Coming soon to an employer near you...
The Department of Homeland Security is imposing a new anti-fraud fee on employers who wish to hire H-1B employees, or those classified as nonimmigrant aliens who will be "employed temporarily in a specialty occupation."
At my place of employment, we just received notice of this new anti-fraud fee, which must be paid by the employer (1) along with an application to grant H-1B status or (2) with a change of employer for someone who is already in H-1B status.
This is not really "new" news, as this was part of the President's Omnibus Appropriations Act for FY 2005.
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