H-1B Filing Fees

H-1B FILING FEES
 
Filing Fees must now be paid using a University P-card. After IFSS reviews the petition, you will receive an "invoice" email that will contain information about the total fees to be paid for this petition, as well as the credit card form that the P-card holder will need to fill out. You are responsible for uploading the signed/completed form in Terra Dotta before the petition is filed with USCIS. 
 
Standard Filing Fee $460 
  • Required for ALL petitions
  • Must be paid by the UW hiring unit
Anti-Fraud Fee $500
  • Required only for the 1st UW petition
  • Must be paid by the UW hiring unit
Premium Processing Fee $2,805 
  • Optional fee
  • Guarantees that USCIS will take action on the case within 15 calendar days of receipt of the application. An “action” can come in the form of an approval, a Request For Evidence (RFE), a Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID), or a denial.
  • Does not expedite the UW’s preparation of the case.
  • IFSS recommends requesting a premium processing check for all new H-1B cases when the H-1B start date is less than 4 months from the time the case is submitted in Terra Dotta.
  • Generally, premium processing is not needed for H-1B portability (transfer) or H-1B extension cases. 
  • IFSS will advise when Premium Processing is needed to begin employment. No other forms are necessary when IFSS recommends using Premium Processing.
  • If the employee wants to pay for premium processing for personal reasons only, please email IFSS for further information and instructions.
  • We can upgrade to premium processing at any time. It is not required to be submitted with the initial petition
H-4 Dependent Paper application - $470, this fee covers all dependents
  • This fee is NOT paid by the UW.
  • USCIS will accept a personal credit card for dependent fees.
Online application - $420
  • You may be required to pay this fee per person online. Therefore, if you have more than 1 dependent, it is less expensive to file paper applications. See USCIS guidance here on eligibility to file the I-539 online.
  • IFSS advises waiting to file dependent online applications until the H-1B employee receives their receipt number. This will allow the dependent to include the H-1B employee's receipt number as part of the online application, connecting the cases at USCIS.
The Biometrics fee has been suspended for H-4 dependents. See announcement: USCIS Extends Temporary Suspension of Biometrics Submission for Certain Form I-539 Applicants