US Visa Fees Hike: If you are preparing to go to America, then take a look at your pocket also. Going to America is now going to be more expensive than before. There is a provision for many types of visas to go to America, but this time the fees which are increasing will be especially applicable on H-1B, L-1 and EB-5 visas. All of them come under non-immigrant visa category. H-1B allows foreign talent to work for American companies. At the same time, L-1 is for the employees who are transferred by changing the country within the company. EB-5 provides a way to reside in the US through investment. Most of the Indians coming to America use H-1B, L-1 and EB-5 visas. In such a situation, going to America will become expensive now.
H-1B visa
If you want to apply for an H-1B visa, Form I-129 is required. Its current fee is US$460 (approximately ₹38,000), which will increase to US$780 (more than ₹64,000). Apart from this, H-1B registration fees are also going to increase. Currently it is $10 (approximately ₹829), which will increase to $215 (approximately ₹17,000) from the next financial year.
L-1 visa
After H-1B visa, let us now talk about L-1 visa. This also comes under non-immigrant visa category. Companies use it to temporarily transfer their employees from offices in other countries to America. Currently its fee is 460 US dollars (approximately ₹ 38,000), which will increase to 1385 US dollars (approximately ₹ 1,10,000) from April 1. That means an increase of more than three times.
EB-5 visa
The EB-5 visa is also known as the investor visa fee. Currently, one has to pay US $ 3,675 (about ₹ 3,00,000) for EB-5. From April 1, it will increase to US$11,160 (about ₹9,00,000). The EB-5 visa was introduced by the US government in 1990. Under this rule, a person from any country can get a visa for himself as well as his family by investing at least 5 lakh US dollars in an American business. Visa fees are being increased after about eight years.
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