2. www.resultsocean.com
Event Dates
H1B Visa 2016 October 1, 2015 to
September 30, 2016
Application will be
Accepted From
April 1, 2015 (
Wednesday)
Lottery will be present and
Application will be
Accepted Till
April 7, 2015 ( 5 Working
days from April 1, 2015)
H1B Start Date FY 2016 On or after October 1,
2015
3. H1B type Cap
H1B Regular Cap 58,000 + unused H1B1* from
last year.
H1B Advanced Degree Cap 20,000
Cap- Exempt H1B Unlimited
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* 6,800 visas are set aside for Chile and Singapore under
Free Trade Agreements.
Unused numbers are made available for H-1B use for the next
fiscal year 2017.
4. Regular Processing : 2 to 2.5 Months
Premium Processing : 15 Days After Receipt
Date issued
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5. Base Filing Fee : $325
ACIWA Fees :(American Competitiveness and
Workforce Improvement Act of 1998)
$750 ( companies with less than 25 Employees)
$1,500( companies with more than 26 Employees)
1225$ for premium processing(optional)
Fraud Prevention Fee : $500
50% of Employees of company with over 50+
total employees are on H1B or L1 : $2000
Premium Processing : $1,225
Attorney Fees : $800 to 2000$ approx
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6. Base filing fee$325Employer.
Employer responsibility
AICWA Fee$750 or $1,500Employer.
Employer responsibility
Third party Fraud prevent & detection fee$500Employer.
Employer responsibility
Fee based on Public Law 111 – 230$2000Employer.
Employer responsibility
Premium processing fee (Optional)$1,225Optional fee.
Either employer or Employee.
Visa fee ( fee involved in getting H1B visa at US consulate )
Employee- All the costs involved in obtaining visa. Usually
Employees bear the cost.
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7. Q)I’m applying for H1B from India/China. If My
H1B visa for 2016 is approved on July 14,
2015, when can I come to USA and start
working?
Ans)Your H1B Visa start date on I-797 should
be October 1, 2015. You can enter USA 10
days before the start date. You can being
working for your employer only from Oct 1,
2015 and not before that date.
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8. Q)I am on OPT and working. OPT is valid till
Nov of 2015. My employer will file H1B this
April, 2015. When does my status change
from OPT to H1B?
Ans)Your employer will file H1B petition with
Change of Status. Even if your H1B is
approved say July 20, 2015, your status will
change from OPT (F1) to H1B only from
October 1, 2015 ( if that’s the date listed in
your I-797)
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9. USCIS Official Page : www.uscis.gov/h-
1b_count
http://resultsocean.com/category/usa-
education-and-employment/h1b-work-visa/
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