A professional analysis may help assess the evidence, but purchasing a report cannot change the employment that actually occurred. Identify which facts are supported and which remain unclear. The company’s records and truthful explanations matter more than a favourable label attached after the event.
Scope the review around the chronology
Ask what periods and duties the engagement will analyze and which records are needed. Separate that work from government filing fees and any expedited-processing option. No expenditure guarantees that the qualifying period or managerial role will be accepted.
For a small seasonal business the petition's cost sits mostly in accounting and administrative time: producing three years of payroll, reconstructing an organizational chart that was never written down, obtaining corporate registers and share transfer records, and gathering proof that both companies are actually trading. The petition line contains the I-129 fee, the fraud prevention and detection fee, any asylum program fee that applies to the employer's size, and premium processing if the timeline demands it; verify the current amounts on the USCIS fee schedule because they change. The predictable surprise for a closely held group is the cost of tidying corporate records: issuing shares that were only ever agreed, recording transfers, preparing registers, obtaining certificates of good standing, and having accountants produce statements for entities that have never needed audited figures.