My H1B Employer is asking for 2,000USD fee.

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hyperthread

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Hi,

I got a job offer wherein I will work for that company as a programmer. They will sponsor my H1B Visa and I already got the offer letter. However, they are requiring me to pay 2,000USD before filing.

Is this company legit? Is this a scam? Is this legal? Should I go for it?


Thanks.
 
But nowadays, there claims may be justified. Going for 2 -3 h1 same time make employer loosing their money. (Already several employers lost).

hyperthread said:
Hi,

I got a job offer wherein I will work for that company as a programmer. They will sponsor my H1B Visa and I already got the offer letter. However, they are requiring me to pay 2,000USD before filing.

Is this company legit? Is this a scam? Is this legal? Should I go for it?


Thanks.
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I see... I also saw there name on DOL. It seems that they are legitimate company. I'll go ahead with my payment. 2000 is a large money, but compare to 20,000 usd that I am seeing in the other threads.
 
hyperthread said:
Hi,

I got a job offer wherein I will work for that company as a programmer. They will sponsor my H1B Visa and I already got the offer letter. However, they are requiring me to pay 2,000USD before filing.

Is this company legit? Is this a scam? Is this legal? Should I go for it?


Thanks.
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never pay for h1. let the company invest something. law requires the employer to pay for the filing fees. DOL & USCIS will debar an employer for accepting any payment for h1 (filing fees & not attorney fee), for upto 1 year.

get everything in writing. communicate only in email. DO NOT PAY CASH.
 
unitednations said:
The only thing employee can't pay is the'$750 or $1,500; employee can pay the$190 and $500 fee.

Although; an employee shouldn't have to "buy" their employment; I can see from employer point of view of why they may ask for it. 1) person backs out and says they won't join. 2) they continue to look for other opportunites and will accept offers from multiple employers 3) they use other companies as back-up just in case their h-1b doesn't go through with their desired employer.
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true - people have abused the opportunity. but as a "company" they should execute proper contract prohibiting such acts prior filing h1. any deviation should make that propective h1 person to reimburse for the cost involved in the recruitment effort. getting money upfront does not indicate good business practice.
 
unitednations said:
The only thing employee can't pay is the'$750 or $1,500; employee can pay the$190 and $500 fee.

Although; an employee shouldn't have to "buy" their employment; I can see from employer point of view of why they may ask for it. 1) person backs out and says they won't join. 2) they continue to look for other opportunites and will accept offers from multiple employers 3) they use other companies as back-up just in case their h-1b doesn't go through with their desired employer.
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This makes sense and I never actually thought about this. Maybe these are their reason why they are asking for a 2k USD.

I hope my money doesn't go down to drain. Wish me luck.
 
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