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Immigration Petition Fees by Visa Type

Immigration Petition Fees by Visa Type

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 July 2024

Visa Type	Academic Unit Responsibility	Beneficiary Responsibility	Dependent Responsibility
H-1B	Filing fee: $460 Fraud fee: $500 (transfers & initial petitions only) Premium Processing fee (optional): $2805 Credentials Evaluation fee: $75-200* ISSA processing fees: $1770	Visa application fee can be found here Visa reciprocity fee (varies by country)	If filed with USCIS: I-539 filing fee: $470
TN	If filed with USCIS: Filing fee: $510 Premium Processing fee (optional): $2805 Credentials Evaluation fee: $75-200* ISSA processing fees: $250 to $1770	Fees for Canadian citizens: Immigration fee (paid at U.S. port of entry): $56 Fees for Mexican citizens: Visa application fee can be found here	If filed with USCIS: I-539 filing fee: $470
O-1	Filing fee: $530 Premium Processing fee (optional): $2805 Legal fees: $3700**	Visa application fee can be found here Visa reciprocity fee (varies by country)	If filed with USCIS: I-539 filing fee: $470
E-3	Filing fee: $510 Premium Processing fee (optional): $2805 Credentials Evaluation fee: $75-200* ISSA processing fees: $250 to $1770	Visa application fee can be found here Visa reciprocity fee (varies by country)	If filed with USCIS, I-539 filing fee: $470 If outside the US, visa application fee can be found here Visa reciprocity fee (varies by country)
B & ESTA	N/A	B-1/B-2 Visa application fee can be found here WB/WT (ESTA) Visa Waiver Application fee: $21	B-1/B-2 If outside the US, visa application fee can be found here WB/WT (ESTA) Visa Waiver Application fee: $21
Permanent Resident (PR)	Filing fee: $715 Premium Processing fee (optional): $2805 Credentials Evaluation fee: $75-200* Legal fees: $3100 - $3700**	I-485 Filing fee: $1440 I-485 Legal fees: $1600+ Medical Exam fees: $800+ Miscellaneous: $300+	I-485 Filing fee: $1440 per dependent I-485 Legal fees: $900+ per dependent Medical Exam fees: $800+ per dependent
J-1 Scholar	N/A	SEVIS fee: $220 Visa application fee can be found here Visa reciprocity fee (varies by country)	If outside the US, visa application fee can be found here Visa reciprocity fee (varies by country) Work authorization application: Form I-765 filing fee: $520
F-1 OPT	N/A	Form I-765 filing fee: $520	N/A
F-1 STEM OPT	N/A	Form I-765 filing fee: $520	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.