Resources
Services and official help for immigration paperwork, legal questions, taxes and credit, each labelled with what it is to us.
ABA lawyer referral directory
The American Bar Association's directory of local lawyer referral services, for finding a licensed immigration attorney.
Use it when your case is complicated, time-sensitive, or you've had a denial or RFE.
Find a referral serviceUSCIS: find legal services
USCIS's own guide to authorized help: licensed attorneys, accredited representatives, and how to avoid immigration scams.
Use it when you want free or low-cost help, or to check that someone helping you is authorized.
See who can helpBoundless
Guided green-card, marriage-visa, and citizenship applications with independent attorney review.
Use it when you want a lawyer-checked application without paying full attorney rates.
Check your eligibilityForeign degree evaluation
Turn your overseas degree into a U.S. equivalency report accepted by USCIS, employers, and licensing boards.
Use it when an employer, USCIS, or a licensing board asks for a U.S. equivalency of your foreign education.
Evaluate your degreeImmiTranslate
USCIS-compliant certified translations of birth and marriage certificates, diplomas, and other records.
Use it when you're filing non-English documents with USCIS and need a certified English translation.
Get a translation quoteSprintax
Nonresident U.S. tax returns for F-1/J-1 students and scholars, with tax-treaty handling built in.
Use it when you're on an F-1 or J-1 visa and need to file a nonresident (1040-NR) return.
Start your nonresident returnCFPB guide to building credit
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's free guide to establishing a U.S. credit history from scratch.
Use it when you have little or no U.S. credit history and want to start building a score.
Read the guideUSCIS citizenship study materials
Practice the official USCIS civics questions and English test, free, before your naturalization interview.
Use it when you're preparing for the naturalization (N-400) interview and civics test.
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