Form Error Checker.
An app idea for immigration law firms.

What the search found

Who pays

Immigration law firms and pro bono clinics

The problem

Clients post that their attorney's office sent an I-130 full of typos and misplaced dates, and that USCIS rejected an application three times because of attorney errors. One post says a wrong form edition or a missing signature gets the whole package rejected and sent back.

The gap

The results show USCIS advice pages, a translation guide and law firm blog posts about mistakes. None of them is a tool that scans a filled form before it is filed. USCIS itself says e-filing reduces errors, which is a reason for the agency to build this, not a product that exists.

Already out there

• USCIS e-filing announcement uscis.gov

  Says e-filing reduces errors and incomplete submissions. It is a policy change, not a checker a firm can run on its own drafts.

• USCIS I-9 error correction handbook uscis.gov

  Explains how to correct errors after the fact on Form I-9. It is a manual process and only covers one form.

People asking for it

• Rejected three times for attorney errors reddit.com

  Client says the attorney made multiple errors and USCIS rejected the application three times.

• I-130 full of typos reddit.com

  Client found misplaced numbers in dates and other mistakes in the completed I-130 before filing.

• Wrong form edition gets rejected reddit.com

  Comment says if a form edition is wrong or a signature is missing, it is rejected and sent back.

The big assumption

Firms will run client drafts through a third party tool, given confidentiality and the risk of exposing case data.

Test it this week

Take ten real filled forms from one friendly firm, check them by hand against the current USCIS instructions, and show the firm how many errors you caught that they missed.