EB-1
A green card for those who stand out in their field.
The highest-priority employment green card. What counts is not the size of the résumé, it is the evidence of recognition.
Learn about EB-1U.S. immigration legal practice · For Brazilians
Legal clarity where there is uncertainty.
A strong résumé presented under the wrong category can be denied. That is why we study every case in depth before recommending any path. We are an immigration legal practice with a licensed attorney, case-by-case strategy, and your process always in view.
Start with a conversation about your situation. Meet the attorney who leads your case
Status Immigration Law Firm PLLC — U.S. immigration law firm providing legal consultations and representation in federal immigration and nationality matters. Serving clients in the United States and abroad, with a focus on clear, responsible, and individualized legal guidance.
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Licensed attorney in New York and Arizona, serving all fifty states
Immigration legal practice headquartered in Washington, DC
Strategy built case by case, never a template
Service in Portuguese, from first contact to the end
Where it begins
Immigration does not start with a form.
It starts when someone looks at their own life — the work they built, the company they opened, their children in school, their home, their plans for the next ten years — and asks one question.
“What is my next step?”
When there is something to lose, the question changes. It is no longer how to arrive. It is how to continue, in a legally sound way.
That is where we come in: not to sell a dream, and never to promise an outcome — but to place legal clarity where there is uncertainty.
Our method
A strong résumé does not approve itself.
Two people with the same education, the same awards and the same publications can face opposite outcomes in the same type of process. What separates them is rarely qualification. It is strategy: which category the case was placed under, which evidence was selected, how the story was told, and what was left out.
A screening conversation with our team: immigration history, current moment, background, trajectory and what you want to build. Here we decide whether your case moves forward to legal analysis — and why.
The attorney studies your case for real: which categories the law allows for your profile, which evidence you already have, which is missing, and where the case would be fragile if filed today. It is the most technical stage — and the one that most influences the outcome.
You receive the recommended path and why, the discarded paths and the reason, what to gather and in what order. When the honest answer is “not yet”, we say so — even if it costs us the engagement.
Technical petition preparation, controlled deadlines and continuous visibility. You know where your process stands without having to ask.
No practice controls the U.S. government’s decision. What can be controlled is the quality of the strategy and the rigor of the preparation. That is exactly where our work lives.
Practice areas
Work and talent processes, handled by licensed attorneys.
Each category requires a different kind of evidence. The right path is not the best-known one — it is the one that matches your story. Choosing the wrong category is one of the most common causes of denial in cases that had everything to succeed.
EB-2 NIW
A green card without depending on an employer.
The most sought-after path by qualified Brazilians — and the most misunderstood.
Learn about NIWO-1
For those who already have a distinguished career.
Work legally in the U.S. — your own company can be your way in.
Learn about the O-1Other categories
Work and investment, starting from the analysis.
If you did not recognize yourself in the three main paths, it does not mean there is no way. It means the analysis must come first.
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The difference
We are a legal practice, not an immigration agency.
Speaking Portuguese is a language. Understanding Brazilians is positioning.
The difference sounds technical, but it changes everything in practice. A licensed attorney is professionally accountable for the guidance given, is bound by professional confidentiality, and can represent you where an agency cannot. If something goes wrong, there is someone with a name and a license to answer for it.
—Case-by-case strategy, not a ready-made template
—Legal analysis, not visa selling
—Transparency about uncertainty, not promised outcomes
—Clarity, not legal jargon
—Cultural understanding, not just Portuguese
—A visible process, not a black box
From start to finish
You are not left alone after signing the contract.
Anyone who has been through an immigration process before knows the script: you sign, you pay, and then everyone disappears. Weeks without an answer. Months without knowing where your process stands. Unanswered emails. It is the most common complaint we hear from clients who come to us from somewhere else. That is not how it works here. You have follow-up at every stage, from the first contact to the final decision. Whenever you have a question, there is someone to talk to. And even without asking, you know where your case stands.
Our digital side exists for that, and only that: to end the black-box feeling. Technology you trust, not technology you notice.
At any moment, you can answer:
Where am I in the process
What has already happened
Which documents are missing
What is the next step
When is our next contact
Who leads
Behind every process there is a person. On both sides.
The Status Immigration Law Firm PLLC is being born now, and that is a choice, not a limitation. We start with no inherited cases, no outdated language, and none of the distance clients feel at traditional firms. Experience belongs to the professionals who handle the cases. The responsible attorney is identified by name, with her licenses and her trajectory, so you know exactly who is taking care of your case.
Meagan Zabadal
Responsible attorney
Licensed in New York and Arizona
Legal analysis and petitions
Meagan leads our analyses and petitions. Because immigration is a matter of federal law, she works on cases for clients in all fifty states, regardless of where they live.
Humanitarian visas and court representation
We also handle humanitarian protection paths: asylum petitions, T visas, U visas and VAWA petitions, as well as representation in immigration court. These are processes with their own rules and stories that call for care, time and confidentiality.
Learn about humanitarian pathsClarity starts with your questions.
General answers. Your case requires an individual assessment.
Are you a legal practice or an agency?
We are a licensed U.S. immigration legal practice. Licensed attorneys take professional responsibility for your case and can represent you where an agency cannot.
Do you guarantee my case will be approved?
No — and be wary of anyone who does. No practice controls the U.S. government’s decision. What is under our control is the strategy and the rigor of the preparation, and that is exactly where we focus our work.
How does the free evaluation work?
It is a screening conversation with our team, at no cost, to understand your situation: immigration history, current moment, background and goals. From it we decide whether your case moves forward to legal analysis with the attorney, which is where the strategy is built. You leave the evaluation knowing more than when you came in, even if you do not hire us.
Why does strategy matter so much if my résumé is already strong?
Because the reviewer does not judge your résumé in the abstract. They judge whether what you submitted meets the requirements of that specific category. Two similar people can have different outcomes depending on the category, the evidence and how the case was assembled. That is why analysis comes before recommendation.
Do you serve clients still in Brazil?
Yes. Most migration planning is more effective when it starts before the move. Service is remote and in Portuguese.
The next step is understanding where you stand.
Before any recommendation, an analysis. Tell us your situation and what you want to build. The evaluation is free, and it is where we define whether — and how — your case strategy can be built.
Service in Portuguese. We reply as soon as possible.