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Phone: 954.318.7220
Fax: 954.318.7223
Jamaica: 876.621.2828
Consultation appointments:
To consult with an attorney, please schedule an appointment. Contact us at
(954) 318-7220
or by email at info@wrightmuir.com
Consultations may cost up to $150.00, however, most consultations are FREE.
Note: whenever consultation fees are collected, that amount is always deducted from the total case fees if you decide to retain an attorney at the law firm.
Phone: 954.318.7220
Fax: 954.318.7223
Jamaica: 876.621.2828
Consultation appointments:
To consult with an attorney, please schedule an appointment. Contact us at
(954) 318-7220
or by email at info@wrightmuir.com
Consultations may cost up to $150.00, however, most consultations are FREE.
Note: whenever consultation fees are collected, that amount is always deducted from the total case fees if you decide to retain an attorney at the law firm.
USCIS Filing Fees:
A filing fee of $320.00 applies for the filing of the I-129 Petition for an H-1B visa. Payment can be in the form of a personal or corporate check or money order made out to the "Department of Homeland Security" or the “U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. In addition, an H-1B training and education fee of $1,500.00 (or $750.00 in the case of employers with fewer than 25 full-time equivalent employees) must be paid unless the employer is exempt from the fee. Lastly, an Anti-fraud fee of $500.00 is required for initial H-1B petitions as of March 8, 2005. The USCIS requires the anti-fraud fee to be paid using a separate check.
H-1B Visas:
There is an annual limit of 65,000 aliens who may be issued a visa or otherwise provided H-1B status. Under the “L–1 Visa and H–1B Visa Reform Act of 2004”, beginning March 8, 2005, up to 20,000 additional H-1B visas are available to graduates of US masters degree (or higher) programs.
The following H-1B applicants are exempt from the annual cap: (1) applicants filing for amendments, extensions, and transfers and (2) applicants filing H-1B visas through institutions of higher education, nonprofit research organizations, and government research organizations are also Physicians taking jobs under State 30 or federal government agency waivers based on serving underserved communities are also exempt from the H-1B cap.
Our Broward County Florida immigration lawyers are committed to providing immigration law services of the highest quality to assist individuals and companies obtain H-1B Visas.
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The H-1B visa is for foreign nationals who will be employed temporarily in a specialty occupation or as a fashion model of distinguished merit and ability. A specialty occupation is characterized by the theoretical and practical application of a body of specialized knowledge along with at least a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent. For example, architecture, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, social sciences, medicine and health, education, business specialties, accounting, law, theology, and the arts are specialty occupations.
There is an annual limit of 65,000 aliens who may be issued a visa or otherwise provided H-1B status. Under the “L–1 Visa and H–1B Visa Reform Act of 2004”, beginning March 8, 2005, up to 20,000 additional H-1B visas are available to graduates of US masters degree (or higher) programs.
The following H-1B applicants are exempt from the annual cap: (1) applicants filing for amendments, extensions, and transfers and (2) applicants filing H-1B visas through institutions of higher education, nonprofit research organizations, and government research organizations are also Physicians taking jobs under State 30 or federal government agency waivers based on serving underserved communities are also exempt from the H-1B cap.
Our Broward County Florida immigration lawyers are committed to providing immigration law services of the highest quality to assist individuals and companies obtain H-1B Visas.
Client Testimonial:
"THANK YOU!! Many thanks for all your help, it is greatly appreciated."
