Please read this first: We are consultants and strategists, not legal advisors. We don't hold law degrees, and nothing on this page is legal advice. If your case needs a legal route, we can connect you with licensed immigration attorneys — any legal costs are passed through to you at cost, with no markup.

For J-1 teachers landing in the U.S.

The job offer was the hard part. Everything after it is our part.

You've got the placement. Now comes the part nobody warns you about: the tax forms you've never seen, the bank that won't open an account without a Social Security number you don't have yet, the apartment you need before your first paycheck, the driver's license, the insurance, the phone plan. It's a lot — especially in a country you just arrived in.

So we bundled it. One package, seven pieces, every one handled by a specialist vertical in our family. You get a single point of contact and a checklist that actually gets checked off.

What's inside the package

Seven pieces, one point of contact

1. Placement + immigration navigation

Your teaching placement through our J-1 International Teacher Program, plus immigration navigation — document checklists, interview preparation, and referrals to licensed immigration attorneys when your case needs one. Attorney costs pass through at cost, with no markup. Teachers pay Gaur Vision Group $0.

2. J-1 tax specialty

Landfall Tax handles the part most preparers get wrong: nonresident alien filing, Form 1040-NR, treaty benefits, and the two-year exempt window. Guidance first, filing as an add-on.

3. Arrival housing

Fee Simple Property Group lines up your short-term lease and roommate matching before you fly — so you land somewhere, not nowhere — and helps you transition to a permanent lease.

4. Banking & credit from zero

Anchorline Financial Group gets you your first U.S. bank account, a secured card, and a credit-building plan — starting before your SSN arrives, because waiting costs you months.

5. Car + auto insurance

Sticker Auto Group negotiates the car (where negotiation is actually possible — we'll tell you straight when it isn't, like fixed-price sellers), and Shieldline Auto Group shops your auto insurance across carriers.

6. Health insurance navigation

Lumen Health Navigation walks you through your coverage options — what your district offers, what it doesn't, and what gaps to close before you need care.

7. First-30-days concierge checklist

The unglamorous stuff that derails arrivals: your SSN appointment, DMV and driver's license, and a phone plan that works on day one. We don't just hand you a list — we walk it with you.

See the math

Bundle vs. buying it all separately

Here's what each piece would run if you bought it on its own — and what the bundle saves you. No tricks, just arithmetic.

Separate values are illustrative estimates for comparison only. The package is sold as the $1,200 bundle; add-ons are priced separately. Attorney consults are always passed through at cost.

Build your own

Pick your pieces — watch the total

Only want some of it? Check the pieces you need plus any add-ons. The total updates as you go — and if your picks add up past the bundle price, we'll tell you the bundle's the better deal.

Package pieces (separate value shown)

Add-ons

Your total: $0

Immigration attorney consults are passed through at cost — we'll quote it in writing before anything starts. Nothing here is a bill or an invoice.

Package pricing

One flat price — $1,200, optional

This package is a completely optional add-on. Your placement and our core services don't change whether you take it or not — it's there for teachers who want the whole landing handled in one place.

$1,200 flat for the full package: coordination across all seven pieces, the banking and credit plan, health insurance navigation, insurance shopping, arrival housing search, tax guidance, and the 30-day concierge checklist.

Full car negotiation service — $500
J-1 tax return filing (1040-NR) — $300
Extended housing search beyond arrival — $300
Licensed immigration attorney consult — passed through at cost, no markup

Who pays — your choice: the package can be paid by you or by your sponsoring district/employer. It is never required, and it is never deducted from your pay without your clear, written choice. Our standing policy still holds for everything else: placement and core services cost teachers nothing — you pay only third-party and government fees (visa fees, DMV fees, security deposits, and the like). The $1,200 package price is approved.

Ask About the Arrival Package

The honest list

Straight talk before you sign anything

No legal, tax, or immigration advice. We are consultants and navigators. Where the law requires a licensed professional — attorneys, CPAs or Enrolled Agents, licensed insurance agents — we bring one in or refer you to one.
No guaranteed outcomes. We can't guarantee visa outcomes, placement timing, or approval of anything a government agency decides. Anyone who guarantees those things is selling something.
No hidden markups. Attorney costs pass through at cost. Our fees are quoted upfront, in writing, before work begins.
Pricing on this page is approved. Nothing here is a bill, an invoice, or an offer of securities.

Land ready, not lost.

Tell us when you arrive — we'll handle everything after the job offer.