Good morning, Alexander
You have 4 cases that need attention and 2 client meetings today.
Approval rate
92%
New clients
+3
Avg. time to submission
10 days
Cases progressing
15/18
Today's priorities
What needs your attention right now
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.
Inbox
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Cases
Pipeline view across all active matters
Active cases
18 cases
Needs attention
4 cases
Ready to submit
3 cases
Avg. time to submission
10 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
Clients
18 active · 47 lifetime
| 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 |
Calls
Every consultation transcribed and summarized by GV Intelligence.
Consultations this week
4
AI summaries available
12
Check-in calls
8
Recent calls
Sofia Castellanos
AI summary
Marcus Whitfield
AI summary
Margaux Beauchamp
AI summary
Yara Hassan
RFE call
Olumide Adesanya
AI summary
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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Form Filler
Auto-fill 17 USCIS and State Department forms from client data.
H-1B Corporate
For in-house counsel and corporate immigration teams.
Performance
Week of May 4 to May 10, 2026
Approval rate
92%
New clients
+3
Avg. time to submission
10 days
Cases progressing
15/18
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
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Industry
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%
Post-Approval
From celebration to citizenship. 47 lifetime approvals, 12 active lifecycle clients.
Lifetime approvals
47
Active lifecycle
12
I-94 alerts (90d)
3
Citizenship-eligible
2
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 | |
RM Rajiv Mehta rajiv@nvidia.com |
O-1A | Mar 12, 2026 | Consular processing | |
AP Aisha Patel aisha@google.com |
H-1B | Feb 8, 2026 | In US | |
PV Aditi Iyer aditi@medicine.com |
EB-2 NIW | Jan 22, 2026 | AOS in progress | |
HN Hiroshi Nakamura h.nakamura@studio.jp |
O-1B | Dec 18, 2025 | I-94 alert | |
MA Mateo Aldridge m.aldridge@usolympic.org |
O-1A | Nov 9, 2025 | In US | |
TA Theodore Ashworth t.ashworth@harvard.edu |
EB-1A | Oct 28, 2025 | Consular processing | |
SR Sonia Reyes sonia@stanford.edu |
EB-2 NIW | May 4, 2021 | Citizenship eligible | |
JC Jian Chen jian@two-sigma.com |
EB-1A | Apr 19, 2021 | Citizenship eligible |
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
MW
Marcus Whitfield
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
Stripe_offer_letter.pdf
Berkeley_BS_CS_diploma.pdf
Berkeley_transcripts_sealed.pdf
Stripe_paystubs_Sep2025_Feb2026.pdf
H-1B_petition_Marcus_Whitfield_final.docx
Employer_support_letter.docx
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
H-1B Supplement
Form I-907 Premium
Form G-28
ETA-9035 LCA
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
$6,200Dependents
+ Add
EW
Emily Whitfield
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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