H-1B Scholar Procedures
Credit Card Payment of USCIS Filing Fees
Effective October 29, 2025, USCIS will only accept for USCIS filing fees.鈥疉 will be used to pay the .鈥
- ISSS staff will schedule a brief call (by phone or Teams) with a sponsoring department staff member with a P-Card at the time of submitting the USCIS petition online.
- The P-Card holder will provide the card details.
- The ISSS advisor will input the information directly into the USCIS filing system and submit the petition.
- ISSS will then email a confirmation/receipt to the P-Card holder for reconciliation purposes.
- The P-Card holder will be responsible for the Concur reporting for the transaction.聽
Presidential proclamation 鈥 Payment by employer of $100,000 fee for H-1B visa petitions FAQ
Late in the day on Sept. 19, 2025, President Trump signed a instituting new entry restrictions on H-1B specialty occupation workers. Under this proclamation, in certain circumstances, approval of H-1B petitions, entry into the United States in H-1B status, and issuance of H-1B visas are prohibited unless the employer pays a $100,000 fee per individual petition.
H-1B Overview
USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Service) defines an H-1B occupation as a 鈥渟pecialty occupation鈥 which requires the theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge and the attainment of a bachelor or higher degree in the specific specialty (or its equivalent) as a minimum for entry into the occupation in the United States.
Departments may consider H-1B status for a scholar if:
- The scholar will be employed by the university, with benefits (i.e., not hired as a contractor).
- The H-1B beneficiary must be appointed to a position that establishes an employee/employer relationship with CU and they will not be considered an independent contractor.
- The H-1B beneficiary will be under the direct supervision of a university employee, and there will be a clear and continuous reporting relationship within the university.
- All funding for the H-1B beneficiary position will be paid directly from the CU, and not from any outside entity, organization, or third-party source.
- The appointment will be long-term or possibly a permanent one.
- The scholar has at least a bachelor's degree.
- The scholar is in J status and not subject to the two-year home residency rule.
It is possible for an individual to have more than one H-1B employer. An example would be a scholar who is working on a project for one employer and consulting with another employer on similar material. Consult ISSS when contemplating such an arrangement.
The 老九品茶 does not offer H-1B sponsorship for part-time positions.
The H-1B request process is different for each CU campus. Select the applicable campus using the buttons below or the menu to the right.