The I-129 petition fee, the fraud-prevention fee and, where applicable, the asylum program fee, all listed on the USCIS fee schedule, plus optional premium processing. The petitioning employer is expected to pay the fees connected with the petition.
Read the current fee schedule and assign each line
Hypothetical example: L-1A petitions carry more than one government charge. The basic Form I-129 fee applies, and the amount depends on the employer's size and status under the current fee rule. The fraud-prevention and detection fee is payable on initial L petitions and on changes of employer. An asylum program fee is charged to most petitioners, with reduced or waived amounts for small employers and nonprofits. Premium processing is optional and paid separately. Because the amounts and exemptions change, the subsidiary should read the USCIS fee schedule on the day it files rather than reuse last year's figures. Certain petition-related costs must be borne by the employer and cannot be recovered from the employee. Marcus's own costs are the family's L-2 applications if they enter separately, translations, and relocation. Consular visa fees do not apply to him as a Canadian citizen, but they would apply to a spouse or child who is not.
Hypothetical example: An aviation ground-equipment company transfers a regional director after acquiring a U.S. depot. Its finance team should separate mandatory employer filing charges from voluntary faster processing and from the family’s travel expenses. The current USCIS schedule settles the petition amounts, but the corporate budget should also cover translations and the records needed to prove the relationship between the entities. Recovering an employer-borne charge through an informal payroll deduction creates a separate compliance concern.