Fy2017 H-1b Filing Tip of The Day – Check Your Checks

Required Fees

There are different fees depending on the type of H-1B petition you are submitting. Please refer to the H-1B Data Collection and Filing Fee Exemption Supplement for detailed instructions on fees.

The following fees may be required with a petition subject to the cap:

Base filing fee:

• $325

Where do I find the instructions on fees?

American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (ACWIA) fee:
(see H-1B Data Collection and Filing Fee Exemption Supplement, Part B):

• $750 for employers with 1 to 25 full-time equivalent employees, unless exempt
• $1,500 for employers with 26 or more full-time equivalent employees, unless exempt

Where do I find the ACWIA fee information?

Fraud Prevention and Detection Fee:

• $500 to be submitted with a request for initial H-1B status or with a request for a beneficiary already in H-1B status to change employers. (This fee does not apply to Chile/Singapore H-1B1 petitions.)

Public Law 111-230:

• $2,000 to be submitted by a petitioner that employs 50 or more employees in the United States, if more than half of those employees are in H-1B or L-1 nonimmigrant status.
• must be submitted with a request for initial H-1B status or a request for a beneficiary already in H-1B status to change employers

Premium Processing Fee:

• $1,225 for employers seeking Premium Processing Service

Check must be:

• Payable to the Department of Homeland Security,
• Dated within the last six months, and
• Include the proper amount and signature.

Money orders must be properly endorsed.

Incorrect Filing Fee
USCIS will reject all petitions submitted with the incorrect filing fee.

NOTE: Failure to submit a premium processing fee will not result in a rejection; rather, services for premium processing will not be rendered.