Burlington Consult was built with the rising African professional specifically in mind. The firm's lead adviser navigated the EB-1A process as a Nigerian professional — and was approved, on first submission. That lived experience shapes every engagement.
LL.M. in Technology Law and AI Policy, Class of 2026. Direct practitioner knowledge of the Kazarian framework and Dhanasar precedent.
Self-petitioned EB-1A, approved on first submission. Not theory — lived experience navigating the exact system your petition enters.
Supported by case architects, AI prompt engineers, researchers, and senior advisers spanning three countries. Incorporated in Delaware, March 2026.
Client engagements across West Africa, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Built for global professionals, not just local ones.
Professionals from Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, and across the African continent frequently have credentials that are world-class by any objective measure — but are not automatically legible in the format USCIS expects.
A Partner-level position at a Tier 1 Nigerian law firm, a senior role at an NSE-listed institution, a central bank appointment, or a decade at a Big Four firm in Lagos carries the same weight as the equivalent in London or New York. Burlington Consult's role is to make that equivalence unmistakably clear to a USCIS adjudicator.
Burlington Consult's salary analytics framework was built to address a recurring challenge: demonstrating that a Nigerian professional's compensation is significantly above the market median when the market itself earns a fraction of the U.S. benchmark. The framework cross-references five independent databases and identifies the optimal comparator-group argument for each client's role, sector, and seniority.
An increasing number of Burlington Consult's African clients hold British, Canadian, Irish, or EU citizenships alongside their Nigerian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, or other African nationalities.
The important legal point: eligibility for EB-1A and EB-2 NIW is based on professional merit, not nationality. The I-140 is a petition establishing classification — it can be filed and approved regardless of any entry restriction on any passport you hold.
A Nigerian-British dual citizen engaged Burlington Consult to obtain U.S. permanent residency as a career and compensation strategy — not a relocation requirement. Senior financial services role in London, cross-border U.S. transactions. The British passport provided no advantage. Only U.S. permanent residency enabled direct engagement with U.S. clients at U.S. market rates. Burlington Consult filed under EB-2 NIW — approved.
A U.S. green card is permanent work authorisation, not a travel document. For professionals in financial services, law, technology, and consulting, the economic value is primarily about access to U.S. market rates — not about living in the United States.
A senior professional in Lagos, London, or Nairobi who holds a green card can engage directly with U.S. clients, contract with U.S. institutions, and bill at U.S. rates — permanently. A CBI passport provides travel advantages. It does not provide U.S. work authorisation.
Every qualification, role, publication, award, media mention, speaking engagement, or institutional affiliation. Burlington Consult determines what is evidentiary.
Certificates, awards, media coverage, publications, institutional letters, salary documents, and any prior U.S. immigration documentation.
A brief review of the EB-1A criteria and Dhanasar prongs. Not determinative — Burlington Consult conducts its own full independent assessment.
Five to fifteen individuals who know your work directly. Recommenders do not need to be U.S.-based.
Burlington Consult provides a tailored document checklist following the initial assessment call.
The engagement commences within 48 hours of the first instalment. First drafts of all recommendation letters are delivered within one week. The first complete petition draft follows within two weeks. Check-in calls and iterative feedback are built into every stage.
Fee flexibility: Burlington Consult accommodates deferred payment, phased structures, and milestone-tied arrangements where the standard schedule does not fit. Raise this at the outset.
A focused 30-minute session covering your profile, the strongest available pathway, and a direct assessment of eligibility.
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