Fee schedule for H-1 classification (fees are payable by ONLY corporate checks):
| 1. |
Legal Fees (for our Office): $1,600 payable at the commencement of the case (not including responses to Requests For Evidence) Note: For Governmental Request For Evidence (RFE) that address issues beyond a routine H-1B filing we will charge extra based upon the complexity of the issue. |
| 2. | Filing Fees (to the USCIS, Form I-129): |
| Regular processing: $460 | |
| Premium processing: additional $2,500 (2 separate checks, read item 3 below for details) | |
| 3. | Filing Fees (to the USCIS, Form I-129 H-1B Data Collection Supplement): |
| For a company with 26 or more employees, a fee of $1,500 | |
| For a company with 25 or less employees, a fee of $750 | |
| 4 | Fraud Prevention Fee : $500 |
| 5. | Miscellaneous Expenses: |
| Federal Express Expenses: appx. $100 | |
| Note: | If the beneficiary holds no US degrees, a credentials evaluation may be necessary. The evaluators usually charge anywhere from $75 -$275 for education and experience. |
Additional expenses:
- For H-4 visas we charge an additional $300 legal fee for any number of applicants for clients who process their H-1 from our office.
- For H-1, if you are a company with 25 or less employees, the fees are as follows: $325 (filing fees for Form I-129) made payable to the "Department of Homeland Security" , $750 (filing fees for Form I-129 H-1B Data Collection Supplement) made payable to the "Department of Homeland Security" AND $500 Fraud Prevention and Detection fee made payable to the "Department of Homeland Security".
- For H-1, If you are a company with 26 or more employees, the fees are as follows: $325 (filing fees for Form I-129) made payable to the "Department of Homeland Security", $1,500 (filing fees for Form I-129 H-1B Data Collection Supplement) made payable to the "Department of Homeland Security" AND $500 Fraud prevention and detection fee made payable to the "Department of Homeland Security".
- The $500 Fraud prevention and detection fee will be applicable to:
a) All initial H-1 petitions;
b) Transfers from one employer to another; and
c) Change of Status to H-1
This $500 Fraud Prevention and Detection fee will be made payable to “Department of Homeland Security”.
NOTE: This additional fee of $1,500 and $750 is according to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005 that was enacted on Dec 8, 2004. This Act reinstitutes the ACWIA fee and raises it to $1,500 for companies with 26 or more employees, including any affiliate or subsidiary. Companies with 25 or less employees may submit a reduced fee of $750.
Note1: If the H-1 is likely to be complicated, we do charge higher legal fees. Typically, $2,100 for cases with added difficulties.
Note 2: We charge the same for corporate or individual H-1 representation.
Note 3: We charge the same fees for new cases and extensions.
- IF YOU ARE A COMPANY WITH 50 OR MORE EMPLOYEES AND MORE THAN 50% OF YOUR EMPLOYEES IS IN H-1 OR L-1/L-2 STATUS:
A CHECK FOR $4,000.00 MADE PAYABLE TO THE “Department Of Homeland Security”.
Fee Increase for Certain H-1B and L-1 Petitions (Public Law 114-113)
Public Law 114-113 requires certain petitioners to pay an additional fee of $4,000 for certain H‑1B petitions and to pay an additional fee of $4,500 for certain L-1A and L-1B petitions. Signed into law on Dec. 18, 2015, the PL 114-113 fee applies to petitions filed on or after Dec. 18, 2015. The fee is in effect until Sept. 30, 2027.
NOTE: The additional fee previously required by Public Law 111-230, as amended, expired on September 30, 2015
If petition is by way of premium processing, then there is an additional fee of $2,500, payable to "Department of Homeland Security".
The fee schedule for H-3 classification (fees are payable by corporate checks) is as follows:
| 1. | Legal fees (for our Office): $2200 |
| 2. | USCIS filing fee: $460 |
| 3. | Premium processing fee: $2500 |
Fee schedule for H-4 classification (fees are payable by corporate checks)
| 1. | Legal fees (for our Office): For an independent H-4, $800 payable at the commencement of the case. For an H-4 application being filed with an H-1 application, $300 payable at the commencement of the case. |
| 2. | Filing Fees (to the USCIS, Form I-539): $370 |
| 4. | Federal Express Expenses: approx. $70 |
Fee schedule for H-4 EAD classification (fees are payable by corporate checks)
| 1. |
Legal fees (for our Office): For an independent H-4 EAD, $800 payable at the commencement of the case. NOTE: This legal fee does not include to responding to RFE's. Additional fee would apply for RFE responses. |
| 2. | Filing Fees (to the USCIS, Form I-765): $410 |
| 3. | Federal Express Expenses: approx. $50 |
Compliance Audits and Investigation for H-1
$600 per file - minimum 10 files
If you scan and send us ten of your H-1 files, we can audit them and tell you how they should be corrected/improved. You can then implement the improved procedures for all cases. Note that these are oral discussions only. We will charge higher amounts for written reports.
Note: For audits and all types of investigations, please make a 15-minute appointment to assess your case.
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