H1-B from the employers perspective
 

So I'm the office manager for a small company. One of my colleagues is interviewing for a search/SEM/PPC position.

One of the candidates comes to us through an agency, and is currently in the US on the H1-B.

The recruitment agency says in their email - "that she has an extension through her current company and it just needs to be transferred to her new company, so there is an application fee of $1,700 (unless we want to hire a lawyer)".

So if we pay this fee, I assume at some point she has no more extensions and has to return to her country? I don't believe we are on the hook to sponsor her for a green card - correct?

Anything else we should consider or need to be aware of?

So I'm hoping some of you gurus on here can enlighten me as to what happens on the transfers from the employers standpoint.

Thanks in advance for your insight.

Re: H1-B from the employers perspective
 

Major cost will be hour lawyer fees. Depends if that is an issue fo4 you.

Re: H1-B from the employers perspective
 

Correct.


Also correct - and this should be made clear to her, in writing, before she is hired.

Ian