One record from first enquiry to paid retainer
Every enquiry becomes a lead with an owner, a next step and its whole history. Retainers, signatures and invoices live on that same record, so nobody has to piece a client’s story together from four inboxes and a spreadsheet.
- Unlimited team members
- Priced by case volume, not by seat
- Shared inboxes linked to leads
PIPELINE · PROFILES
A lead pipeline that fills itself
The problem
Enquiries arrive through web forms, email, WhatsApp and the phone, and whether anyone follows up depends on who happened to see them first.
How it works
- Every enquiry opens a lead profile automatically, whichever channel it came through.
- Leads move through New, In progress, Pending, Scheduled and Converted, so the whole team can see where each one stands.
- Each profile keeps the full trail: messages, form answers, calls, notes and files.
- Assign leads to a practitioner by hand, or let case-type rules do it.
- Link shared inboxes so replies land on the right lead without copy and paste.
Leads · Cedar & Lake Immigration
Lucas Moreau
Work permit · Web form
PNNguyen Thi Lan
Study permit · Chat
DOMariam Haddad
Express Entry · Email
MTArjun Patel
Study permit · WhatsApp
PNFORMS · AUTO-REPLY
Intake forms that ask the right follow-up
The problem
A generic contact form tells you very little, so the first consultation gets spent collecting basics instead of giving advice.
How it works
- Build forms in your firm’s colours, then embed them on your site or share them as a link.
- Conditional logic shows only the questions that apply to the person filling it in.
- Each submission creates a lead with the answers already attached.
- An automatic reply goes out straight away, in wording your firm approved.
Free assessment form
What would you like help with?
Are you in Canada right now?
Shown because: in Canada
Current status and expiry date
Visitor record · expires Mar 2027
On submit: lead created · auto-reply sent
TASKS · NOTES
Tasks and notes where the work happens
The problem
Reminders live in personal to-do apps and sticky notes, so things slip whenever a file changes hands.
How it works
- Add tasks to any lead or case, each with an owner and a due date.
- Agents create follow-up tasks for your team whenever something needs a person.
- Internal notes are visible to the firm only, never to the client.
- See everything due across the practice in a single list.
Due this week
- Today
Call Mariam Haddad about her credential assessment
Priya Nair · Today
Review retainer draft for Aisha Bello
Marc Tremblay · Tomorrow
- Internal
Client prefers WhatsApp after 6 pm
Note by Sofia Martín
- Agent
Confirm consultation fee received
Created by Lead Agent
RETAINERS · E-SIGNATURE
Retainers drafted, sent and signed in one place
The problem
Retainers get rebuilt by hand for every client, chased by email, and the signed copy ends up in whichever folder was handy.
How it works
- Generate a retainer from your own templates with client and fee details filled in.
- See when the client has opened it and when it has been signed.
- Clients sign online with the built-in e-signature, on a phone or a laptop.
- The signed PDF is filed on the lead automatically, ready to convert into a case.
Retainer · Aisha Bello
Spousal sponsorship template
Generated from template
Fees and parties filled in
Sent to client
Mon 9:14
Opened by client
Mon 18:40
Signed with e-signature
Tue 08:05
Signed PDF filed on lead
Ready to convert to a case
INVOICES · PAYMENTS
Invoices and payments without a second system
The problem
Fees get quoted in one tool, invoiced in another and reconciled in a third, usually at the end of the month.
How it works
- Issue PDF invoices and receipts with your firm’s details and tax lines.
- Clients pay by card through Stripe from a secure payment link.
- Split professional fees into instalments.
- Track paid, sent and overdue invoices at a glance.
- Export a QuickBooks-ready CSV for your bookkeeper.
Invoice INV-1043
Billed to Ana Lucía Torres
- Spousal sponsorship: instalment 2 of 2$2,000.00
- HST (13%)$260.00
Before and after
What changes for your team
How the work covered by Practice CRM typically runs today, and how it runs with VisaNest.
| Before | With VisaNest |
|---|---|
| Enquiries scattered across inboxes, forms and phones | Every enquiry lands in one pipeline with an owner |
| Retainers rebuilt by hand and chased by email | Retainers generated from your own templates |
| Signed PDFs saved wherever was convenient | Signatures captured and filed on the lead automatically |
| Invoicing in a separate tool, reconciled at month end | Invoices, card payments and CSV export on the same record |
Explore the rest of the platform
- Client IntakeQuestionnaires, document checklists and data extraction
- Case ReviewReview Mode, smart validations and AI document checks
- Form AutofillIMM PDF packages, portal prefill and Express Entry
- Website AssistantA chat assistant that answers visitors and books consultations
- SoonRegulatory MonitorRule changes, processing times and client briefings
See Practice CRM in the demo
Watch leads at a fictional Toronto practice move from first message to signed retainer.
