 Petitions filed October 1, 2015 onward were no longer subject to these fees.Public Law 114–113, part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, imposed a fee of $4,000 on H-1B petitions and $4,500 on L-1A and L-1B petitions.The additional H-1B fees would apply to all petitions postmarked on or after December 18, 2015 and until September 30, 2025.