Immigration Law's 2026 Repricing: Three Policy Shifts Have Quietly Broken the Flat-Fee Model - And What Replaces It

The flat fee has been immigration law's default pricing model for two decades because the work was predictable. In 2026, three changes broke that predictability at once: adjudication became less forgiving, government fees became volatile, and evidentiary standards started moving mid-case. This is a thought piece on what immigration pricing looks like on the other side - and the financial infrastructure that any answer requires.