Lighthouse Alternatives: Employment-Based Immigration Firms in 2026

Lighthouse is, per its site, a technology-enabled immigration provider that helps companies and individuals move from a job offer to work authorization, with published flat pricing by visa pathway. Its own site states that Lighthouse is not a law firm and that legal services are provided by independent licensed attorneys. Companies and professionals weighing their options sometimes look for a provider with a different model: a law firm where a named attorney is the attorney of record, or a firm with a particular depth in the visa categories they use.

This guide compares alternatives to Lighthouse for employment-based immigration in 2026. It covers what to weigh when choosing a provider and where Manifest Law and several other firms fit, for both employers building a sponsorship program and individuals pursuing a work visa or Green Card. All information on providers other than Manifest is sourced from each provider's publicly available website, as of June 1, 2026.

What to Consider When Choosing an Employment Immigration Provider

A few factors are worth weighing when comparing providers that handle employment-based immigration.

• Law firm or technology provider. Some options are technology companies that coordinate independent attorneys rather than law firms, which can change whether attorney-client privilege applies. Confirm whether you are engaging a law firm and who is responsible for the legal work.
• Category depth. Employment-based immigration spans H-1B, O-1, L-1, TN, E-3, PERM, and the EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 Green Cards. A provider concentrated in the categories you use may have more recent experience with those adjudication standards, so ask how often it files your specific petition types.
• Case-building approach. Outcomes on O-1 and EB-1A cases depend on how evidence is mapped to the regulatory criteria, so ask who drafts the petition and how many attorneys review it before filing.
• Attorney access. Staffing models differ in how much day-to-day work attorneys handle directly. Confirm whether a named attorney handles your case.
• Technology and visibility. A case-tracking system with HRIS integration lets a people team follow status without emailing the provider for updates.
• Pricing model. Decide whether you want published flat fees or a custom corporate rate, and confirm what each fee covers, including responses to a Request for Evidence.

Alternatives to Lighthouse for Employment-Based Immigration

All information on providers other than Manifest is sourced from each provider's publicly available website, as of June 1, 2026.

Manifest Law

The structural difference between Manifest and a provider that coordinates independent attorneys is that Manifest is itself a law firm. A named Manifest attorney is the attorney of record from intake through filing, corporate cases are staffed by attorneys the firm employs directly as W-2s rather than outside co-counsel, and the engagement carries the protections of a traditional attorney-client relationship.

The practice covers the employment-based range of visas, anchored in corporate work (H-1B, L-1, TN, and PERM) and extending to extraordinary-ability cases (O-1, EB-1A, and EB-2 NIW). Individual flat fees are listed on the site, corporate work is quoted on a custom rate sheet, and the Visa Approved or Money Back Guarantee is available on a case-by-case basis for corporate clients, subject to availability (full terms).

• Because one firm covers both work visas and employment Green Cards, a candidate can move from an H-1B or O-1 into an EB-1A or EB-2 NIW Green Card without switching providers partway through the journey.
• The same engagement absorbs both the routine, high-volume filings a program runs on (H-1B transfers, L-1, TN) and the harder cases that turn on how the evidentiary record is assembled (founder O-1As, EB-1A, EB-2 NIW).
• Manifest is powered by Manifest OS, an AI-native legal technology platform the firm built in-house, backed by a $60 million Series A from Menlo Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, First Round Capital, and Quiet Capital. People teams use one portal to open cases, share documents, and see live status, milestones, and deadlines, so the visibility a software buyer expects is layered over a law firm rather than replacing one.

Well-suited for: employers and individuals who want the accountability of a law firm, with a named attorney and attorney-client privilege, without giving up the real-time visibility and flat-fee predictability they would expect from a software platform. Learn more about Manifest's employment-based immigration practice or contact the business immigration team.

Envoy Global

Envoy Global states on its site that it is a corporate immigration services provider, with U.S. legal services provided by its affiliated law firm, Corporate Immigration Partners, P.C. Per its site, Envoy is not itself a law firm. It reports coverage across more than 180 countries and serves corporate clients managing global workforces.

• Global footprint and program-management focus, suited to companies coordinating immigration across many countries at once.
• Its platform integrates with HRIS and ATS systems such as Workday and Greenhouse, per its site, and the company states there is no cost to use the platform itself.

Boundless

Boundless describes itself, per its site, as a technology-enabled immigration company, with legal services provided by Boundless Legal LLC, an Arizona-licensed firm. The company began with marriage and family Green Cards and, per its site, expanded into business immigration after acquiring RapidVisa in 2020 and Bridge in 2023. It covers family-based cases (including marriage Green Cards and K-1 fiancé visas) alongside business categories such as H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, and PERM.

