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Leanne, We operate on a case by case basis. Normally, if the position is critical need or if the person fills a diversity need for us we will pay the filing fee or expedited filing fee. Take care, Herb Dr. Herb Byrd, III Director, Eval & Staff Dev UT Extension, UTIA HR 2621 Morgan Circle 212-D Morgan Hall Knoxville, TN 37996-4525 Office (865) 974-7245 Mobile (865) 386-5656 Fax (865) 974-0882 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> http://www.utextension.utk.edu/Employment/ http://eesd.tennessee.edu From: Extension Service Personnel Officers in the Southern Region [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Leanne Fuller Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 6:52 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Payment Policy of Visa (H1-b and LPR) holders Colleagues, Hope you all are doing well. I have an inquiry as to what your policies and/or guidelines are in relation to covering the costs associated with H1-b visa applications or transfers and ultimately green cards. As a college and experiment station, we have always paid the labor portion of the filing fee for H1-b which is running us about $825 per filing. The green card is costing approximately $1800 for the required amount. We have also been limited by our Payment and Procurement Office to paying for anything above the required amounts with state funds (which on our campus is interpreted as ALL accounts except gift accounts). I am interested in seeing what each of you do in regards to what you commit to pay for visa filings, whether it is faculty or staff. If you have separate practices/policies for faculty and staff, please let me know that also. Any information you could share information on this topic would be greatly appreciated. I hope it will get us to the development of a policy. Thanks a lot, Leanne