the Academy

What a preparer may and may not legally do. It is the level everything else hangs from.

The mechanics of a filing: the form from the inside, the edition and the clock, the fee, the wording, the envelope and what happens afterwards.

The paperwork of the family block: the I-130 and its supplement, the I-485, the affidavit of support, the work permit and the travel document. What travels together, who signs each line and what it costs.

The N-400 Part by Part — the longest form in the catalog — and the N-600. The history tables, the evidence the instructions ask for, the fee and its three reductions.

The I-589 and the I-730. This is the block where the line is closest: the person answers under oath, and here you learn exactly what a preparer may not touch.

The I-765, the I-751 and the I-539. The category that is copied and never chosen, the filing options each set of instructions declares, the clocks and the fees.

You are already practising. The first interview, the case file, talking without crossing the line, preparing for an interview, when to stop, charging and keeping the books.

Two reviews that tie the whole programme together: one complete filing from the first box to the envelope, and the phrases that get someone put out of the trade, each with the version that does not cross the line.