The fee schedule for green card through labor certifications as follows:
Legal Fees
$4,500 for preparing the Labor Certification Application at the commencement of the case.
$3,500 for preparing Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker;
$1,500 for preparing Form I-485, Application to Adjust Status or Consular Processing.
TOTAL FEES: $9,500 USD
Legal Fee for labor certification must be paid by the employer with certified or cashier’s check.
From I-140 stage onwards, legal fee can be paid by personal/corporate checks (Although the law is not settled, the trend of DOL rulings seems to suggest that an I-140 may be considered part of employer’s normal business expenses. Accordingly, DOL could hold that the employer is responsible for an I-140 related attorney fees and expenses. Although DOL has not explicitly stated this by regulations, we must make employers aware that such a legal position is indeed a distinct possibility. We highly recommend that the employers should pay the I-140 expenses.
Filing Fees for USCIS
I-140: $700 USD
I-485, I-765, I-131, Fingerprinting: $1225 USD
Expenses:
Messenger / Courier / Postal Expenses: $400
Advertising Costs: approx. $1000-2000 (Please note that we provide the ad but we do not publish the ads.)
Educational Evaluation: approx. $150-295
Expert opinion in case of an audit: approx. $300-500
