In most instances we would consider this an allowable cost.

Paul C. Parker
Assistant Vice President
 for Research Administration
State University of New York
PO Box 6000
Binghamton, NY  13902-6000
607-777-6752   607-777-4354 (fax)
email:  xxxxxx@binghamton.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG]On Behalf
Of Jessica T. Kleinberg
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 4:43 PM
To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
Subject: [RESADM-L] visa expenses

Another question on the allowability of visa expenses....the United States
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (USBCIS) will be
implementing a mandatory employer fee of $500 per H1B visa petition filed
beginning March 8, 2005.  This is not a fee that can be passed on to the
employee.  My question to the list is, do you think this fee would be an
allowable direct cost expense to a federal (NIH) grant?

Thanks for your thoughts!

Jessica Kleinberg, CRA
Asst. Director, Sponsored Programs
Health Research, Inc.
One University Place
Rensselaer, NY 12144
(518) 431-1265
(518) 431-1234 (Fax)
xxxxxx@health.state.ny.us
www.hrinet.org

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