• Coverage spanning both family and employment-based immigration, useful for an individual whose situation includes a family case and a work case.
• Flat-rate pricing for individuals and volume-based pricing for employers, per its site.

Alcorn Immigration Law

Alcorn Immigration Law, now rebranding to Founder Law, is a firm with offices in Palo Alto and New York that focuses on startups, founders, and skilled professionals. Per its site, the firm is led by founder Sophie Alcorn, a State Bar of California certified specialist in immigration and nationality law, and offers a structured program called Legal Launch for O-1A, EB-1A, and EB-2 NIW cases.

• Founder and startup focus, per its site, with a defined program structure for extraordinary-ability cases.
• Displays a WBENC Women's Business Enterprise certification badge on its site.

North America Immigration Law Group (WeGreened)

North America Immigration Law Group, known as WeGreened, states on its site that it specializes exclusively in talent-based immigration categories, including EB-2 NIW, EB-1A, EB-1B, and O-1, with a focus on I-140 immigrant petitions. The firm describes itself as a nationwide practice and publishes individual case timelines on its site.

• Concentration on talent-based Green Card categories such as EB-2 NIW and EB-1A, which applicants often pursue by self-petitioning.
• Operates in multiple languages and states a 24-hour response standard, per its site.

Reddy Neumann Brown PC

Reddy Neumann Brown is a Houston business immigration firm that, per its site, has focused solely on U.S. employment-based immigration since 1997, covering H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, PERM, and the EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 Green Cards. The firm runs a proprietary client portal it calls LIBERTY for case status and document collection.

• Employer-side practice with a named client portal, suited to companies that want a defined corporate sponsorship process.
• Describes itself as woman-owned, with a single Houston office.

Full-service law firms with immigration practices

Some multidisciplinary law firms offer immigration alongside employment, corporate, and litigation work. This can suit a company that wants immigration handled within a broader legal relationship, such as I-9 audit representation or immigration support during a merger.

• Useful when immigration is one component of a larger legal relationship, with employment and corporate counsel in the same firm.
• Scope, technology, and immigration depth vary widely by firm, so evaluate each practice individually.

Regional immigration boutiques

Smaller regional firms often provide personalized attention and familiarity with local USCIS field offices. They can be a good fit for companies or individuals concentrated in one area.

• Partner-level attention and familiarity with local USCIS field offices.
• Technology, capacity, and multi-location coverage vary by firm.

Matching a Provider to Your Situation

The right fit depends less on any single feature than on how your needs line up with a provider's model. An employer standing up a sponsorship program tends to weigh case visibility, attorney access, and how predictable the pricing is across a year of filings. An individual pursuing an O-1 or EB-1A tends to weigh how a provider builds the evidentiary record and whether the same team can carry a case from a work visa through to a Green Card. Across either path, the details worth settling early are whether you are engaging a law firm, who the attorney of record is, and what each fee covers.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Lighthouse a law firm?

Per its own site, Lighthouse is not a law firm. It describes itself as a provider of software and services for immigration document preparation, with legal services provided by independent licensed attorneys. Buyers who want a traditional law firm relationship, with a named attorney of record and attorney-client privilege, may prefer a provider organized as a law firm.

Why do companies look for employment-based immigration alternatives?

Companies compare providers on the model that fits them: a law firm versus a technology provider, the depth of a provider's experience in their specific visa categories, the level of attorney involvement, case-tracking technology, and a pricing model they can plan around. A company or professional whose needs are specifically employment-based may prefer a provider concentrated in work visas and employment Green Cards.

What should I look for in an employment immigration provider?

Look for whether you are engaging a law firm, depth in your specific visa categories, the case-building and review process, the level of attorney involvement, case-tracking technology, and a pricing model you can plan around. For extraordinary-ability cases such as O-1 and EB-1A, the provider's approach to building the evidentiary record is especially important.

Does the provider I choose handle both visas and Green Cards?

Some providers focus on one stage. If you expect to move from a work visa to an employment Green Card, a provider that handles both can avoid a transition midway. Manifest, for example, handles O-1 and H-1B work visas as well as the EB-1 and EB-2 Green Card path.

Disclaimer. This article is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Reading it, or contacting Manifest Law through this site, does not create an attorney-client relationship. Information about other providers is taken from each provider's publicly available website as of June 1, 2026, and may be incomplete or out of date; confirm current services, fees, and details directly with each provider. Manifest Law is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any other provider named here. Immigration law changes frequently, and the information here is current only as of the publication date. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. This communication is attorney advertising.