| Your total out-of-pocket expenses include two parts: attorney fees and government filing fees. Attorney fees are the fees that we charge for providing professional legal services. Government filing fees are the fees that the government charges for processing your case.
In many cases, we do not collect our attorney fees all at once. Instead, attorney fees are collected in two or more installments. Government filing fees need to be paid when we initially file your case.
The following is the list of our attorney fees and the associated government filing fees. Government filing fees are subject to change without notice.
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| Cases |
1st Installment |
2nd Installment |
Filing Fee |
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| I-140 NIW |
$2,000 |
$2,000 |
$580 |
| I-140 EB1a |
$2,000 |
$2,000 |
$580 |
| I-140 EB1b |
$2,000 |
$2,000 |
$580 |
| NIW+EB1a |
$3,000 |
$2,000 |
$1,160 |
| NIW+EB1b |
$3,000 |
$2,000 |
$1,160 |
| EB1a+EB1b |
$3,000 |
$2,000 |
$1,160 |
| NIW+EB1a+EB1b |
$4,000 |
$2,000 |
$1,740 |
| I-140 EB1c |
$3,000 |
$2,000 |
$580 |
| Labor Certification |
$2,000 |
$1,000 |
None |
| Post-LC I-140 |
$1,000 |
None |
$580 |
| I-485/I-131/I-7651 |
$1,000 |
None |
$1,070 |
| I-131 |
$200 |
None |
$360 |
| I-765 |
$200 |
None |
$380 |
| Consular Processing |
$1,500 |
None |
$794 |
| I-140 Appeal2 |
$2,000 |
$1,000 |
$630 |
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| H-1B3 |
$1,000 |
None |
$325 |
| H-1B+H-44 |
$1,300 |
None |
$615 |
| L-15 |
$2,000 |
$2,000 |
$325 |
| L-1+L-26 |
$2,500 |
$2,000 |
$615 |
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| IR of U.S. Citizen(I-130/I-485/I-131/I-765)7 |
$1,500 |
None |
$1,490 |
| I-130 |
$500 |
None |
$420 |
| Consular Processing |
$1,500 |
None |
$404 |
| K-1 Visa |
$1,000 |
$500 |
$340 |
| K-3 Visa |
$1,000 |
$500 |
$340 |
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| B-1/B-2 |
$500 |
None |
$290 |
| F-1 |
$500 |
None |
$290 |
| N-400 Naturalization8 |
$800 |
None |
$680 |
| J-1 Advisory Opinion |
$800 |
None |
None |
| Consultation Service9 |
$50/$80/$100/$120 |
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| Hourly Rate |
$200/hour |
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1. Filing fees: I-485, $1,070 each person including $85 biometrics fee. ($635 for children under 14 if filing together with at least one parent, or $985 if not filing together with either parent.). Attorney fees: $1,000 for one person, $1,500 for two persons, $2,000 for three persons, and add $500 for each additional person. No extra attorney fee to respond to USCIS Request for Additional Evidence (RFE) for I-485.
2. If this law firm was the attorney on the I-140 case, the attorney fee for filing the appeal is $1,000.
3. Premium processing available by paying an additional $1,225 to USCIS, for which approval can typically be expected within 15 calendar days from the date of receipt at USCIS. There is an extra $300 attorney fee for handling a premium processing case. Availability of premium processing is subject to change without notice by USCIS. USCIS also charges an additional $1,500 ($750 for businesses with fewer than 25 full time employees) training fee for each new H-1B application or first H-1B renewal (certain employers are exempt) and $500 fraud prevention fee for each H-1B application filed for a particular employee for the first time.
4. $1,300 for H-1B Principal and the first H-4 dependent. Add $300 for each additional H-4 dependent.
5. Premium processing available by paying an additional $1,225 to USCIS, for which approval can typically be expected within 15 calendar days from the date of receipt at USCIS. There is an extra $300 attorney fee for handling a premium processing case. Availability of premium processing is subject to change without notice by USCIS. USCIS also charges a $500 fraud prevention fee for each L-1 application filed for a particular employee for the first time.
6. 1st installment is $2,500 for L-1 Principal and the first L-2 dependent. Add $500 to the 1st installment for each additional L-2 dependent.
7. Only applies to cases of U.S. citizen petitioning for spouse, unmarried minor children, or parents living in the U.S. Filing fees: I-130, $420 each person; I-485, $1,070 each person including $85 biometrics fee. ($635 for children under 14 if filing together with at least one parent, or $985 if not filing together with either parent.)
8. $85 biometrics fee included.
9. Attorney fee for consultation service is hourly based. Telephone consultation: $50 for under 15 minutes; $80 for 15-30 minutes; $100 for 30-45 minutes; $120 for 45-60 minutes. Office visit: $120 for under 30 minutes. If client retains this office to handle the case consulted within 90 days after the consultation, the consultation fee will be refunded to the client. For multiple consultations, the consultation fee refund is limited to the most recent amount of consultation fee paid. Cancellation of consultation appointment requires a 24 hour prior notice; otherwise, a $10 processing fee applies.
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We accept personal check, certified check, money order, cash and credit card (Visa, MasterCard). When making attorney fee payments to this office by personal check, certified check or money order, please make your check or money order payable to "Gao & Associates, PC".
For USCIS filing fees, please make your check payable to "U.S. Department of Homeland Security".
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