The fees for filing a petition or applying for an immigration status in the U.S. vary widely and include government filing fees, legal fees, and shipping fees. It is important to understand whose responsibility it is to pay the various fees, and we have noted such in the chart below.
Fees for the academic unit apply when the beneficiary is in the U.S. at the time of filing. The visa application fees for beneficiaries and dependents apply when the beneficiary and dependents are abroad and need to utilize consular processing or enter at a port of entry.
The fees below do not include shipping fees or degree evaluation fees, which vary widely by petition type, but academic units are responsible for paying all shipping and evaluation fees.
Responsibility for Visa Type Fees
Fees listed below are valid as of September 2024
Visa Type | Academic Unit Responsibility | Beneficiary Responsibility | Dependent Responsibility |
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H-1B |
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If filed with USCIS:
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TN |
If filed with USCIS:
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Fees for Canadian citizens:
Fees for Mexican citizens:
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If filed with USCIS:
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O-1 |
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If filed with USCIS:
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E-3 |
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B & ESTA | N/A |
B-1/B-2
WB/WT (ESTA)
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B-1/B-2
WB/WT (ESTA)
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Permanent Resident (PR) |
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J-1 Scholar |
N/A |
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Work authorization application: |
F-1 OPT | N/A | N/A | |
F-1 STEM OPT | N/A | N/A | |
F-1 CPT | N/A | N/A | N/A |
J-1 Academic Training | N/A | N/A | N/A |
*Does not apply in all cases.
**In some cases, additional legal fees will be incurred beyond the amounts stated above. The academic unit is responsible to pay for all additional legal fees.
For more information, contact ISSA at issa@nd.edu.