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The Application is licensed, not sold, to you. The Application is intended for use by persons 18 years of age or older. If you are under 18 years of age, you may not access or use the Application. By clicking the "Agree" button or using the application, you:
If you do not agree to these terms, do not use the application and delete it from your mobile device.
Open Borders is a free immigration guide that is intended to serve as a starting point for determining your immigration options. The information in the Application is not legal advice, and does not form an Attorney-Client relationship.
Current-law limitations: U.S. immigration law, policy, agency practice, and enforcement trends change frequently, sometimes without clear public notice. The Application may be revised from time to time, but it is still a generalized educational guide and may be incomplete or may not reflect the most current law, policy, agency practice, enforcement trend, or fact-specific exception that applies to your situation. You should not rely on the Application for filing decisions, deadlines, eligibility determinations, or legal strategy.
Note: The Application is not a substitute for the advice or representation of an attorney. All of the information provided in this Application is meant to be reviewed and confirmed by an immigration attorney prior to taking any action with the U.S. government to file any applications for relief.
Immigration laws are complex and frequently change. The Application presents generalized educational information and does not account for all facts, exceptions, procedural issues, or discretionary factors that may apply in individual cases. We make no representation that the information in this guide is perfect. There could be a number of variables in your case that are not fully taken into account in the information provided by this Application. There could also be immigration relief that you qualify for that this Application does not discover.
For this reason, the information presented on or through the Application is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Application, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.
The Border Crossing Law Firm expressly disclaims all liability in respect to actions taken or not taken based on the content of the Application. The reader should also be aware that prior results described in the Application do not guarantee a similar outcome.
We strongly believe that legal representation is critical in immigration cases, and do not encourage you to file any immigration applications without the assistance of a qualified immigration attorney.
Neither receipt of information presented in the Application Sites nor any e-mail or other electronic communication sent to Border Crossing Law Firm or its lawyers will create an attorney-client relationship. Accordingly, the attorney-client relationship will not begin until you receive a written statement from us that we represent you (an "Attorney-Client Contract").
Note: Unless you retain the Border Crossing Law Firm through execution of an Attorney-Client Contract, we are not your attorneys, and you may not consider the information provided in our Application to be legal advice.
Border Crossing Law Firm attorneys named in the Application are authorized to practice law in Illinois and Montana, and before any federal administrative tribunal, such as the Executive Office for Immigration review, but may not be authorized to practice law in other state or federal jurisdictions. Attorneys listed on the Sites are not Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Some content may be considered attorney advertising under applicable rules. The Application is provided for educational purposes and to inform users about available legal services; it is not a solicitation for any specific matter.
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Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Company grants you a limited, non-exclusive, and nontransferable license to:
You shall not:
The Application is intended to serve as a starting point for determining your immigration options. The information on the Application is not legal advice, and does not form an Attorney-Client relationship. The Application is not a substitute for the advice or representation of an attorney. Immigration laws are complex and frequently change. We tried to take into account hundreds of possible immigration scenarios, but we make no representation that the information in this guide is perfect. There could be a number of variables in your case that are not fully taken into account in the information provided by this guide. There could also be immigration relief that you qualify for that this guide does not discover. All of the information provided on the Application is meant to be reviewed and confirmed by an immigration attorney prior to taking any action with the U.S. government to file any applications for relief. The Border Crossing Law Firm expressly disclaims all liability in respect to actions taken or not taken based on the content of the Application. The reader should also be aware that prior results described on the Application does not guarantee a similar outcome. We strongly believe that legal representation is critical in immigration cases, and do not encourage you to file any immigration applications without the assistance of a qualified immigration attorney. If you decide to retain the Border Crossing Law Firm to represent you, then the terms of that agreement will be specified in a separate Attorney-Client Contract that will be sent to you. Unless you retain the Border Crossing Law Firm, we are not your attorneys, and you may not consider the information on our Application to be legal advice. Neither receipt of information presented on the Application nor any e-mail or other electronic communication sent to Border Crossing Law Firm or its lawyers will create an attorney-client relationship. Accordingly, the attorney-client relationship will not begin until you receive a written statement from us that we represent you (an "Attorney-Client Contract"). The content of the Application should be considered attorney advertising, because it is intended to encourage you to hire us to provide legal services to you.
