Compare 10 USA immigration law firms and advisers by credentials, regulator, fees & expertise
Quick answer: this directory lists 10 USA immigration providers, unranked and ordered by verification status. One independent firm has passed a credentials check: Harvey Law Group. Use the filters to narrow by programme, provider type, language and fees; listings cannot buy placement.
The United States now has two wealth-based routes to permanent residence, and they work very differently. The Gold Card is the closer match to a golden visa: a non-refundable gift, with no business to run and no jobs to create. Both the gift and the government fee are charged per person, so a family costs a multiple of the headline figure.
EB-5 is the other, and it is not a donation. EB-5 is an at-risk investment in a commercial enterprise that must create at least 10 qualifying U.S. jobs, and it grants a conditional green card rather than an unconditional one. Which route fits decides which lawyer you need.
Last reviewed: 24 August 2026 - Reviewed by the Golden Visa Lawyers editorial team
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International investment-immigration law firm founded in 1992, with a Portuguese Bar-registered Lisbon practice advising on Golden Visa, residence and citizenship matters.
Advisory service
Investment-migration advisory firm helping clients assess second residence and citizenship options through impact-investment programs worldwide.
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London-founded investment-migration consultancy and current government marketing promoter for the Dominica and St Kitts and Nevis citizenship-by-investment programmes, with eight official offices.
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Award-winning Israeli immigration law firm with 30+ years of experience in visa, citizenship, and relocation services.
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UAE immigration and global mobility practice supporting corporate and individual matters across the region.
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Independent global-mobility consultancy founded in 2014, coordinating residency, citizenship, property and investment-route processes through four offices and external regulated professionals.
Immigration firm
Investment-migration and relocation consultancy advising on 40+ residence, citizenship and relocation options, with 10,000+ clients advised and a 100+ member team.
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Global residence and citizenship advisory group coordinating private-client applications across more than 70 offices, including a Portugal team in Lisbon.
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International law firm with offices across Brazil, Portugal, and the US, advising on immigration, real estate, and business matters.
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Dubai-based investment-migration and international-tax advisory group supporting high-net-worth individuals and families across U.S., European, Caribbean and UAE residence and citizenship programmes.
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Armand Arton founded Arton Capital in 2006 and is its President and CEO. The firm’s official biography describes his work advising private clients, governments and international organisations on global mobility and investment migration.
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Founder and worldwide managing partner of Harvey Law Group, established in 1992. Jean-François Harvey advises on investment immigration, citizenship and residence planning, global mobility, cross-border business matters and complex transactions. His Hong Kong Law Society entry lists Quebec as his foreign-law jurisdiction.
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Murtaza Khan is Fragomen’s Managing Partner for the Middle East and Africa. The firm lists him as the lead contact for its Dubai practice, which supports immigration and global mobility matters across the UAE and the wider region.
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Patricia Casaburi is Founder and CEO of Global Citizen Solutions. Her official profile states that she holds graduate and postgraduate qualifications in Commercial Law and Immigration from the University of Law in London and has a background in media and journalism.
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Preeya Malik is Managing Director of Step Global Group and leads its investment-migration, global-mobility and international-tax advisory work. Her firm biography records a J.D. from the University of Toledo and an LL.M. from the University of Miami. On 24 August 2026, the Florida Bar listed her as member 75717, in good standing and eligible to practise in Florida, with the same Step Global email. That credential is specific to Florida and does not authorize UAE legal practice.
View the record→The Gold Card was created by Executive Order 14351, signed on 19 September 2025, and opened to applications in December 2025. The gift itself is made to the Department of Commerce: $1,000,000, or $2,000,000 per employee where a company sponsors the applicant, plus a $15,000 processing fee to the Department of Homeland Security — both charged per person, so a family of four is around $4,000,000 plus $60,000. A successful applicant receives lawful permanent residence through the EB-1 or EB-2 categories, filed on USCIS Form I-140G, subject to visa availability. Full detail is on the Gold Card page.
That money does not come back. It is a gift to the U.S. government, not an investment, and nothing about the application depends on running a business or creating jobs. The $15,000 fee is non-refundable and paid up front; the gift follows vetting. EB-5 is the opposite trade: $800,000 into a targeted employment area or infrastructure project, or $1,050,000 into a standard project, kept at risk in a commercial enterprise that creates at least 10 full-time jobs. Those thresholds are due their first inflation adjustment on 1 January 2027.
Two caveats matter more than any figure here. Either route makes you a U.S. tax resident, taxed on worldwide income including earnings that never touch the United States — the point that most often changes the answer for someone comparing this with a European golden visa. And the Gold Card rests on an executive order rather than an act of Congress, so a future administration can end it, and its legal basis is open to challenge. EB-5 is statutory. A lawyer who does not raise that difference unprompted is not the lawyer for this decision.
USCIS distinguishes standard investments from reduced-threshold investments in targeted employment areas or infrastructure projects. A lawyer should confirm current thresholds, job-creation methodology and whether the investor is filing a standalone or regional-center petition.
Source-of-funds evidence is often the most time-consuming part. Sale proceeds, business income, loans, gifts, inheritance and crypto proceeds all need clear documentation and transfer history.
EB-5 leads to conditional permanent residence, and capital repayment is not guaranteed. Immigration counsel should coordinate with securities and project diligence professionals rather than treating the investment as a safe deposit.
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