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thrive immigration

U.S. work visas & green cards

Immigration counsel for
the people building things.

Founders, engineers, researchers, designers — and the companies that hire them. We assess your situation honestly, pick the right category, and run a tech-native process from evidence to filing.

One firm for the whole journey — first work visa to green card. Honest assessments, flat answers, and counsel that speaks your language.

By the numbers

The system, in figures

A few numbers that explain why the right category matters, and why the O-1 and its neighbors get so much of our attention.

  • 55%

    of U.S. billion-dollar startups were founded by immigrants

    National Foundation for American Policy, 2022

  • 0

    annual cap or lottery for the O-1A, L-1, TN, and E-2

    USCIS

  • 85,000

    H-1B visas a year, against registrations in the hundreds of thousands

    USCIS

  • 15

    business days for a premium-processing decision on O-1, H-1B, L-1, EB-1A, and NIW petitions

    USCIS

  • 45%

    of Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or their children

    American Immigration Council, 2023

  • 80+

    countries whose nationals can use the E-2 treaty investor visa

    U.S. Department of State

  • No limit

    on O-1 extensions, granted a year at a time for as long as the work continues

    USCIS

  • 1

    business day for our team to reply to every inquiry

    Thrive

The toolkit

Every path, one place

Most people qualify for more of these than they think — and the right answer is often a sequence, not a single visa. We'll tell you which.

For companies

Sponsoring employees, without the drag

Hiring across borders shouldn't stall your roadmap. We help startups and growing teams pick the right category per hire, build repeatable processes, and keep candidates in the loop — async updates, no phone tag.

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  • Attorney-reviewed, every case. Our team reads every inquiry and a Thrive attorney gives you a straight answer. No coordinators, no portals.

  • Handled by immigration attorneys. Petitions are prepared by immigration attorneys with deep experience across employment-based categories.

  • Fast. Replies within one business day — your team keeps shipping while cases move.

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