Ellis
Ellis is a modern immigration law firm that combines legal expertise with a technology platform to manage U.S. employment-based visas, green cards, and other immigration matters. The platform serves as a single system of record for People teams and foreign national employees, tracking case statuses, visa deadlines, and documents in real time. It offers fixed-fee legal services, with H-1B visas priced at $3,000 and a reported 99.4% approval rate.
- HR Technology
- Legal Technology
- Software Only
Funding
Funding not disclosed
- 20vc.fund (opens in a new tab)investor website
Founders
Product
Problem
Companies hiring international talent face complex, time-sensitive U.S. immigration processes that are prone to missed deadlines, compliance risks, and fragmented communication between HR teams, employees, and legal counsel. Traditional immigration law firms often lack transparent tracking and integrated technology, leaving employers and foreign nationals without a clear view of case status or upcoming obligations.
Solution
Ellis provides a modern immigration law firm experience that pairs licensed attorneys with a dedicated technology platform. The platform acts as a single system of record for People teams and foreign national employees, centralizing case statuses, visa deadlines, and critical immigration documents. It integrates with HRIS systems and sends automatic alerts for renewals, expirations, and deadlines to prevent lapses in compliance. Legal services are delivered by affiliated law firms, Ellis Legal, P.C. and Ellis Legal LLC, while the technology handles case tracking and operational support, ensuring international hires arrive on time and remain compliant.
Target Audience
Primary customers are U.S.-based companies of all sizes—from startups to Fortune 500s—that hire international talent and need to manage employment-based visas and green card processes for their employees.
Features
- All-in-one platform for tracking case statuses, visa deadlines, and immigration documents in real time
- HRIS integration to sync employee data and streamline case management workflows
- Automatic alerts for renewals, expirations, and deadlines to ensure nothing falls through the cracks
- Fixed-fee legal services across visa categories including H-1B ($3,000), O-1 ($12,000), L-1 ($10,000), and EB-1A green cards ($15,000)
- Free public tools including a visa sponsors database of 180k+ H-1B sponsor companies and an H-1B odds calculator
- Reported 99.4% approval rate across handled cases