You acknowledge and agree that the Application is provided under license, and not sold, to you. You do not acquire any ownership interest in the Application under this Agreement, or any other rights thereto other than to use the Application in accordance with the license granted, and subject to all terms, conditions, and restrictions, under this Agreement. Company reserves and shall retain its entire right, title, and interest in and to the Application, including all copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights therein or relating thereto, except as expressly granted to you in this Agreement. Any use of the Application not expressly permitted by these terms is a breach of these terms, and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. The Border Crossing Law Firm name, the Open Borders and Border Crossing Law Firm logos, and all related names and logos are trademarks of the Border Crossing Law Firm
You do not need to create an account or provide your name, e-mail address, telephone number, or other direct identifier to use the free Open Borders Guide. The Guide uses a randomly generated session identifier to keep your answers and progress together. We do not associate that random identifier or your Guide answers with your identity, a contact record, or a client file. We collect personal information only when you choose to purchase a service, book a consultation, or submit the contact form. The Privacy Policy included below explains these practices in detail. By providing information through one of those optional features, you consent to its use as described in that Privacy Policy.
The Application may provide you with access to Company's website located at bordercrossinglaw.com (the "Website") and products and services accessible thereon, and certain features, functionality, and content accessible on or through the Application may be hosted on the Website (collectively, "Content and Services"). Your access to and use of such Content and Services are governed by Website's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which are incorporated herein by this reference. Your access to and use of such Content and Services may require you to acknowledge your acceptance of such Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and/or to register with the Website, and your failure to do so may restrict you from accessing or using certain of the Application's features and functionality. Any violation of such Terms of Use will also be deemed a violation of this Agreement.
The Content and Services are based in the state of Montana in the United States and provided for access and use only by persons located in the United States. You acknowledge that you may not be able to access all or some of the Content and Services outside of the United States and that access thereto may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the Content and Services from outside the United States, you are responsible for compliance with local laws.
Company may from time to time in its sole discretion develop and provide Application updates, which may include upgrades, bug fixes, patches, other error corrections, and/or new features (collectively, including related documentation, "Updates"). Updates may also modify or delete in their entirety certain features and functionality. You agree that Company has no obligation to provide any Updates or to continue to provide or enable any particular features or functionality. Based on your Mobile Device settings, when your Mobile Device is connected to the internet either:
You shall promptly download and install all Updates and acknowledge and agree that the Application or portions thereof may not properly operate should you fail to do so. You further agree that all Updates will be deemed part of the Application and be subject to all terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Additionally, the Company may revise this Agreement from time to time in its sole discretion, and you may therefore be presented with updated terms when accessing the Application. By confirming your agreement to the updated terms and/or continuing to use the Application, you are accepting the updated terms and agreeing to be legally bound to them. If you do not agree to the updated terms, do not use the Application and delete it from your mobile device.
The Application may display, include, or make available third-party content (including data, information, applications, and other products, services, and/or materials) or provide links to third-party websites or services ("Third-Party Materials"). The Application does not display third-party advertisements. You acknowledge and agree that Company is not responsible for Third-Party Materials, including their accuracy, completeness, timeliness, validity, copyright compliance, legality, decency, quality, privacy practices, or any other aspect thereof. Company does not assume and will not have any liability or responsibility to you or any other person or entity for any Third-Party Materials. Third-Party Materials and links thereto are provided solely as a convenience to you, and you access and use them entirely at your own risk and subject to such third parties' terms and conditions and privacy policies. Links to organizations and governmental agencies are provided as a convenience to our readers. There is no sponsorship between the Company and any of these organizations and agencies. The Company does not endorse and is not responsible for any Third-Party Materials that may be accessed from its website and does not recommend or endorse the use of any third-party service.
The Application may contain message boards, chat rooms, forums, bulletin boards, and other interactive features (collectively, "Interactive Services") that allow users to post, submit, publish, display, or transmit to other users or other persons (hereinafter, "post") content or materials (collectively, "User Contributions") on or through the Application. All User Contributions must in their entirety comply with all applicable federal, state, local, and international laws and regulations, and may not be offensive, discriminatory, harassing, or otherwise objectionable. Any User Contribution you post to the Application will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. By providing any User Contribution, you grant us and our licensees, successors, and assigns the right to use, reproduce, modify, perform, display, distribute, and otherwise disclose to third parties any such material.
You represent and warrant that you own or control all rights in and to the User Contributions, you have the right to grant the license granted above to us and our licensees, successors, and assigns, and all of your User Contributions do and will comply with these terms. You understand and acknowledge that you are responsible for any User Contributions you submit or contribute, and you have full responsibility for such content, including its legality, reliability, accuracy, and appropriateness. We are not responsible or liable to any third party for the content or accuracy of any User Contributions posted by you or any other user of the Application.
