Do other companies normally charge legal fees in addition to the USCIS premium fees if the employee wants to pay out of pocket for premium H1B or I 140? Just found out PwC does.

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Yeah i tried to get back to the immigration firm and they were adamant about it. They said they decide based on when visa is maxing out. Anyway nothing much I can do about it.

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This costs extra at pwc?

Employers are only required to pay for regular processing. If you want premium processing, you’ll need to pay out of pocket. In certain cases, if you can make a business case for premium processing, e.g. you are out of status soon, then the company may cover it rather than risk disruption in business

^EY1, I did premium multiple times over the years (2x for H-1B, once for green card), never did they ever make me pay the premium processing fees. I didn’t need to pay anything at all at EY. Did that change? How recent was your experience?

I know of an instance where EY has charged legal fees as well. It was for an ammendment though

Unfortunately yes PwC makes you pay not just the USCIS premium fees but also additional $$$ saying it is legal expense if you file in premium.

I just got my premium filed 2 weeks ago. PwC did not make me pay for that.

I was also not asked to pay anything

Pwc1 and Pwc2 are your h1 extension sometime soon or did you have request your HR/Partner for premium? The law firm sent me a note saying we analyzed ur case and it does not warrant premium.

OP: that's the exact reason EY law gave my friend and he had to pay for premium+legal fees

My case was that law firm decided it should be a premium case and hence I did not have to pay

Ditto as P1, P2. I have not paid a penny.

Are you sure you have the facts right OP?

They agreed to file pp for extension without asking for payment. It’s expiring in a few days and I cited driver’s license renewal for business trips.

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