Motions to Reopen, Motions to Reconsider, and Appeals

A Motion to Reopen is a document filed with USCIS Or the Immigration Court asking the official who made the decision to consider new evidence after a case has been denied.

A Motion to Reconsider is a document filed with USCIS Or the Immigration Court asking the official who made the decision to reconsider the decision based on facts that the decision maker has overlooked in his or her decision on the case.

An appeal is a document filed with USCIS Or the Immigration Court asking a higher positioned decision maker to review a case which has been wrongfully decided by the lower positioned decision maker.

Motion to Reopen
$3000 Flat Legal Services Fee
We have a preliminary consultation to see what facts did not get considered in your case. I thoroughly review your entire case file. In the event that I have to get a copy of your case file from USCIS Or the Immigration Court, I file the appropriate application to do so. I draft the Motion with a legal statement and supporting evidence. The Base Legal Services Fee may be adjusted upwards or downwards depending on the complexity of your case. The Motion to Reopen Base Legal Services Fee does not include USCIS Filing fees or postal fees, which must be paid in order for me to proceed on your case. A Motion to Reopen, while it is a single document, can often take as long as or even more time than the preparation of entire case, as it may involve extensive legal research, legal analysis and drafting, supporting documents, and interviews with the Client, Witnesses, Expert Witnesses, and country conditions research.

Motion to Reconsider
$3000 Flat Legal Services Fee
We have a preliminary consultation to see whether the USCIS or Immigration Court made a mistake in deciding your case. I thoroughly review your entire case file. In the event that I have to get a copy of your case file from USCIS Or the Immigration Court, I file the appropriate application to do so. I draft the Motion with a legal statement arguing why your case should be reconsidered. The Base Legal Services Fee may be adjusted upwards or downwards depending on the complexity of your case. A Motion to Reconsider, while it is a single document, can often take as long as or even more time than the preparation of entire case, as it may involve extensive legal research, case review, and legal analysis and drafting,

Appeal
$3000 Flat Legal Services Fee
We have a preliminary consultation to see how the decision maker in your case made a mistake in rendering his or her decision. In the event that I have to get a copy of your case file from USCIS, Immigration Court or the Board of Immigration Appeals, I file the appropriate application to do so. I draft the Motion with a legal statement including applicable laws, cases, and regulations. The Base Legal Services Fee may be adjusted upwards depending on the complexity of your case.

The fees on this page do not include expenses fees which apply to all the cases I take. Please goto the "General Notes on Fees" page that discusses additional charges to be placed in an escrow account as I am working on your case.

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