H1-B questions
Jan 28th 2004, 7:31 pm
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H1-B questions
Who pays the H1B and lawyer fees. A company is asking me to pay $750 (lawyer) + $130 (INS). Are there any laws about who pays the fees. How should I pay the company in US specially when I am not in US. They told me that I can;t pay by wiring to their account because of tax issues. Is there a work around for this situation. I shall appreciate any input.
Jan 29th 2004, 12:15 am
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Re: H1-B questions
I was under the impression that the sponsoring company is responsible for
all lawyer and INS fees.
Ingo, correct me if I'm wrong.
I came to US on H-1B 3 years ago and I'm now going through AOS based on
marriage to my sweetie.
JG
"amoor" <member11528@british_expats.com> wrote in message
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> Who pays the H1B and lawyer fees. A company is asking me to pay $750
> (lawyer) + $130 (INS). Are there any laws about who pays the fees. How
> should I pay the company in US specially when I am not in US. They told
> me that I can;t pay by wiring to their account because of tax issues. Is
> there a work around for this situation. I shall appreciate any input.
> --
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all lawyer and INS fees.
Ingo, correct me if I'm wrong.
I came to US on H-1B 3 years ago and I'm now going through AOS based on
marriage to my sweetie.
JG
"amoor" <member11528@british_expats.com> wrote in message
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> Who pays the H1B and lawyer fees. A company is asking me to pay $750
> (lawyer) + $130 (INS). Are there any laws about who pays the fees. How
> should I pay the company in US specially when I am not in US. They told
> me that I can;t pay by wiring to their account because of tax issues. Is
> there a work around for this situation. I shall appreciate any input.
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
Jan 29th 2004, 2:43 am
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Re: H1-B questions
Yes I had same impression and that is what I want to confirm if it is legal at all.
Originally posted by Jg
I was under the impression that the sponsoring company is responsible for
all lawyer and INS fees.
Ingo, correct me if I'm wrong.
I came to US on H-1B 3 years ago and I'm now going through AOS based on
marriage to my sweetie.
JG
"amoor" <member11528@british_expats.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Who pays the H1B and lawyer fees. A company is asking me to pay $750
> (lawyer) + $130 (INS). Are there any laws about who pays the fees. How
> should I pay the company in US specially when I am not in US. They told
> me that I can;t pay by wiring to their account because of tax issues. Is
> there a work around for this situation. I shall appreciate any input.
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
I was under the impression that the sponsoring company is responsible for
all lawyer and INS fees.
Ingo, correct me if I'm wrong.
I came to US on H-1B 3 years ago and I'm now going through AOS based on
marriage to my sweetie.
JG
"amoor" <member11528@british_expats.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Who pays the H1B and lawyer fees. A company is asking me to pay $750
> (lawyer) + $130 (INS). Are there any laws about who pays the fees. How
> should I pay the company in US specially when I am not in US. They told
> me that I can;t pay by wiring to their account because of tax issues. Is
> there a work around for this situation. I shall appreciate any input.
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
Jan 29th 2004, 3:31 am
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Re: H1-B questions
amoor wrote on 1/28/2004 19:43:
> Yes I had same impression and that is what I want to confirm if it
> is legal at all.
>
> Originally posted by Jg
>
>>I was
>
> under the impression that the sponsoring company is responsible for
>
>
>>all lawyer and INS fees.
That impression is wrong.
There is only a part of the fees that the employer absolutely has to pay
and can't seek reimbursement from the prospective employee.
-Joe
> Yes I had same impression and that is what I want to confirm if it
> is legal at all.
>
> Originally posted by Jg
>
>>I was
>
> under the impression that the sponsoring company is responsible for
>
>
>>all lawyer and INS fees.
That impression is wrong.
There is only a part of the fees that the employer absolutely has to pay
and can't seek reimbursement from the prospective employee.
-Joe
Jan 30th 2004, 8:54 pm
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Re: H1-B questions
Originally posted by Joachim Feise
That impression is wrong.
There is only a part of the fees that the employer absolutely has to pay
and can't seek reimbursement from the prospective employee.
-Joe
That impression is wrong.
There is only a part of the fees that the employer absolutely has to pay
and can't seek reimbursement from the prospective employee.
-Joe
Thank you.
Jan 30th 2004, 11:32 pm
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amoor wrote on 1/30/2004 13:54:
> Originally posted by Joachim Feise
>
>>That impression is
>
> wrong.
>
>>There is only a part of the fees that the employer absolutely
>
> has to pay
>
>>and can't seek reimbursement from the prospective employee.
>
>
>>-Joe
>
>
> Joe can you be more specific. If there is any url
> you may want me to refer. I shall appreciate your response.
Well, the now-abolished $1000 "Training Fee" was strictly the employer's
responsibility.
There are probably quite a lot of websites that explain the fees.
I just refer you to Ingo's FAQ about the H1 because I have it handy:
http://www.kkeane.com/h1b-faq.shtml
-Joe
> Originally posted by Joachim Feise
>
>>That impression is
>
> wrong.
>
>>There is only a part of the fees that the employer absolutely
>
> has to pay
>
>>and can't seek reimbursement from the prospective employee.
>
>
>>-Joe
>
>
> Joe can you be more specific. If there is any url
> you may want me to refer. I shall appreciate your response.
Well, the now-abolished $1000 "Training Fee" was strictly the employer's
responsibility.
There are probably quite a lot of websites that explain the fees.
I just refer you to Ingo's FAQ about the H1 because I have it handy:
http://www.kkeane.com/h1b-faq.shtml
-Joe
Feb 2nd 2004, 6:30 pm
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Re: H1-B questions
My company was exempt from paying the $1000 since it is a non-profit university. But I had to pay for the lawyer and the form from my own pocket.
