petition brief, up to 5 generations per case
  • Recommendation letter drafts, up to 10 per case
  • USCIS officer style review, up to 3 runs per case
  • Real forms filled from your case data: I-140, ETA-9089 for NIW, I-129 for O-1A, eight more on request
  • DOCX export, full ZIP archive, and the assembled filing package split into 14 exhibit groups

Not sure the category fits you yet? Start with the free assessment. Nothing is charged until you decide to build the package.

METHOD

Built by a petition practitioner.

Workflow, prompts, and checklists come from real filings, not reverse-engineered from blog posts.

COVERAGE

Criteria mapped, not guessed.

✓Original contributions0.92
✓Scholarly articles0.88
!Judging work0.41
✓Critical role0.79
THE THESIS

“You stay in control. We automate the grunt work.”

OUTPUT

Attorney-ready prose.

Briefs and letters are drafted in the formal register USCIS expects. Ready to review, finalize, and assemble for filing.

FAQ

Common questions.

Anything else? Write to us, real humans answer within a business day.

Start with a free assessment. No card, no commitment.

We'll read your record, map it to criteria, and show you which tier (and which visa) actually fits.

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✓Under five minutes
✓Full record analysis, not a questionnaire
✓See your criteria map before paying
✓Three assessments included