As per the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, Indian companies will have to pay an additional fees of $4000 for certain H1B and $4500 for L-1 petitioners, as per details issued by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services. The law increased the fees for certain H1B and L-1 petitioners, said a statement published on its website.
The fees applies on companies employing 50 or more employees in the US with more than 50 per cent of those employees in H1B or L non-immigrant status. The raise is in addition to the base processing fee, Fraud Prevention and Detection Fee, American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 fee and the premium processing fee, if applicable.
