Illinois immigration provider bonds.
$1,000 flat.
Non-attorney immigration service providers in Illinois must register with the Attorney General and carry either $100,000 in malpractice insurance or a $100,000 surety bond. Ours is $1,000 flat, set by our carrier's rate book for this bond — the price you see is the checkout price. A quick soft credit check may apply; the bond is issued when you pay.
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How much does an Illinois immigration provider bond cost?
$1,000 at the $100,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to registered.
Your Attorney General registration is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date. That is the application — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a quick soft credit check.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & register with the Attorney General
Pay online and receive the executed $100,000 bond, ready to file with your immigration service provider registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Illinois regulates non-attorney immigration service providers under Section 2AA of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (815 ILCS 505/2AA), with rules at 14 Ill. Adm. Code 485. Providers who are not licensed attorneys or accredited nonprofit representatives must register with the Attorney General.
As a condition of registration, a provider must continuously carry either $100,000 of malpractice insurance or a $100,000 surety bond. The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee: it backs the people who pay for immigration help against fraud, mishandled funds, or violations of the Act.
The bond must stay in place while you operate — and the statute requires it to continue for two years after you stop providing services. We track it and send renewal notices so your registration never lapses. It is not insurance for you: if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $100,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
E-sign & register with the Attorney General. Pay online and receive the executed $100,000 bond, ready to file with your immigration service provider registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $1,000 at the $100,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a quick soft credit check. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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$1,000 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.