H-1B Petition Procedures
for New International Faculty/Staff Employees
Before Hiring Nonimmigrant Faculty
- Request H Request Forms from Heesun Majcher
and fill out the forms
- Complete two H Request Forms
- One for Department
- The other for the Beneficiary
- When the H Request Forms are fill out, forward them to Heesun together with
- $320 Filing Fee for I-129 (subject to change)
- $500 Anti-Fraud Fee
- Optional Premium Processing $1000
- All the other supporting documents from the Department and the Beneficiary
- Heesun will process and submit the petition for the H-1B employment to USCIS with the fees, Labor Condition Application(s), and supporting documents.
- Upon the receipt of the Petition, USCIS will mail an Original Receipt Notice to Northern Illinois University.
- A current H-1B worker transferring to NIU will be able to begin to work upon the receipt of the Original Receipt Notice.
- Upon the approval of the Petition, USCIS will mail an Original Approval Notice to Northern Illinois University.
- An F-1 or J-1 non-immigrant will be able to begin to work in an H-1B status at NIU only upon the receipt of the Original Approval Notice.
Any substantial changes in working conditions of H-1B workers including duties, wages, work sites or others will require an amendment to the Labor Condition Application and the Petition. NIU must submit a petition and receive an Original Receipt Notice before implementing the change(s).