We have the right to:
Without limiting the foregoing, we have the right to cooperate fully with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone posting any materials on or through the Application. You waive and hold harmless the border crossing law firm from any claims resulting from any action taken by the company during, or taken as a consequence of, investigations by either the company or law enforcement authorities.
The Application is provided to end user "As is" and with all faults and defects without warranty of any kind. While company strives to provide accurate information, we cannot and do not guarantee that any information will be up to date or error-free. To the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, company expressly disclaims all warranties, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, with respect to the application, including all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement, and warranties that may arise out of course of dealing, course of performance, usage, or trade practice. Without limitation to the foregoing, company provides no warranty or undertaking, and makes no representation of any kind that the application will be accurate, reliable, meet your requirements, achieve any intended results, be compatible, or work with any other software, applications, systems, or services, operate without interruption, meet any performance or reliability standards, or be virus-free or error-free, or that any errors or defects can or will be corrected. You use the application at your own risk. This disclaimer constitutes an essential part of this Agreement and you acknowledge that without your agreement to the terms of this section, the company would not have entered into this agreement or provided the application to you. The foregoing does not affect any warranties that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law, as some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of or limitations on implied warranties or the limitations on the applicable statutory rights of a consumer.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in no event will company or its affiliates, or any of its or their respective licensors or service providers, have any liability arising from or related to your use of or inability to use the application or the content and services for:
The foregoing limitations will apply whether such damages arise out of breach of contract, tort (including negligence), or otherwise and regardless of whether such damages were foreseeable or company was advised of the possibility of such damages.
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Company and its officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, successors, and assigns from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, claims, actions, judgments, settlements, interest, awards, penalties, fines, costs, or expenses of whatever kind, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising from or relating to your use or misuse of the Application or your breach of this Agreement, including but not limited to the content you submit or make available through this Application. The Company shall have the right to participate in the defense of any such claim, at its own cost. You may not settle or negotiate any claim that results in liability to, or imposes any obligation upon the Company, financial or otherwise, without the written consent of the Company.
The Application may be subject to US export control laws, including the Export Control Reform Act and its associated regulations. You shall not, directly or indirectly, export, re-export, or release the Application to, or make the Application accessible from, any jurisdiction or country to which export, re-export, or release is prohibited by law, rule, or regulation. You shall comply with all applicable federal laws, regulations, and rules, and complete all required undertakings (including obtaining any necessary export license or other governmental approval), prior to exporting, re-exporting, releasing, or otherwise making the Application available outside the US.
The Application is commercial computer software, as such term is defined in 48 C.F.R. Sec.2.101. Accordingly, if you are an agency of the U.S. Government or any contractor therefor, you receive only those rights with respect to the Application as are granted to all other end users under license, in accordance with (a) 48 C.F.R. Sec.227.7201 through 48 C.F.R. Sec.227.7204, with respect to the Department of Defense and their contractors, or (b) 48 C.F.R. Sec.12.212, with respect to all other U.S. Government licensees and their contractors.
Neither the Company or the Application is affiliated with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS"), United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE"), United States Customs and Border Protection ("CBP"), the Executive Office of Immigration Review ("EOIR"), the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA"), or any other government entity.
For purposes of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (" DMCA"), we have designated an agent for notices of claimed infringement:
Only DMCA notices should go to the Copyright Agent; any other feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications should be directed to customer service at [email protected].
If any provision of this Agreement is illegal or unenforceable under applicable law, the remainder of the provision will be amended to achieve as closely as possible the effect of the original term and all other provisions of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect.
This Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Montana without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule.
Any case, controversy, suit, action, or proceeding arising out of, in connection with, or related to this Agreement or the Application shall be settled by binding arbitration in Montana, or at another location if mutually agreed by the parties. The arbitration shall be conducted on a confidential basis pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. The party seeking to initiate arbitration must notify the adverse party in writing of a Demand for Arbitration. If the parties cannot mutually agree on an acceptable arbitrator within twenty days after the adverse party has received the Demand for Arbitration from the initiating party, the parties shall submit a joint-request for arbitration to the American Arbitration Association (" AAA"), and shall allow the AAA to select the arbitrator. Any decision or award as a result of any such arbitration proceeding shall be in writing and shall provide an explanation for all conclusions of law and fact and shall include the assessment of costs, expenses, and reasonable attorneys' fees. Any such arbitration shall be conducted by a single arbitrator experienced in commercial contract disputes for at least ten years, and shall include a written record of the arbitration hearing. The parties reserve the right to object to any potential arbitrator who is employed by or affiliated with a competing organization or entity thereby resulting in a conflict-of-interest. An award of arbitration may be confirmed in a court of the State of Montana, and in the event of non-compliance with the arbitration ruling, the prevailing party may seek to enforce the arbitration decision in the Montana courts.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and Company with respect to the Application and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous understandings and agreements, whether written or oral, with respect to the Application.
