May 10, 2026
Approval rate
92%
+12% vs last quarter
New clients
+3
This week
Avg. time to submission
10 days
Down from 47 days
Cases progressing
15/18
On track
3 petitions are AI-drafted and ready for your review.
Sofia Castellanos (O-1A), Marcus Whitfield (H-1B), Hiroshi Nakamura (O-1B). Avg. drafting time: 3.2 days.
Recent activity
Sofia Castellanos uploaded 6 advisory opinion letters
12 minutes ago
AI Drafter completed first pass on Marcus Whitfield H-1B petition
1 hour ago
Anika Sharma signed engagement letter
3 hours ago
Yara Hassan case flagged: USCIS RFE received
Yesterday
Petition for Rajiv Mehta approved by USCIS
Yesterday
Approval rate trend
Last 12 months · firm average
GV firm Industry avg.
100% 85% 70% 55% Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Active cases
18 cases
Across 5 visa categories
Needs attention
4 cases
Action required this week
Ready to submit
3 cases
Filing this week
Avg. time to submission
10 days
Down from 47 days
Intake
3
Anika Sharma
L-1A Intracompany Transfer
Engagement signed2/5
Intake call 2:30 PM
Marcus Whitfield
H-1B Specialty Occupation
Documents3/5
Missing 2 docs
Chen Wei
L-1B Specialized Knowledge
Initial intake1/5
Started May 9
Case Preparation
4
Olumide Adesanya
EB-2 NIW
Personal statement90%
Ready for review
Hiroshi Nakamura
O-1B Extraordinary Ability (Arts)
Recommendation letters4/6
Awaiting 2 letters
Rajiv Mehta
O-1A Engineer
Evidence compilation85%
Strategy: 3 criteria
Isabella Romano
EB-1A Outstanding Researcher
Citation analysis72%
Google Scholar synced
Petition Drafting
5
Sofia Castellanos
O-1A AI Research Scientist
Draft75%
In review
Tae-hyun Choi
H-1B Cap Subject
Petition writing30%
Started May 2
Yara Hassan
O-1A Scientist
RFE response50%
RFE — due May 18
Edmund Carrington
EB-2 Advanced Degree
Drafting40%
Employer support letter pending
Eleanor Whitcombe
O-1B Filmmaker
Drafting55%
Reviews compiled
Ready to Submit
3
Augustus Sterling
L-1A Senior Manager
Final review100%
Client signed off
Aditi Iyer
EB-2 NIW
Final review100%
USCIS form ready
Mateo Aldridge
O-1A Sports
Filing100%
Premium processing
Submitted
3
Eliza Pemberton
O-1A Researcher
USCIS pending
Receipt notice received
Theodore Ashworth
EB-1A
Decision
Filed May 1
Liana Voss
H-1B
Premium processing
Decision expected May 17
Client Visa Stage Progress Next milestone Fee
SC
Sofia Castellanos
sofia.c@deepmind.com
O-1A Sciences Petition Drafting
Sign-off · May 11 $8,500
MW
Marcus Whitfield
m.whitfield@stripe.com
H-1B Specialty Intake
Documents · May 14 $6,200
AS
Anika Sharma
anika@goldman.com
L-1A Transfer Intake
Intake call · May 10 $11,500
HN
Hiroshi Nakamura
h.nakamura@studio.jp
O-1B Arts Case Preparation
Letters · May 13 $9,200
YH
Yara Hassan
yara.h@nyu.edu
O-1A Sciences RFE Response
RFE deadline · May 18 $8,500
OA
Olumide Adesanya
olumide@oxford.ac.uk
EB-2 NIW Case Preparation
Review · May 12 $10,800
IR
Isabella Romano
i.romano@mit.edu
EB-1A Case Preparation
Citation report · May 15 $14,500
RM
Rajiv Mehta
rajiv@nvidia.com
O-1A Engineer Case Preparation
Evidence audit · May 12 $8,500
TC
Tae-hyun Choi
taehyun@anthropic.com
H-1B Cap Petition Drafting
Draft · May 20 $5,800
CW
Chen Wei
chen.wei@bytedance.com
L-1B Specialized Intake
Engagement · May 12 $7,500
Consultations this week
4
2 inbound · 2 outbound
AI summaries available
12
Auto-generated within 60s
Check-in calls
8
All clients caught up
Recent calls
Sofia Castellanos
AI summary
O-1A Visa Consultation · 45 min · Yesterday, 2:30 PM
Marcus Whitfield
AI summary
H-1B Follow-up · 30 min · May 8, 11:00 AM
Margaux Beauchamp
AI summary
Initial EB-2 NIW Consultation · 60 min · May 7, 3:30 PM
Yara Hassan
RFE call
RFE Strategy · 25 min · May 7, 10:15 AM
Olumide Adesanya
AI summary
EB-2 NIW Strategy · 50 min · May 5, 1:00 PM
AI Meeting Summary
Client Call · Sofia Castellanos
Generated 2 hours after call · Reviewed by Alexander
Client background
NameSofia Castellanos
Visa typeO-1A Extraordinary Ability (Sciences)
ProfessionAI Research Scientist, Google DeepMind
GoalO-1A status to continue research employment
Key discussion points
  • 15+ peer-reviewed publications in NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR
  • Led research team of 8 scientists on award-winning interpretability project
  • Patents pending for novel neural network architecture
  • 6 advisory opinion letters confirmed from industry experts
Next steps
  • Collect documentation by May 12, 2026
  • Secure recommendation letters by May 15, 2026
  • Draft petition letter by May 20, 2026
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Approval rate
92%
+12% vs last week (84%)
New clients
+3
Total active: 18
Avg. time to submission
10 days
Improved from 14 days
Cases progressing
15/18
15 on track
Outcomes
Key wins this week
Faster drafting
Average petition draft time down to 3.2 days from 9.1 days a quarter ago.
Higher approval rates
92% approval rate on petitions filed this quarter (+12% vs Q1).
More conversions
3 new clients signed engagement letters this week.
Case distribution
Active cases by stage
Intake
3
Case prep
4
Drafting
5
Ready to submit
3
Submitted
3
Total active cases: 18 · Avg. revenue per case: $8,920
Approval rate · last 12 weeks
GV firm vs. industry average
GV Industry
100% 85% 70% 55% 92%
Recent case progression
See progress scores all clients
Olumide Adesanya
Last 75% / Now 87%
Hiroshi Nakamura
Last 50% / Now 72%
Sofia Castellanos
Last 60% / Now 75%
Rajiv Mehta
Last 70% / Now 85%
Marcus Whitfield
Last 40% / Now 60%
Marcus Whitfield's H-1B was approved 47 minutes ago.
Auto-celebration sent to client. Next-steps memo drafted. I-94 monitoring activated.
Lifetime approvals
47
+3 this month
Active lifecycle
12
Across consular, AOS, in-US
I-94 alerts (90d)
3
Out-of-status risk
Citizenship-eligible
2
Cross-sell ready
Active post-approval cases
Each client routed automatically to consular processing, AOS, or in-US monitoring.
Client Visa Approved Stage Next milestone
MW
Marcus Whitfield
m.whitfield@stripe.com
H-1B Today, 12:47 PM In US
Sending next-steps memo
RM
Rajiv Mehta
rajiv@nvidia.com
O-1A Mar 12, 2026 Consular processing
DS-160 prep · interview Apr 22
AP
Aisha Patel
aisha@google.com
H-1B Feb 8, 2026 In US
I-94 expires Oct 14
PV
Aditi Iyer
aditi@medicine.com
EB-2 NIW Jan 22, 2026 AOS in progress
I-485 filed · pending receipt
HN
Hiroshi Nakamura
h.nakamura@studio.jp
O-1B Dec 18, 2025 I-94 alert
Expires in 47 days
MA
Mateo Aldridge
m.aldridge@usolympic.org
O-1A Nov 9, 2025 In US
Caught up
TA
Theodore Ashworth
t.ashworth@harvard.edu
EB-1A Oct 28, 2025 Consular processing
Stamping at London consulate · May 22
SR
Sonia Reyes
sonia@stanford.edu
EB-2 NIW May 4, 2021 Citizenship eligible
N-400 ready · 5 years met
JC
Jian Chen
jian@two-sigma.com
EB-1A Apr 19, 2021 Citizenship eligible
4y 10m mark · cross-sell sent
Today's lifecycle actions
Auto-generated from approval data and dates.
I-94 expiring soon
3 clients in next 90 days
Hiroshi Nakamura expires in 47 days. Extension paperwork drafted, ready for review.
Naturalization eligible
2 clients at 5-year mark
Sonia Reyes and Jian Chen. N-400 drafts ready. Auto-cross-sell email queued.
Family petitions
3 cross-sell opportunities
Rajiv Mehta's spouse and 2 children need derivative visas. Package drafted.
Lifecycle automations
Running quietly in the background.
