H Visa Services and Fees

Fee schedule for H-1 classification (fees are payable by ONLY corporate checks):

Additional expenses: 

1. 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.
2. For H-1, if you are a company with 25 or less employees, the fees are as follows: $460 (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".
3. For H-1, If you are a company with 26 or more employees, the fees are as follows: $460 (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".
4. 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.

Exceptions to Paying the ACWIA Fee for H-1B Petitions  The following organizations are not required to pay the ACWIA fee:

• An institution of higher education as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965;
• A nonprofit entity that is related to or affiliated with an institution of higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965;
• A nonprofit research organization or governmental research organization;
• A primary or secondary educational institution; or
• A nonprofit entity which engages in an established curriculum-related clinical training program for students.

The ACWIA fee is also not required when:

• A petitioner files its second or subsequent request for an extension of stay with the same employer for a foreign worker;
• A petitioner files an amended petition that does not contain any requests to extend the validity of the petition it seeks to amend; or
• A petition is filed solely to correct a USCIS error. However, to be considered exempt from the ACWIA fee, such petition may not contain any requests to extend the validity of the petition it seeks to correct, unless the USCIS error involves the validity dates.

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.

1. 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”.

The fee schedule for H-3 classification (fees are payable by corporate checks) is as follows: 

Fee schedule for H-4 classification (fees are payable by corporate checks)

Fee schedule for H-4 EAD classification (fees are payable by corporate checks)

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.