H-1B Visa Fees Explained: To obtain H-1B visa, many types of fees have to be paid. Some fees are borne by the company itself, while some fees have to be paid by the employee. However, in some cases, the companies also bear the expenses of the employees. Let us know about the fees of H-1B visa.
(1.) How many types of fees are involved in an H-1B visa?
- Registration fee: The registration fee for H-1B visa has increased from $10 to $215. This fee has to be paid to be a part of the visa lottery. Applicants have to register electronically with USCIS before being a part of the lottery.
- USCIS filing fees: Next is the USCIS filing fees. The base filing fee for all H-1B petitions is $460. Apart from this, an anti-fraud fee of $500 is also required for all initial and employer/company change petitions.
- Additional fees for certain employers: If an employer has more than 50 employees and more than 50% of them are on H-1B or L-1 visas, they have to pay an additional fee of $4,000. This fee is part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016.
- Premium Processing Fee: If you want to get your H-1B petition completed in just 15 days, then you can choose the option of premium processing fee. For this, you will have to pay a fee of $ 2,805. Usually this optional service is used by companies.
(2.) What is the total cost of an H-1B visa?
The total cost of an H-1B visa depends on the status of your employer/company. If a company does not apply to the additional $4,000 fee, then they will have to pay $215 as registration fee, $460 as base filing fee and $500 as anti-fraud fee. Thus, the total cost to the employer is $1,175. If the additional $4,000 fee is also applicable to the company, then it will have to spend $5,175. If the company opts for the premium processing fee, the cost may increase to $3,980 or $7,980.
(3.) Who pays for H-1B visas?
However, the biggest question here now is who pays the various fees charged for the H-1B visa. Does the company bear all the expenses or does the employee also have to pay something? The answer is that the responsibility of paying the fees in the H-1B visa application process is usually of the company/employer. However, in some places there are rules as to which fee the employer has to pay and which one the employee has to pay. In this way the visa expenses are divided between the two.
(4.) What fees does the company have to pay?
The company or employer has to pay the base filing fee ($460), anti-fraud fee ($500) and additional employer fee ($4,000, if applicable). If the option of premium processing is chosen, the employer will also have to pay its fee ($2,805). Thus, all the major fees have to be paid by the company itself. The biggest expense is borne by the company itself.
(5.) What fees does the employee have to pay?
The employee usually has to bear the H-1B registration fee ($215) and other costs like visa stamping fees. However, in some cases the company can also pay the registration fee. This way the employee does not have to spend much money to obtain an H-1B visa.
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