UCSF Recharge Fees (Effective July, 2022)

Visa TypeRate
J1 Initial: 6 months or less$590
J1 Initial: 1yr (+6mo, less than 2yrs)$670
J1 Initial: 2yrs (less than 3yrs)$930
J1 Initial: 3yrs and up (max 5yrs)$1,160
J1 Extension/Amendment: 6 months or less$480
J1 Extension/Amendment: 1yr (+6mo, less than 2yrs)$530
J1 Extension/Amendment: 2yrs (less than 3yrs)$680
J1 Extension/Amendment: 3yrs and up (max 5 yrs)$1,360
J1 ECFMG$950
H1B Initial$2,170
H1B Extension, Amendment, Other Changes$1,960
E-3 Initial$1,750
E-3 Extension$1,700
TN Letter$710
TN Application$1,780
O Outside Counsel$2,780
O Internal Extension$3,900
PR Outside Counsel$3,470
B-1 Visitors, SOM Clinical Electives$570

Additional Information 

  • Amounts listed above are effective from July 1, 2022
  • Recharge fees for J-1 and B-1 visitors can be paid by the principal investigator, scholar or from Department funds.
  • Recharge fees for H-1B, TN, E-3, O-1 and PR can only be paid by the principal investigator or paid from Department funds. The recharge fees for these employment-based visas cannot be paid by the scholar.
  • Effective July 1, 2022, J-1 amendment fees were reinstated with ISSO's Faculty Advisory Board approval. ISSO continues to strongly recommend that amendment start dates be pushed at least two months into the future of current start dates to reduce the likelihood of future amendment fees.