Hourly Rate

• Some immigration lawyers charge on an hourly basis for consultation. According to costhelper.com, the cost can be somewhere between $100 and $300 per hour.
  
  

Filling Forms

• For getting a lawyer's assistance in filling out the basic forms of the immigration process, you may have to pay around $300 to $700, along with the fees for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
  
  

Full Package

• For getting a full visa package filed, the lawyer will charge you around $2,000 to $3,000. Depending on the complexity of the individual case, the charges can go as high as $12,000.
  
  

Partial Assistance

• For specific cases such as for-work visas, some immigration attorneys charge around $75 to $150 for initial consultation of half an hour. After the consultation, you are supposed to file the paperwork yourself.
  
  

Additional Charges

• The attorney's charges do not include the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services filing fees, which could be anywhere from $0 to $1,000 per form, according to costhelper.com.