Who pays the Anti-Fraud Fee?

As a general rule, the Anti-Fraud Fee is the responsibility of the employer, not the sponsored worker. In the H-1B process, when a company chooses to sponsor a foreign worker, it is the company that bears this cost when filing the petition. The rationale is that this fee is part of the sponsorship expenses, which belong to the party offering the position.

The purpose of the Anti-Fraud Fee, as the name suggests, is to help strengthen the integrity of the process, contributing to the prevention of fraud in the hiring of foreign workers and to verifying that the information provided is accurate.

Keep in mind that amounts, collection rules, and the situations in which the fee applies may change over time, and there are distinctions depending on the type of petition. For that reason, do not rely on secondhand figures or details: confirm who pays and how to remit in your specific case directly with the official source, USCIS, or with a qualified professional.

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