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! (http://redbus2us.com) H1B Visa News (http://redbus2us.com/category/h1b-visa-consulting/h1b-
visa-news/) Any Changes to H1B Visa 2017 Filing Fee ? Summary of all Fee
Now that USCIS has released official news that H1B Visa 2017
petitions to be accepted from April 1st (http://redbus2us.com/news-
h1b-petitions-accepted-april-1st-premium-may-16/), many of you
might be wondering regarding the fee. Are there any changes to the
filing fee for this fiscal year ? How much does it actually cost an
employer for filing the H1B Visa for FY 2017
(http://redbus2us.com/h1b-visa-2017/) . Lets review all the fees and
their descriptions in this article.
Are there any changes to H1B Visa Filing Fee for FY 2017 ?
Yes, there are changes to the filing fee for this year. The H1B petition
filing fee increased by $4000 USD (http://redbus2us.com/news-h1b-
and-l1-fee-to-go-up-by-4000-and-4500-until-year-2025/) for certain
employers who fall under the below category.
All the companies that have 50 or more employees and 50% of their
employees are non-immigrant workers need to pay an additional
fee of $4000 USD. The fee increase is applicable for new petitions
and transfers, but not applicable to extension petitions with the
same employer. This fee is additional fee to the standard H1B fee
that is applicable.
What is the actual H1B Filing Fee for FY 2017 quota ? What is the
breakdown ?
H1B petition filing involves a set of fees that every employer has to pay.
Not all of this applies to every petition filed, it varies by the company
size and the other factors as explained below. Here is the breakdown of
the fee
Fee in
Fee type Details
USD
Applicable, if 50 or more
employees and more than 50% of
employees are on H1B or L1 Visa
status, required for new H1B filing
Fee based on
and change of employers.
Public Law 114- $4000
Read H1B fee increase $4000
113
rule (http://redbus2us.com/uscis-
guidance-for-h1b-l1-fee-increase-
4000-until-2025/)to check if it
applies to your case
In summary, depending on the size of the company, the H1B filing fee
can vary anywhere from $1,600 USD to $7,400 USD + the Attorney
fee( if any).
H1B Fee paid by you or employer ? Who pays for What when filing
H1B visa petition ?
Many of you would wonder, who would pay for the H1B petition. For
the most part, it is an employers expense. You should NOT pay for it.
Below is a brief summary
Employer.
Fraud
It is employers business expense. Just
prevent &
$500 like above, it is mandated by law and
detection
employee being hired should NOT pay for
fee
it.
Did you pay any fee ? What was your experience working with your
employer for H1B filing ?
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sng
USCIS increase base fee for H1B from 320 to 460.
https://www.uscis.gov/i-129 expand filing fee.
Kumar
Hi My self Kumar,
Kumar
Kumar,
Legally, you should not be paying anything. Your employer
should bear all the expenses.
Srinivas
My son is studying ms computers in usa. He is having f1 visa. He gone
usa in august. Can he do any part time job?
Ronald
No he cannot unless he is employed on campus. any work outside
campus during studies is illegal.
Fisuot
hi,
My employer wants me to share the h1b cost. They havent filed H1b
yet and they are planning to file for me and 2 other this year.
Can you please guide me on this?
Thank you
Sanjay karthik
Dear sir,
Lucas Scocchia
I currently work in the USA under OPT. My status is up come MAY 31.
My company is very open to any imimgraiton status to keep me here in
the US. I am form Canada originally. Is the H1B a timing issue? Have i
missed the lottery for this year? and if so, when can i apply for the next
year and then be eligible to work?
Saurabh
Lucas Scocchia,
Valour
I graduated in Engineering in 2015. Co-founded a startup and worked
for a year and a half for its growth. Now I want to move on and pursue a
job in USA or Canada. I gave interviews and got selected for overseas
posting. I have never gone outside India before. The mandatory
prerequisite told by employer is that I must hold a H1B Visa. (Cap
exempt, petition approval). What can I do in this case when I dont have
the visa?
Kumar
Valour,
Well, all you can do is wait until April of next year and apply for
H1B visa through your employer. You may have to go through
lottery as well. If you get picked in lottery and your petition is
approved, you can start to work from October of next year.
ALKA Gujarathi
I am working for indian iT company. Petition approval is expected and
will come any time now.
Shall I quit my company and can apply for visa with other company in
future?
UrbanBay
I wanted to double check my understanding. So a new petitioner whos
never filed for H1B before would still need to pay the $4,000 fee even if
they dont have more than 50 employees and not 50% of employees are
H-1B, L-1A or L-1B nonimmigrants. (My prospective employer is a small
organization and Im pretty sure dont have any foreign worker.)
Saurabh
UrbanBay,
They are not subject to that fees if they dont have more than
50% of employees on H-1 and L-1.
ALKA Gujarathi
I am working in service based project of international bank. I got
selected in lottery.
I have good offer from same banking client but in India.
My company is not disclosing any details. They will update once they
got response from USCIS.
Saurabh
ALKA Gujarathi,
ALKA Gujarathi
Petition approval is expected and will come any time now.
Shall I quit my company and can apply for visa with other
company in future?
Saurabh
ALKA Gujarathi,
Saurabh
ALKA Gujarathi,
issral khan
Your Comment *
guyz.. in b.biotech(biotechnology) 3rd yearn i wanna go us.so
plzzz give me info that how i can get a vise of best cost.n how i can
apply for it
Kumar
You need to take GRE, TOEFL and apply first to schools, then
comes the visa part. I suggest you read some articles under
Study in USA section.
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angel
Hi , can you please guide me if employer breaks the contract with the
employee due to any reason then in that case whether employee is
supposed to pay for H1B fees?because in my contract which i signed 1
year ago with some recruitment firm it was mentioned that I am
responsible for all the direct and indirect cost which my agency has
spent on me. now they are telling me to pay around 3000$ for H1B fees
which they filed this year in april..but it was not selected due to
cap.kindly help me
Saurabh
Angel,
Are you saying that your H-1 petition was filed, but not
selected in lottery and now the employer/agency is asking to
pay 3000 USD as part of H-1B filing fees?
That is illegal. By law they are required to pay for all H-1B fees
and not you. Tell them what H-1B law is.
TruetoBe
What will happen if employer apply for H1B and the employee quits
before the lottery decision? If its not picked up, the employer will get
back fees. But if its picked up in lottery but if the employee is not
available in company, will the employer can still withdraw the petition
and get back the fees?
Also it would be great if there is any way on how to check whether the
employer has more than 50% on H1Bs or L1 (to know whether the
employer paid extra 4000$ fee ).
Saurabh
TruetoBe,
TruetoBe
Thanks a lot Saurabh. got the answer. The intention behind
my question was My employer made all of us to sign the
bond for $8k as visa expense/Attorney expense if we quit in
between. So thought to check whether its really that much
investment from employer end. Looks like if that $4K is
applicable , it make sense (but definitely they will not disclose
whether they paid 4k$ or not). As per your answer looks like
until the lottery result comes, neither my company fire me not
I can quit
kalyan
New fee will be applicable for H1B extension from April 2016?
Saurabh
kalyan,
New fees will be applicable soon after President signs into a
law and its passed down to USCIS. If it happens prior to April
2016 (most likely), then thats when it will happen.
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