Fee Type | Category | Amount |
---|---|---|
Attorney’s Fee | Executive/Manager (new application) | $3,250 |
Essential Skill (new application) | $3,500 | |
Executive/Manager (renewal application) | $2,750 ($2,000 for repeat client) | |
Essential Skill (renewal application) | $3000 ($2500 for repeat client) | |
Executive/Manager (amendment/change of employer application) | $750 | |
Corporate Document (if the company has not applied for E status with the USCIS or has not registered with a U.S. embassy or consulate in the past 3 years) | $1500 – $3500 | |
Request for Evidence (only if requested by the government) | $750 (if the request is simple, we may waive this fee) | |
Dependent(s) | $350 per person | |
Applicant with criminal history or unlawful stay/employment history | Varies | |
Expedited processing | Varies | |
Application Fee | Principal Applicant | $325 |
Dependent(s) | $290 (for the whole family) | |
Premium Processing | $1,225 | |
Other Costs | FedEx, translation, copy, etc. | As necessary |
Documents
Please provide copies of the following documents. If you have provided certain document(s) before, you do not need to provide them again.
Applicant Documents:
- Worksheet
- Passport (picture page)
- Visa (if you have previously acquired a U.S. visa)
- I-797 Approval Notice (if applicable)
- Resume
- Diploma and Transcripts
Dependent(s) Documents:
- Passport (picture page)
- Visa (if you have previously acquired a U.S. visa)
- I-797 Approval Notice (if applicable)
- Birth Certificate and/or Marriage Certificate showing family relationship
Company Documents: *If your company has applied for E status at USCIS before, please provide a copy of all application documents before sending us the following documents.
<Foreign Parent Company Documents> (If applicable)
If a public company, please provide the following:
- Most recent Annual Securities Report
If not a public company, please provide the followings:
- Corporate registration documents (e.g. Articles of Incorporation)
- Most recent Audited Financial Statement or Tax Return
- List of shareholders: Please specify the nationality of the shareholders and % of shares owned.
- Passport (picture page) of shareholders
- Corporate Profile (e.g. brochure)
- Organizational Chart
- Pictures of office premises
<U.S. Entity Documents>
- Corporate Profile (e.g. brochure)
- Articles of Incorporation
- By-Laws
- MInutes of the meeting
- Share Certificate(s)
- Stock Ledger
- City Business License(s)
- Lease Agreement
- Photos of office premise
- Unconsolidated Audited Financial Statement or Federal Income Tax Return for the past 3 years (if applicable)
- Organizational Chart: Please include name and title. Please also include the applicant’s proposed position.
- List of employees: Please include name and title. For foreign workers, please include nationality, visa type, visa issuance date and place.
- Form I-9 and W2 for all employees (if applicable)
- Business Plan for the next 5 years
- Evidence of trade or investment (the followings are general samples; required documents may change depending on the company’s situation):
- Evidence of trade: Please provide the past 6-12 months records of the followings:
- Purchase Orders
- Invoices
- Bill of Lading/Waybill
- Bank Wire Transfer Records
- Pie Chart showing the % of international trade
- Evidence of Investment:
- Bank Wire Transfer Records for capital funds
- List of Investments: please see a sample here.
- Purchase Orders or Contracts
- Payment Receipts / Bank Wire Transfer Records
- Inventory Records (if applicable)
- Pictures of invested assets
- Evidence of trade: Please provide the past 6-12 months records of the followings: