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Manifest Law vs JustiGuide: Pricing and Model, Compared Honestly

Manifest Law is a full-service immigration law firm with tiered O-1 plans from $6,999 to $12,500 and EB-1 from $8,995, offering money-back guarantees and included RFEs at its higher tiers. JustiGuide is a self-serve platform with attorney review at $5,944 for guided filing. Here's what each actually includes, verified against both companies' own pages.

ComparisonVerified from manifestlaw.com and JustiGuide pricing, 2026-08-20Verified 2026-08-20

Overview

These are two different products, and the totals hide that. Manifest Law is a law firm: an attorney owns your case from strategy through filing, priced in tiers, with guarantees and RFE coverage that scale with what you pay. JustiGuide is a self-serve platform: you assemble your evidence with the tool structuring it to the criteria, and a licensed attorney reviews before filing — at one lower price.

This page states both accurately. Where Manifest includes something we don't, it says so; where we cost less, it says that too. Every Manifest figure is quoted from manifestlaw.com as of the verified date; every JustiGuide figure is our live price.

Self-petition: allowed

Both serve self-petition and sponsored paths. The EB-1A and EB-2 NIW green cards are self-petitionable at either company; the O-1 requires a U.S. petitioner (employer or agent) regardless of who prepares it — that's set by 8 CFR § 214.2(o), not by any provider. The real choice here isn't eligibility, it's the model: full legal representation versus self-serve with attorney review.

Criteria

What each includes, verified from both companies' own pages on 2026-08-20 (competitor pricing can change — check manifestlaw.com for their current figures):

You must meet: an honest read of both, not just the headline price

  1. O-1 priceManifest: four flat-fee tiers — Silver $6,999, Gold $8,500, Platinum $10,500, Diamond $12,500. JustiGuide: $5,944 guided filing with attorney review.
  2. EB-1 priceManifest: flat fee starting at $8,995, with a former-USCIS-officer review available for an additional $1,500. JustiGuide: guided filing at $5,944.
  3. RFE responseManifest: included only at the top O-1 tier (Diamond, $12,500 — "all RFE / NOIDs included"); lower tiers do not list RFEs as included. JustiGuide: not included — an RFE response is a separate $2,000 engagement. On this point neither is free at the base price; be clear which tier you're comparing.
  4. GuaranteeManifest: money-back / refile guarantees that scale by tier — 60% refund or free refile at Gold, up to 100% refund plus free refile at Platinum and Diamond, per their terms. JustiGuide: no refile-on-denial guarantee. This is a genuine Manifest advantage at their higher tiers, and worth the price for a borderline case.
  5. ModelManifest: a law firm — an attorney drafts the petition and owns the legal strategy. JustiGuide: a self-serve platform — you assemble with the tool, an attorney reviews before filing. Different amounts of your own time, different price.

Cost & timeline

Government fees

Identical either way — USCIS I-129 (O-1) or I-140 (EB-1) filing fees, plus optional premium processing, are set by USCIS rule and paid on top of any provider's fee. Neither company's price includes government fees. Check the live USCIS G-1055 schedule for current amounts.

Typical timeline

Comparable — both describe roughly 3–6 weeks of evidence gathering and 4–6 weeks of drafting, then USCIS processing that premium processing can shorten to about 15 business days. Timeline is driven by USCIS and your evidence, not by which provider you choose.

Manifest figures quoted from manifestlaw.com as of 2026-08-20 and may change; JustiGuide figures are current. Not a quote for any individual case.

Doing it yourself vs. an attorney

Choose Manifest's model when you want a law firm to own the case end to end, when your profile is borderline enough that a money-back or refile guarantee is worth paying up a tier for, or when the certainty of RFE coverage matters more than the price — and you're comfortable that those protections live at the $10,500–$12,500 tiers, not the $6,999 entry.

Choose JustiGuide's model when your evidence is strong and reasonably organized, when you're willing to do the assembly yourself with the platform structuring it to the criteria and an attorney reviewing before filing, and when the $5,944 price — roughly $1,000 below Manifest's entry O-1 tier and well below its guaranteed tiers — matters. The honest trade: you don't get a refile guarantee, and an RFE response is a separate $2,000 engagement.

The neutral rule holds across every provider in this category: the weaker or messier your evidence, the more full representation with a guarantee earns its premium; the stronger and cleaner, the more a self-serve platform captures the same approval for less. Compare tier-to-tier on what's included, never headline-to-headline.

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The hard part of Comparison is structuring your evidence to the criteria above. Drop your documents and our team will organize them into a JustiGuide profile mapped to each requirement — so you (and any attorney you work with) start from an organized record, not a folder of PDFs.

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Frequently asked questions

Is JustiGuide cheaper than Manifest Law?
At the base O-1 price, yes: JustiGuide's guided filing is $5,944 versus Manifest's entry Silver tier at $6,999, and the gap widens against Manifest's guaranteed tiers ($8,500–$12,500). But they're different products — Manifest is full legal representation with tier-based guarantees; JustiGuide is self-serve with attorney review. Compare what's included, not just the number.
Does JustiGuide include RFE response like Manifest?
Manifest includes RFEs only at its top O-1 tier (Diamond, $12,500). JustiGuide does not include RFE response at its base price — it's a separate $2,000 engagement. So at the lower and middle tiers, neither includes it for free; at the very top tier, Manifest does. Be clear which comparison you're making.
Does JustiGuide have a money-back guarantee?
No. Manifest offers tier-based money-back and refile guarantees (60% at Gold up to 100% at Platinum/Diamond, per their terms), which is a real advantage for a borderline case. JustiGuide does not offer a refile-on-denial guarantee, which is part of why its price is lower. If a guarantee is decisive for you, Manifest's higher tiers provide it.
Which should I choose?
If your evidence is strong and organized and price matters, the self-serve model captures the same approval for less. If your case is borderline, or you want a law firm to own the strategy and a guarantee behind it, full representation earns its premium — and you should compare Manifest's guaranteed tiers, not its entry tier, against that need. Both are legitimate; the right answer depends on your profile, not the marketing.
This page compares two providers using their own publicly stated pricing as of 2026-08-20; competitor figures may change, and Manifest Law's own site is the authority on its current terms. It is general information, not legal advice, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Manifest Law. Trademarks belong to their owners. Whether either model fits your case is a question for a licensed immigration attorney — JustiGuide connects you with one.