H-1B FEES
According to Federal Register: 20.C.F.R. 655.731 (c) (3) (iii) (C) (7) & (12), filing fees "connected to the performances of the H-1B program functions which are required to be performed by the employer" are considered to be "employer business expenses," thus, these are the responsibility of the hiring department. Were an H-1B employee to pay these fees, the payment might be viewed under the regulations as an unauthorized deduction from the employee's salary.
Attorney fees (if applicable) are included in this regulation. The UK candidate must be reimbursed for any attorney fees associated with an H-1B application.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Fees
Form I-129, the form used for new, amended or extended H1-B applications: $320
Fraud Prevention and Detection Fee to be paid to USCIS by departments seeking an initial H-1B: $500
Form I-907, an optional premium processing fee to expedite time sensitive applications: $1,000
NOTE: Form I-907 reduces processing time to 15 days from the date the application is received at the USCIS Service Center. Otherwise, processing can take more than four months.
The Office of International Affairs’ Service Center prepares H-1B applications for UK employees. The fees for these services fluctuate. Contact Teresa Keller at teresa.keller@uky.edu or Maria Tovar at maria.tovar@uky.edu for more information.