For immigration attorneys
Flat fees by case stage, government filing fees listed apart
Immigration work is mostly flat-fee, priced by the type of case and paid in parts as the case moves through its steps. Government filing fees are separate from the firm’s fee, and clients need to see the difference clearly, often with family members helping to pay.
The billing problems immigration attorneys actually have
Clients confuse the firm’s fee with the government’s filing fee.
List the filing fee on its own line, apart from the legal fee, so the client sees exactly what each part is.
A case fee is paid in parts over months, and tracking who paid what is manual.
An installment plan schedules the parts, and the invoice shows what has been paid and what remains.
A relative abroad wants to pay part of the fee.
Send the invoice’s payment link to whoever is paying; they pay by card on the payment page without an account.
A worked invoice
Sample work, priced the way this work is usually priced. The total is computed with the same function the console bills with.
| Line | Qty | Price | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal fee, petition preparation (installment 1 of 3) | 1 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Translation of supporting documents, pages | 12 | $25.00 | $300.00 |
| Total | $1,300.00 | ||
Sample figures. Government filing fees are shown on their own line when they are billed.
Questions
Can I keep notes on a case that the client never sees?
Yes. Internal notes on a client or an invoice stay inside your workspace and never appear on what the client sees.
Can someone other than the client pay the invoice?
Yes. Anyone with the invoice’s payment link can pay it by card or bank transfer.
Can I set a different price for each case type?
Yes. Saved items keep each case type’s fee and description to pick from on estimates and invoices.
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