Verify us. We'll show you how.

If you're checking us out before trusting us — good. That's exactly right.

Immigration help is a field where families get hurt by people they trusted: services that promise approvals, charge for "special connections," or disappear with original documents and deposits. The answer to that isn't bigger promises. It's verification — public records you can look up yourself, limits stated in plain English, and a real name accountable for the work.

Nobody offering immigration help should ask you to just believe them. Not us either. Here's how to check.

Five checks. They take about ten minutes.

1. Look up the business. StatusReady LLC is a registered Alabama limited liability company. Search for it in the Alabama Secretary of State's public business records — you'll see the registration yourself, from the state, not from us.
2. Know who answers for the work. StatusReady is run by Kevin Black — a named person who signs his work, not a brand with no one behind it. Read our story →
3. Read our limits — published, not buried. We are a non-attorney document preparation service, and the full plain-English list of what we can and cannot do is right below on this page. The people who blur that line are the problem this page exists to fix.
4. No payment before you see the terms. Starting is free. You pay only after we've confirmed your situation is one we prepare and you've reviewed and e-signed the service agreement — so you've read every term before you've paid anything. If anyone asks for money before showing you their terms in writing, walk away.
5. Know how we'll contact you. Everything happens in writing — and we will never call you. If someone calls claiming to be StatusReady, it isn't us. End the call and email us directly at hello@statusready.co

The line matters. Here's exactly where it is.

What we can do:

• Prepare your USCIS forms from the information you provide
• Give you a general checklist of documents to gather
• Explain in general terms what a form is used for
• Check what you send for completeness, legibility, and consistency — readable scans, no blank fields, names and dates that match across your papers
• Keep you updated while we work
• Answer general questions about the USCIS process
• Point you to a licensed immigration attorney when something is beyond form preparation

What we cannot do — and will never pretend to:

• Tell you whether you qualify for an immigration benefit
• Tell you how to answer a question on a form
• Predict or promise what USCIS will decide
• Advise which immigration pathway to pursue
• Interpret the law for your situation
• Respond to USCIS requests or notices on your behalf
• Represent you before USCIS
• Give any advice that calls for legal judgment

You review, sign, assemble, and file your own application — it stays in your hands the whole way.

That second list is a lawyer's work. If someone without a law license is offering it, walk away — whoever they are.

The same ten minutes protects you everywhere. Whatever someone claims to be, there's a public way to check it.

• "I'm an attorney." Every state has a public way to look up a licensed attorney — usually through the state bar's website. Search the name, confirm the license is active and in good standing. A real attorney expects you to check.
• "I'm an accredited representative." The U.S. Department of Justice publishes a public roster of its recognized organizations and their accredited representatives. If someone claims this status, their name should be on that list — ask where to find them on it.
• "I'm a notario." Be careful with this word. In much of Latin America, a notario público is a highly trained legal professional. In the United States, a notary public is not a lawyer and cannot give legal advice. If someone uses the title, run the checks above — the rosters and the registration. Titles aren't proof; records are.
• "I'm a non-attorney preparer" — like us. Check the state business registration, and listen for honesty about limits. A legitimate preparer tells you plainly what they cannot do — before you pay, not after.

And walk away — from anyone, including us — if you see any of these:

• A promised or "guaranteed" approval — nobody honest can promise what USCIS decides
• Claimed connections inside USCIS
• Eligibility answers from someone without a law license
• Pressure to decide on a phone call
• Anyone who wants to keep your original documents
• Payment requested before you've seen a written agreement
• Cash-only payment, or no receipt for what you've paid