University of Colorado Denver

Export Controls and H-1B Petitions

The link below will take you to the Office of Regulatory Compliance’s Export Control page where you will find import guidance about export control as well as the worksheet you will need to complete and send to the Office of Regulatory Compliance as part of the H-1B process.

• Export Control: Office of Regulatory Compliance

Filing Fees

H-1B petitions require USCIS filing fees.  A copy of the official USCIS filing fee list, Form G-1055, can be found at this link:  http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/g-1055.pdf.

For an H-1B petition for a scholar new to the University, the basic Form I-129 filing fee is $325 and the anti-fraud fee is $500. These fees must be paid by the unit planning to hire the H-1B international employee.  The two fees must be paid with two separate checks, so two payment vouchers will be required. 

Premium processing may be required if the normal H-1B processing time is too slow to accommodate the H-1B employee’s starting date.  The premium processing fee, Form I-907, is $1225.  If the fee is for the convenience of the scholar, such as accommodating travel plans, the scholar may be asked to pay the fee.  If the fee is required to allow the H-1B employee start on time, the hiring unit should pay the premium processing fee.

If the in-coming scholar is in the United States and has dependents who wish to be in H-4 status, the filing fee for the I-539 form required for the dependents is $290.  This fee can be paid either by the scholar or by the hiring unit. 

Payment Vouchers

Payment vouchers for the filing fees being paid by the University should be completed as follows: 

Payee:  U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, California Service Center, 24000 Avila Road, 2nd Floor, Room 2312, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Vendor Number:  200423
Accounting Information Description:  this section should include the USCIS Form Number and either “application fee”, “anti-fraud fee,” or “premium processing fee.”
Accounting Information Account #:  552626 (fees and licenses)
Warrant Handling Instructions:  complete as follows:

     1)  Choose "Campus Mail" from the Warrant Delivery Code drop-down menu (C.M.).
     2)  Type “A005/185 DC” in the Warrant Delivery Box area.  The check will be delivered directly to ISSS. 
                               

Federal Express Charges

ISSS sends all H-1B petitions to the USCIS by Federal Express.  The hiring unit can either enclose a completed Federal Express airbill for ISSS use, or provide ISSS with either a Federal Express account number and/or speed type, and ISSS will create the Federal Express label.  If premium processing is requested, a second Federal Express airbill will be required for returning the approval notice via Federal Express to USSS. 

Process of amending or extending stay

Extending an H-1B petition for an employee already employed by UC Denver in H-1B status is similar to filing an initial H-1B petition, in that all the same forms need to be completed:  Actual Wage Memorandum, H-1B Questionnaire, Departmental Request.  However, only the basic Form I-129 filing fee is required:  $325.  No anti-fraud fee is required. 

• H Checklist Extend and or Amend
• H Checklist Extension Beyond 6th Year in H-1B Status
  

Early Departure by H-1B Employee

Please notify International Student Scholar Services when an H-1B status holder’s employment with the University ends prior to the ending date of the H-1B petition, regardless of which party terminated the employment.  If the scholar leaves before the end of the H-1B petition’s validity, we are required to withdraw the LCA and terminate the H-1B petition. 

If the scholar is terminated by the University before the end date specified by the petition, either for cause or due to lack of funding, the employing unit is required to pay for the scholar’s return transportation to his or her home country.  If the employee ends the employment relationship voluntarily, the University is not under this obligation.  

• Departure Form