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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Printing & Publishing 3Ds [mailto:PPSS3DS@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] <b>On Behalf Of </b>3D Memos<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 06, 2012 9:53 AM<br><b>To:</b> PPSS3DS@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU<br><b>Subject:</b> Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Employment-Based Immigration Application Fees<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>M E M O R A N D U M<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>DATE: January 18, 2012<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>FROM: Mike Proctor<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Vice President, Outreach and Global Initiatives<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Dana R. Bleau, J.D.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Director, International Faculty and Scholars<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>TO: UA Campus Community<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>RE: Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Employment-Based Immigration Application Fees<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>_____________________________________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The office of International Faculty and Scholars (IFS) provides immigration-based services to the University community. Specifically, IFS oversees the Exchange Visitor Program (J-1) for international scholars and researchers, as well as processes Specialty Occupation Temporary Worker (H-1B) and Permanent Residency (PR) petitions. Over the last few years, IFS has continued to experience a high demand for employment-based immigration services. Additionally, U.S. laws are continually added and amended; increasing the responsibilities of IFS.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As with other universities throughout the country, IFS has revised its fee schedule to accommodate the increase in responsibilities and to cover basic costs of service. The last increase in IFS fees was five years ago (July 2007).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fees and Services<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please visit <a href="http://internationalscholars.arizona.edu">http://internationalscholars.arizona.edu</a> for a list of current fees and the newly updated fee chart, effective July 2, 2012, which delineates the fees and outlines services both inclusive and exclusive of the stated fees.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Effective date of new fees: Tuesday, July 2, 2012<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Frequently Asked Questions<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Q: What fees are required to process an employment-based immigration application?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>" IFS fee (go to <a href="http://internationalscholars.arizona.edu">http://internationalscholars.arizona.edu</a>)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>" United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) application fee (go to <a href="http://www.uscis.gov">www.uscis.gov</a> for current application fees)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>" Anti-Fraud fee of $500 (H-1B only)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>" Optional: USCIS premium processing fee of $1,225 (H-1B and PR only)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Q: Who pays the IFS fee? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The sponsoring department must pay the IFS fee for J-1 Exchange Visitors, H-1B Temporary Workers and Labor Certifications for PR. The department or the beneficiary may pay fees associated with PR after any labor certification fees (if applicable).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Q: How are IFS and USCIS fees paid?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>" Fees paid to IFS by departments may be paid through UA Financials using Internal Billing (IB).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>" Fees paid to IFS by individuals may only be paid with a bank check or money order made payable to "The University of Arizona". Personal checks are not accepted by IFS.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>" Fees paid to USCIS may be paid by individuals with a personal check or by departments with a Pre-paid Purchase Order. Checks should be made payable to "U.S. Department of Homeland Security".<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you have questions concerning any of the information provided, please contact IFS at 626-6289.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>