UCSF Recharge Fees (Effective July, 2024)

Visa TypeRate
J1 Initial: 6 months or less$640
J1 Initial: 1yr (+6mo, less than 2yrs)$570
J1 Initial: 2yrs (less than 3yrs)$890
J1 Initial: 3yrs and up (max 5yrs)$1,140
J1 Extension/Amendment: 6 months or less$440
J1 Extension/Amendment: 1yr (+6mo, less than 2yrs)$500
J1 Extension/Amendment: 2yrs (less than 3yrs)$610
J1 Extension/Amendment: 3yrs and up (max 5 yrs)$1,290
J1 ECFMG$890
H1B Initial$2,010
H1B Extension, Amendment, Other Changes$1,790
E-3 Initial$1,700
E-3 Extension$1,580
TN Letter$680
TN Application$1,620
O Outside Counsel$2,590
O Internal Extension$3,890
PR Outside Counsel$3,290
B-1 Visitors, SOM Clinical Electives$570

Additional Information 

  • Amounts listed above are effective from July 1, 2024
  • 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, 2024, 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.