Immigration Merit Lab

Immigration Merit Lab

Success Rate in Legal Petitions

Does the Attorney Matter More, or the Candidate?

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Immigration Merit Lab
Dec 21, 2025
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When people talk about success rates in legal petitions, especially high-stakes ones like extraordinary ability or merit-based cases, the question often comes up. Is success driven by the attorney, or by the candidate?

The honest answer is that success is not owned by one side. It is created at the intersection of both.

The Candidate Is the Foundation

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