Trump Administration Plans to Change Tourist Visa Norms for Women<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\nIn 2010, the House of Representatives introduced the Border Admission Fee (BAF) as $2,000 for a period of four years and then another bill in 2015 increased the fee to $4,000. USCIS charged an additional $2,000 on BAF from all 50\/50 companies filing for H-1B visas for initial status or change of employers. Moreover, USCIS also started denying all H-1B applications for 50\/50 companies that failed to submit this fee.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Defending USCIS, Erin Green, the managing attorney of EEG Immigration Law Group, stated that when USCIS receives incorrect fees, they send the application back to the organization with an explanation that the proper fees were not submitted. In addition, Green said that the organization would have to re-submit the application with the correct fees.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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