I’ve got picked up by H1B lottery last April and still waiting for the approval. I inquired if I can submit premium processing to the immigration case manager in my company and was told that the company is still analyzing the benefit of upgrading H1B Cap applications to Premium processing. I have heard on the past, some of folks paid for the extra cost out of their pockets to do PP. Is company sponsorship/decision really needed to upgrade my case to PP? I’m willing to pay the extra cost.
BAL told me I could pay For the PP myself
The attorneys work with your organization and if you want to do premium processing, you are not hiring a separate attorney for that right. So you need your organization onboard with your goal (approval/decision whichever way you call it). As for the fees, it is legal for you to pay the premium processing fee - we did it in the past to expedite the issual of my H4 EAD.
You can pay Premium Processing fee by yourself
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Short answer: Yes, company decision is required. It is illegal for a company to ask a candidate to pay for any part of their H1B fees. If USCIS is made aware of such descrepencies, there would be significant consequences. Hence, your best bet would be to convince your manager to upgrade you to PP
Asking the employee to pay for the regular h1b fees is illegal. Asking the employee to pay for PP is NOT illegal. Companies askkng employees to pay PP is common
This is incorrect. As EMC said premium processing is optional and an employee can pay out of pocket if the company does not approve it.