New J-1 Fee: $290
The Board of Regents has approved an increase of the ISSS Administrative Fee for processing J-1 Scholar DS-2019 Forms. This fee affects the Research Scholar, Professor, & Short-term Scholar J-1 categories. On July 1, 2011, the fee will be raised from $275 to $290. UM departments wanting to avoid being charged the new higher fee must submit complete DS-2019 application documents by Thursday June 30.
New H-1B Fee: $1100
The Board of Regents has approved an increase of the ISSS Administrative Fee for processing an H-1B petition. On July 1, 2011, the fee will be raised from $1000 to $1100. UM departments wanting to avoid being charged the new higher fee must submit all online application data and paper documents to ISSS by Thursday June 30th. The last fee hike occurred in 2007.
New Permanent Residence Fee: $3000
The Board of Regents has also approved an increase of the ISSS Administrative Fee for processing Permanent Residence petitions. On July 1, 2011, the fee will be raised from $2700 to $3000. UM departments that have already begun supplying documentation for applications for Permanent Residence to ISSS (as of April 18, 2011) will be charged the current $2700 fee. Any applications initiated after April 18 will be charged the new $3000 ISSS Administrative Fee (since it takes a minimum of 3 months to compile and submit a new petition).
