{"id":4126,"date":"2021-05-17T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/romyjurado.com\/?p=4126"},"modified":"2022-04-22T02:21:29","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T06:21:29","slug":"h-1b-filing-fees-2021-whats-the-total-cost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/romyjurado.com\/h-1b-filing-fees-2021-whats-the-total-cost\/","title":{"rendered":"H-1B Filing Fees 2021: What’s the Total Cost?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”-48px|auto||auto||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]
Many US companies<\/a> utilize the H-1B visa to hire workers in specialty occupations. This category of non-immigrant visas requires that applicants have at least a bachelor’s degree or advanced working experience in a field of expertise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Once a foreign national receives US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) approval to work as an employee<\/a> under H-1B status, the US employer is allowed to employ the worker for up to six years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In this article, you will find out the total cost of the H-1B filing fees 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n The H-1B visa permits a foreign national to enter the United States to work in a specialty occupation for a limited period of time.<\/span><\/p>\n Notice that a foreign national cannot apply directly for an H-1B visa, as the process requires a US employer to petition for the employee’s entry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Typically, the term “specialty occupation” refers to a job whose nature is so specialized and complex that the knowledge\/ability required to perform the required duties is associated with the accomplishment of an advanced degree.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n USCIS<\/a> regulations provide the main characteristic of a specialty occupation job as “requiring theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge in a field of human endeavor.”<\/span><\/p>\n Once an employee receives the USCIS approval to obtain an H-1B visa, he\/she must continue to be employed by the sponsoring employer to stay under H-1B status.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In case his\/her employment ends for whatever reason, the employee under H1-B status must leave the United States. However, he\/she can stay in the United States if they apply for and obtain a change of status, or if they find another job compatible with the H-1B status.<\/span><\/p>\n The period granted for workers under H-1B status is typically three years, but employers can extend this period for a maximum of six years.<\/span><\/p>\n Plus, foreign nationals under H-1B status can bring their spouse and unmarried children under 21 years to the United States as dependents.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The H-1B visa does not only apply for a specific field of expertise. Instead, applicants from a wide array of fields of expertise can be hired to work in the United States temporarily.<\/span><\/p>\n In this sense, USCIS regulations provide that the concept of specialty occupation includes, but is not limited to:<\/span><\/p>\n Applying to temporarily hire skilled workers in the United States under H-1B status involves certain fees throughout the process. The government filing fees include the l-129 fee, the ACWIA fee, the anti-fraud fee and the premium processing fee which is optional.<\/span><\/p>\n Firstly, there is the I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant worker fee, which costs $460. The employer has to pay this fee to file an initial H-1B petition, to petition an extension of an H1-B status, or to amend an H-1B petition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The acronym ACWIA stands for American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act, which was enacted in 1998 with provisions concerning high-skilled immigration to the United States\u2014particularly skilled workers under H-1B status.<\/span><\/p>\n The ACWIA fee varies. If the H-1B employer has fewer than 25 full-time workers, the fee costs $750. On the other hand, if the H-1B employer has 26 or more full-time workers, the fee costs $1,500.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Notice that H-1B employers do not have to pay the ACWIA fee if they are:<\/span><\/p>\n The anti-fraud fee costs $500, applying only for H-1B employers who are filing an initial H-1B petition or in case they want to employ a skilled worker that already worked for another H-1B employer before. Thus, no H-1B extension petition requires the payment of an anti-fraud fee.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n H-1B employers also have the option to pay a $2,500 premium processing fee if they want to expedite the process.<\/span><\/p>\n It is worth noticing that the premium processing fee is the only fee that can be paid by an H-1B employee, as all other fees must be paid exclusively by the employer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Hiring skilled workers utilizing the H-1B visa is not an easy task as the USCIS has an annual cap that only issues 85,000 visas per year. Attorney Romy B. Jurado Esq.<\/a>, is an experienced immigration attorney<\/a> to help you dealing with H-1B applications.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Call Attorney Romy B. Jurado today at (305) 921-0976<\/a>\u00a0or email Romy@juradolawfirm.com<\/a> to schedule a consultation.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Many US companies utilize the H-1B visa to hire workers in specialty occupations. 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H-1B Visa – Essential Information\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
Obtaining an H-1B Visa – Does It Apply Only for a Specific Field of Expertise?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
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H-1B Filing Fees 2021- In Detail\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
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We Can Help You Succeed as an H-1B Employer in Florida<\/span><\/h2>\n