Approval celebrations · 47 sent
Next-steps memos · 47 sent
I-94 monitoring · 12 active
Status-change alerts · auto-fired
Naturalization tracker · 7 enrolled
Family cross-sell · 3 opportunities live
Back to Post-Approval
MW
Marcus Whitfield
H-1B Specialty Occupation Stripe, Inc. Attorney: Alexander Thornton Approved
Filed
Mar 12, 2026
USCIS Vermont Service Center
Approved
May 10, 2026
59 days, premium
Fees collected
$6,200 / $6,200
Fully paid
I-94 valid until
Aug 14, 2029
3-year H-1B grant
Case timeline
Intake to approval, 70 days total
Intake
Mar 1, 2026
Case prep
Mar 4, 2026
AI Drafted
Mar 9, 2026
Filed
Mar 12, 2026
Approved
Today, 12:47 PM
Documents
12
Passport.pdf
Uploaded by Marcus, Mar 4, 2026 · OCR-verified
Stripe_offer_letter.pdf
Uploaded by Marcus, Mar 4, 2026
Berkeley_BS_CS_diploma.pdf
Uploaded by Marcus, Mar 5, 2026 · auto-categorized as Degree
Berkeley_transcripts_sealed.pdf
Uploaded by Marcus, Mar 8, 2026
Stripe_paystubs_Sep2025_Feb2026.pdf
Uploaded by Marcus, Mar 8, 2026 · 6 months
H-1B_petition_Marcus_Whitfield_final.docx
Generated by AI Drafter, Mar 9 · 42 pages · 94 percent confidence
Employer_support_letter.docx
Generated by AI Drafter, Mar 9 · signed by Patrick Collison
Recent communications
Open inbox →
A
Alexander Thornton
Today, 12:48 PM
Marcus, congratulations. Your H-1B was approved by USCIS Vermont SC this morning. I am sending the next-steps memo shortly. Your I-94 will be valid through Aug 14, 2029.
MW
Marcus Whitfield
May 3, 2026
Got the receipt notice today. Premium clock started?
A
Alexander Thornton
Mar 12, 2026
Petition filed with Vermont SC today. Premium processing 15-day SLA. We should see a receipt in 2-3 weeks.
MW
Marcus Whitfield
Mar 11, 2026
Signed. Send it in.
Activity
23
USCIS approval received. Form I-797C indicates H-1B granted through Aug 14, 2029.
Today, 12:47 PM
Auto-celebration sent to Marcus with approval certificate.
Today, 12:47 PM
Next-steps memo drafted by AI. Awaiting attorney review.
Today, 12:48 PM
I-94 monitoring activated. Expiration tracker set to Aug 14, 2029.
Today, 12:48 PM
Approval bonus payment of $400 auto-charged via Stripe.
Today, 12:48 PM
Premium processing SLA met. 13 calendar days from receipt to decision.
Today, 12:00 PM
Receipt notice I-797C captured from CBP. Receipt EAC-26-126-50421.
Apr 27, 2026
Petition package shipped via FedEx Priority Overnight to USCIS Vermont SC.
Mar 12, 2026
USCIS fees of $5,085 paid via Pay.gov ($780 base, $1,500 H supp, $2,805 premium).
Mar 12, 2026
Petition signed by client and reviewed by attorney.
Mar 11, 2026
AI Drafter generated 42-page H-1B petition. Confidence 94 percent.
Mar 9, 2026
LCA ETA-9035 certified by DOL FLAG. Case I-200-26063-411874.
Mar 6, 2026
Documents complete. 5 of 5 required items received.
Mar 8, 2026
Engagement letter signed and $3,100 retainer charged.
Mar 4, 2026
Initial consultation completed.
Mar 1, 2026
Forms filed
5
Form I-129
Filed Mar 12 · $780
H-1B Supplement
Filed Mar 12 · $1,500
Form I-907 Premium
Filed Mar 12 · $2,805
Form G-28
Filed Mar 12 · attorney of record
ETA-9035 LCA
Certified Mar 6 · DOL FLAG
Payments
Paid in full
Initial retainer
Mar 4
Paid $3,100
Documents complete
Mar 9
Paid $1,550
Petition filing
Mar 12
Paid $1,150
Approval bonus
Today
Paid $400
Total
$6,200
Dependents
+ Add
EW
Emily Whitfield
Spouse · H-4 needed · cross-sell drafted
Notes
+ Add
Comp structure
Stripe RSU comp counts toward total comp, base is well above Level IV prevailing wage. Confirmed Mar 8.
Berkeley transcripts
Sealed copies took 2 weeks via registrar. Recommend telling future H-1B clients to request transcripts during intake call.
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