A case is a person
Family reunification, employment visas, and asylum, with a multilingual team and a flat-fee schedule posted before you sign anything.
Case · MERI-24-1782
V. Acosta · I-485
The firm
We built the firm to do one thing well: walk people through the federal immigration system without losing them in jargon, billed hours, or a portal nobody can log into. Every client gets a named attorney, a written timeline, and a flat fee posted before contract.
Practice
I-130 petitions, K-1 fiancé visas, K-3 spouse visas, adjustment of status. Multilingual intake and documentation. We file in two to six weeks of engagement.
H-1B, L-1, O-1, EB-1/2/3. PERM through I-485. Engineers and physicians a specialty — we have drafted spec sheets ourselves and know what NIW evidence reads cleanly.
Affirmative asylum filings with USCIS and defensive asylum in immigration court. Bond hearings within 24 hours of detention. Courtroom coverage across federal districts.
N-400 filings, biometric and interview prep, N-600 derivative claims for children. We mock-interview every client in their preferred language.
Process
Filing in 2 – 6 weeks. USCIS receipts in 24 hours of filing. Status posted to your portal automatically.
Eligibility review and a written flat-fee quote within one business day.
Document collection through our portal. Translations in-house. We draft every filing in plain English.
USCIS receipt within 24 hours of filing. Status updates auto-posted to your portal.
Approval, RFE response, or court representation — included in the flat fee, no surprises.
The team
Sofia Mendes
Founding Partner · Immigration
Former federal defender. Argued before EOIR 200+ times. Practices in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Karim Haddad
Senior Associate · Asylum
Led asylum cases out of MENA conflict zones for eight years before joining Meridian. Speaks Arabic, English, and French.
Yu-Jin Park
Senior Associate · Employment
PERM, H-1B, and EB-1 practice. Former in-house immigration counsel at a Fortune 100 tech company.
Fee transparency
Federal filing fees passed through at cost. RFE responses and one interview prep included on every case.
I-130 family petition
Beneficiary outside U.S.
Initial filing through NVC packet completion. Translations included.
$2,400
flat · attorney fee
Adjustment of status
I-485 + I-130 concurrent
Includes interview prep and USCIS biometrics appointment counsel.
$3,800
flat · attorney fee
H-1B cap filing
Employer-sponsored
Lottery preparation, LCA, and full petition through receipt.
$2,900
flat · attorney fee
Naturalization
N-400
Filing through oath. Mock interview included in client language.
$1,800
flat · attorney fee
Affirmative asylum
I-589
Declaration drafting, expert coordination, USCIS interview prep.
$5,400
flat · attorney fee
Removal defense
Immigration court
Master calendar through individual hearing. Bond motions billed separately.
From $7,500
flat · attorney fee
"For the first time in twenty years, somebody explained the law in a way I could follow. Then they did exactly what they said they would do."
V. Acosta · Adjustment-of-status client · 2024
Intake
A 30-minute free intake with a licensed attorney. We confirm eligibility, walk through timeline, and email a flat-fee quote within one business day.
Office
1101 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20004
Reach us
+1 (202) 555-0188 · weekdays
intake@meridian.example
EOIR coverage
Washington · Arlington · Baltimore