My friends husband says that he had to spend $2150 for getting his wife the H4 visa apart from the visa fee.
is it true that we need to spend so much for geeting the h4 visa ?
my friends husband works as a postdoctorial fellow (PHD in organic chemistry) ,who himself sponsored for his H1 & his company did’nt sponsor for his visa.
H-4 filing fees are in the $250 to $300 range, you can get exact information from USCIS website. The H visas are employer driven, self file options do not exist. A PhD in Organic chemistry can actually apply for his or her own green card under the national interest category (if field of study is innovative enough) but NOT an H-1. A University or a company has to do the H-1 filing for him. I am guessing the $2150 for H-4 you are mentioning involves a lawyer unless I am way off in my fee estimate. Frankly, you don’t need a lawyer for H-4, it is a very simple visa category. $400 should do it if the $85 biometric is also needed.
Dr. Sandeep Shankar
Academic Advisor (India) to The Executive Director
Colorado Heights University
Denver, CO 80223, USA
sshankar@chu.edu