A new $600 asylum program fee is tacked onto two of the main filing types, petitions for permanent residency and temporary work permits.
Hera Dong holds an envelope of government-issued materials as she waits with other citizenship candidates for the commencement of a naturalization ceremony virtually presided over by Chief Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Field Office in Irving, Texas on Friday, Sep. 18, 2020. U.S.
The cost of filing a petition for a nonimmigrant worker for an H1-B visa, or a work permit for a high-skilled foreign worker, is planned to jump 70% to $780,The rate hike came as the integrity of the H1-B registration process was largely called into question. Reports of employers gaming the lottery system to better their prospective workers’ chances by filing duplicate applications led to a change in the petition process., executive partner at Graham Adair, Inc.
For named beneficiaries of H-2A and H-2B visas, or temporary work permits, rates are increasing by more than 130%, inching close to $1,100. Application fees to transfer foreign executives or managers through an L nonimmigrant permit are rising from $460 to $1,385.The fees for the form used to apply for permanent residence will increase by 26%, costing $1,440.Most businesses in a 30-firm survey conducted by BAL said that the increased fees won’t impact their ability to compete globally.