Why This Matters & Why Now
A neutral bridge in the US immigration space
The Problem
Immigration is hot, polarizing, and chaotic. The current system for collecting affidavits (character statements) is broken:
- Applicants make awkward, cold calls to neighbors, coworkers, and landlords
- Affidavits are unstructured, incomplete, and hard to verify
- USCIS officers spend time making neighborhood checks and chasing scattered information
- Communities struggle to distinguish genuine cases from weak ones
- Authorities receive inconsistent, unverifiable evidence instead of organized, readable affidavits
- The process is stressful for families already under pressure
- Taxpayer resources are wasted on redundant verification work
This chaos serves no one: not immigrants seeking fairness, not communities wanting safety, not overworked USCIS officers needing clarity, and not taxpayers funding the system.
The Solution
Affidavit Support Network is infrastructure that benefits the immigration system itself.
Affidavit Support Network is infrastructure that benefits the immigration system itself. We help immigrants with genuine community ties collect honest, structured affidavits upfront – making the process more humane and predictable while supporting "law & order" and helping overworked USCIS officers.
Key differentiator: We don't take partisan sides. We provide infrastructure that makes the process more humane and predictable while supporting law & order and helping USCIS officers receive organized, readable evidence instead of scattered letters.
For the system: By encouraging proactive submission of structured affidavits, we reduce the need for intrusive neighborhood checks, save time for overworked USCIS officers, and ultimately save taxpayer money.
Market & Timing
US immigration is a massive, growing market:
- N-400 Naturalization: Hundreds of thousands of citizenship applications annually
- Family Petitions (I-130, I-485): Proving bona fide relationships
- Asylum & Humanitarian Cases: Supporting statements for protection cases
- Residence Proof: Landlords and neighbors confirming address history
Why now: Recent USCIS practice places increasing emphasis on holistic good moral character evaluations and testimonial evidence. There is no structured infrastructure to collect the kind of community evidence this new standard implicitly demands. Technology can provide the infrastructure that benefits applicants, communities, and the system itself.
System-level value: By pre-organizing affidavits, we help USCIS officers rely less on cold calls, reduce workload for already overburdened staff, and make contacts, relationships, and context easier to understand and verify.
Business Model
B2B2C via law firms (primary):
- Single Case: $25 (1 recommender/request)
- Annual Membership: $39.50/year (up to 5 successfully completed requests, $25 processing per case)
- $25 per recommender outreach fee (with $15 refundable if declined)
- $45 per online notarization (via Proof.com)
- Optional gratitude payments to recommenders ($50-199, can be waived or donated)
- Attorneys receive referral rewards and access to miniCRM dashboard
Future expansion: Direct-to-consumer, partnerships with community organizations, integration with legal aid networks.
The Bipartisan Angle
For Compassion
Help immigrants with real community support avoid awkward cold calls. Provide dignity and structure for families under pressure.
For Law & Order
Require real names, real relationships, verifiable evidence. Help distinguish genuine cases from weak ones.
Where they overlap: Both want a fair, transparent system. Our platform provides the structure to make this happen.
Competitive Advantage
- ✓Bipartisan appeal: Works for both humanitarian and law-and-order perspectives
- ✓Structured approach: Guided forms ensure completeness and verifiability
- ✓Civic choice: Supporters can refuse compensation, making it a civic act
- ✓Neutral platform: Doesn't take partisan sides, focuses on structure and verification
- ✓Attorney-friendly: Designed to work alongside legal professionals, not replace them
Why This Exists
On August 15, 2025, USCIS issued new policy guidance that fundamentally changes how good moral character is evaluated for immigration cases.
The new policy places increased emphasis on holistic community-based evidence and testimonial affidavits from people who actually know the applicant personally. This represents a shift toward requiring more structured, verifiable evidence of community ties and moral character.
Key changes in the August 15, 2025 policy:
- Greater emphasis on testimonial evidence from neighbors, coworkers, landlords, and community members
- Requirement for structured, verifiable affidavits that can be easily reviewed by officers
- Increased focus on proactive submission of community evidence to reduce the need for intrusive checks
- Expectation that applicants provide organized, credible documentation upfront
Affidavit Support Network exists to bridge the infrastructure gap created by these policy changes. We provide the structured platform needed to collect the kind of community evidence this new standard requires, making the process more efficient for applicants, recommenders, and USCIS officers alike.
Interested in Learning More?
We're building a neutral bridge in one of America's most important debates. If you're interested in supporting this mission, let's talk.