Run an immigration WhatsApp receptionist
Nidhi Bharti built Sofia, a WhatsApp receptionist for immigration lawyers, in two days on n8n, GPT-4o and Google Sheets, at 0 dollars a month.
Time and cost: $0 a month to run, built in 2 days (source)
Done with
What they did
Sofia greets in English or Spanish, collects name, email and case type, checks Google Calendar, books the consult, writes the row to a sheet and sends a confirmation with what to bring. The lawyer does not touch that path. The post is a live-demo offer for immigration attorneys who miss evening WhatsApp.
How it went
The author reports the path runs with no person in the loop and works overnight. The post does not give a booked-consult count from a named firm.
Worth knowing
This is the builder's own LinkedIn post, not a firm's measured study. Pause before unsupervised legal advice. Booking a consult is the safe job. Answering visa strategy is not.
For a Pattaya visa or legal desk
A Second Road visa desk that misses evening chat from new arrivals can copy collect-name, case-type, next slot. A licensed adviser still reviews the file. Do not let the bot quote a visa outcome.
Set it up
- Put consult slot types on Google Calendar.
- Connect WhatsApp to n8n.
- Collect name, contact, passport nationality and case type only.
- Offer an open consult slot and write the row to a sheet.
- Send a confirmation that names the documents to bring, with no legal opinion.
- A person reviews every new row before the meeting.
Source: Nidhi Bharti, LinkedIn ยท 4 Jun 2026