EB1 cost.

[apply08]

Hi,

I was just wondering that who pays in majority of EB1 cases- is it the employer or the employee? My employer is not very willing to pay a sum of 10k. I was also wondering if a portion of this amount can be paid by the employer if not the full amount. Can members share their experiences with me.

Thanks,
S

 

[NIW_help]

I am paying/paid 100 % myself. I will be very happy if my employer (univ) can take a small tab for that.

They allowed me to file my petition. that is more than enough for me.

10K seems too much.

 

[nightsman]

10k is about what employers get charged by attorneys. You could do it for lesser. Even better you can do all teh work yourself and just get their signature.

 

[jk0274]

10K is horribly expensive. You should easily be able to find a good lawyer who will charge $5000 at the maximum, usually even less! Don't forget that USCIS fees of $1010 for each I-485, plus $475 I-140 fee, plus any incidental fees (translating, Fedex) are usually not covered under the fee offered by the lawyer. By the way, unless you don't care if you're being sponsored by the employer, it's probably better to do EB-1A (or NIW) yourself, and pay for it yourself, because then you're not tied to your employer and don't owe them anything (and your employer doesn't even have to know). Just something to think about.....

 

[bhakum]

$10K is very expensive! My university found some lawyer who agreed to draft a nice cover letter for my EB1 OR case for less than $500. Rest of the stuff, university HR people did it. I paid the filing fee plus the costs for the medical exam. I think cover letter is the key to win the case.

 

[lakksh]

10K is too expensive. I have got my GC recently thro EB-1EA petition. My lawyer charged me 3.5 K for I-140 only and there is no hidden cost.

Why dont you consider filing an eb1-ea and NIW petition so you are not bounfd to your employer.

good luck

Hi,

I was just wondering that who pays in majority of EB1 cases- is it the employer or the employee? My employer is not very willing to pay a sum of 10k. I was also wondering if a portion of this amount can be paid by the employer if not the full amount. Can members share their experiences with me.

Thanks,
S

 

[apply08]

10K is horribly expensive. You should easily be able to find a good lawyer who will charge $5000 at the maximum, usually even less! Don't forget that USCIS fees of $1010 for each I-485, plus $475 I-140 fee, plus any incidental fees (translating, Fedex) are usually not covered under the fee offered by the lawyer. By the way, unless you don't care if you're being sponsored by the employer, it's probably better to do EB-1A (or NIW) yourself, and pay for it yourself, because then you're not tied to your employer and don't owe them anything (and your employer doesn't even have to know). Just something to think about.....

Thanks for your reply. Yes, the approximate sum of 10k, I am talking about includes lawyer's charges and application fees and incidental fees both for me and my spouse. How was your experience. Did you have to pay on your own?
Thanks for sharing your experience.

 

[apply08]

10K is too expensive. I have got my GC recently thro EB-1EA petition. My lawyer charged me 3.5 K for I-140 only and there is no hidden cost.

Why dont you consider filing an eb1-ea and NIW petition so you are not bounfd to your employer.

good luck

Hi Lakksh,

Congratualtions on getting your GC. Did you not have to file I 485 for you and your spouse each? My lawyer is charging me about 1k each for me and my spouse's preparation and filing of I 485.

 

[meinusa]

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Hi Lakksh,

I filed eb1, category 1 (extraordinary ability) on my own. I had to pay 4.5K to the lawyer plus uscis fees. I did the premium processing. I140 was approved on 26th September, 2007. Though I filed I485 on 15th August, 2007 at Nebraska. I received a notice that USCIS received my I485 on 28th September, 2007. Did fingerprinting on 24th November. Have heard nothing more from USCIS. Wondering what your dates were ? It seems your I485 is November. Should't I be getting I485 approval or RFE by now. Perhaps your case is different or a different center. Do you have some idea ? Can you please explain ?

10K is too expensive. I have got my GC recently thro EB-1EA petition. My lawyer charged me 3.5 K for I-140 only and there is no hidden cost.

Why dont you consider filing an eb1-ea and NIW petition so you are not bounfd to your employer.

good luck

 

[lakksh]

Hi Lakksh,

I filed eb1, category 1 (extraordinary ability) on my own. I had to pay 4.5K to the lawyer plus uscis fees. I did the premium processing. I140 was approved on 26th September, 2007. Though I filed I485 on 15th August, 2007 at Nebraska. I received a notice that USCIS received my I485 on 28th September, 2007. Did fingerprinting on 24th November. Have heard nothing more from USCIS. Wondering what your dates were ? It seems your I485 is November. Should't I be getting I485 approval or RFE by now. Perhaps your case is different or a different center. Do you have some idea ? Can you please explain ?

My RD for I-485 was 10/26/07, had FP done on January 04, 2008. Since my FP/NC cleared, a nice IO forwarded my file to AO and I got my GC within a month from that date. Try calling NSC. good luck.

 

[nickydjj]

I just started for my EB1 (a) and was told that I need to pay $10k to the lawyer upfront. Does anyone know some good lawyer that has experiences in architect cases or artists cases? I live in L.A. but can also go to NYC if needed. Thank you very much.