WLD Delay Case

We will be onboarding this case through Monday, October 6, 2025

Eligibility Criteria:

  • The principal applicant filed Form I-918 on or before October 1, 2024;

  • The principal applicant received a bona fide determination; and

  • The principal applicant is in the United States.

Costs and Timing

  1. We will be doing rolling filings. This means I will file the case as soon as we have a sufficient number for an individual case. However, we will file the case no later than October 13, 2025. This means, for now, we will stop onboarding no later than 5:00 PM Eastern on October 6, 2025. We will file the cases, serve the cases, and then move for a judgment. We cannot guarantee any results.

  2. Costs: For one Principal Applicant—derivative applicants are not eligible—we charge $2060.

  3. Payment Plans: We accept 3 payments of $715 (total $2145). Yes, we charge a small administrative fee for payment plans.

Join the Case in 3 Steps:

  1. Contract

  2. Payment

  3. Questionnaire

To Complete Onboarding You Will Need:

  1. I918 and/or I918A Receipt Numbers (Click here for an Example of a I-918 Receipt)

  2. A copy of your Bona Fide Determination (Click Here for an Example of a Bona Fide Determination)

Frequently Asked Questions:

  • No. But if you have not done your fingerprints, the government will require you to give them before it issues you a BFD or EAD.

  • No. But we would encourage you to tell your petition attorney. Depending on what address receives your BFD and EAD, you will want to put them on notice that those documents should be arriving soon. Also, if you get a request for evidence, your petition attorney NOT Banias Law, will be responsible for responding to USCIS timely.

  • No. I have never seen USCIS retaliate against a U visa applicant for filing a delay suit or being part of a group delay suit. First, it is illegal for them to retaliate against someone for suing them; the U.S. Constitution protects your right to sue the government. Second,

  • You can join our next case if you filed on or before October 15, 2023.

  • For 1 person, the cost will be $1854; for 2 or more people, the cost will be $3296. We offer payment plans for both types of cases. We do not charge for minor children (under 16 years old). So, if you are a parent with two young children, your cost will be the same as for 1 person.

  • Follow the instructions on the next page.

  • No. These cases are typically decided on the papers. And even if the court has a hearing, it will be for the attorneys to answer questions.

  • You can still join the law suit. The law suit