No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, on the part of Company, any right or any power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or power hereunder preclude further exercise of that or any other right hereunder.
LAST UPDATED: JULY 17, 2026
This Privacy Policy applies to the Open Borders application and the Open Borders features available through our websites (together, the "Application"). It explains what the Border Crossing Law Firm, P.C. ("we," "us," or the "Firm") processes and collects when you use the Application.
You may use the free Open Borders Guide without creating an account and without providing your name, e-mail address, telephone number, mailing address, advertising identifier, or another direct identifier. The Guide creates a cryptographically random session identifier so that it can keep your answers together, return the next appropriate question, save your progress, and show information responsive to your answers. The identifier is not derived from your identity, and we do not connect it or your Guide answers to your identity, a contact record, a client file, or data obtained from other companies.
Guide answers are processed under that random session identifier only to operate the Guide. They are held in a temporary, in-memory server session. An active Guide session may remain available for up to 90 days after its last use and no longer than one year from creation, but it may disappear earlier if the service restarts or reaches its session capacity. The Application also stores the random session identifier, your Guide preferences, and your acceptance of this Agreement locally on your device so that you can resume. You may remove that local information by clearing the Application's stored data or deleting the Application.
We collect personal information through the Application only when you voluntarily choose one of these actions:
We do not receive personal information merely because you download the Application, open it, or use the free Guide. If you later choose to purchase a service, book a consultation, or send the contact form, the information submitted in that separate transaction is associated with you so that the Firm can respond and provide the requested service. We do not retroactively associate your prior anonymous Guide session with that information.
The Application contains no third-party advertising. We do not use advertising identifiers, advertising cookies, advertising pixels, or advertising software development kits. We do not track you across apps, websites, or offline properties owned by other companies. We do not combine Application data with third-party data for targeted advertising or advertising measurement. We do not create advertising profiles, sell or rent personal information, or share Application data with data brokers or advertising networks. We do not use your Guide answers for advertising or marketing.
Like any internet service, the Application's servers and security providers must temporarily process ordinary network information, such as an Internet Protocol address and request information, to deliver the service, enforce short-term rate limits, prevent spam and abuse, and maintain security. We do not use this technical information to identify Guide users, associate identities with Guide answers, build profiles, or advertise. Security rate-limit information is held in temporary memory and expires automatically.
We use service providers only as needed to operate features you choose. These may include Stripe for secure payments, Acuity Scheduling for appointments, Cloudflare Turnstile for contact-form security, and hosting, document-storage, e-mail, and workflow providers that deliver requests to the Firm. These providers process information under their own terms and privacy policies and receive only the information needed to perform the requested function. Opening a third-party link, map, video, article, or service may also allow that third party to process information under its own privacy policy.
We use personal information submitted through a purchase, consultation booking, or contact form to process the transaction; schedule and provide the requested consultation or legal service; communicate about the request; prevent fraud and abuse; maintain business, accounting, and professional records; comply with law and professional obligations; and protect the rights, safety, and security of users, the Firm, and others. Submitting information does not itself create an attorney-client relationship. That relationship begins only as stated elsewhere in this Agreement.
We disclose personal information only to the Firm's personnel and service providers who need it for the purposes described above; when you direct or authorize disclosure; to process a payment, booking, contact request, or requested service; or when disclosure is required by law, court order, professional obligation, or reasonably necessary to protect rights, safety, or security. We do not disclose personal information for advertising.
We retain personal information only as long as reasonably necessary to handle the request, provide a purchased service or consultation, maintain required legal, accounting, and professional records, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements. Retention periods vary with the nature of the information and the Firm's legal and professional obligations. Anonymous Guide sessions follow the limits stated in Section 1 of this Privacy Policy.
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect information. No internet transmission or storage method is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
You may use the free Guide without providing personal information. You may stop using the Guide, clear locally stored Application data, or delete the Application at any time. You may ask what personal information the Firm holds about you or request correction or deletion by contacting [email protected]. We may need to verify your identity and may retain information when required by law, accounting rules, professional duties, or an applicable records-retention obligation.
The Application is intended only for persons 18 years of age or older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children through the Application.
We may update this Privacy Policy as the Application or our practices change. We will revise the "Last Updated" date when we do. Material changes may be presented in the Application for renewed acceptance.
Questions or requests concerning this Privacy Policy may be sent to: