H-1B SERIES PART ONE: WHO CAN PAY H-1BFILING FEES AND PROFESSIONAL FEES ?
The H-1Bregulations prohibit an employer from receiving, or the employee from paying,the filing fee for the visa. 20 C.F.R. §655.731(c)(10)(ii). H-1B employers mustalso pay certain other “business expenses” that are connected to the H-1Bprogram.
In Dedios, the court found that the H-1Bemployee’s payment of legal fees, USCIS filing fees, and educational evaluationfees were all “business expenses” connected to the H-1B program.  Therefore when the H-1B employer required theH-1B employee to make these payments, the H-1B employer violated law.
In limitedcircumstances H-1B employees can pay for some costs that may be related to anH-1B employee’s employment.  Thesecircumstances are found at 20 CFR655.731(c)(9)(iii).