A plain-language note on what we will and won't do here

We want to be direct about this instead of burying it in fine print: Merito is not a law firm, has no attorneys on staff providing legal advice through this platform, and nothing in this community — including posts written by the Merito Team — is legal advice for your case. What that means in practice: - We'll share how a regulatory criterion is generally described, what categories of evidence commonly satisfy it, and what an RFE objection type typically calls for — all general, educational information, the same kind you'd find in the Criteria Library. - We won't tell you whether your specific evidence meets a criterion, what your odds are, or what you should file. That determination requires a licensed attorney who's actually reviewed your case. - If a post in this community — including a question addressed to us — reads as asking for case-specific legal judgment, expect a response that points you toward speaking with an attorney rather than an answer that tries to substitute for one. This isn't us being cautious for its own sake. It's the same line the product draws everywhere else: Merito diagnoses and helps you strengthen a case file, it doesn't predict outcomes or replace the judgment of the licensed attorney who's actually representing you.