▁on ▁December ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁increases ▁fe es ▁for ▁certain ▁H - 1 B ▁and ▁L - 1 ▁pet ition ers ▁who ▁employ ▁ 5 0 ▁or ▁more ▁employees ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁their ▁employees ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁H - 1 B ▁or ▁L ▁( including ▁L - 1 A ▁and ▁L - 1 B ) ▁non imm igr ant ▁status . ▁These ▁pet ition ers ▁must ▁submit ▁an ▁additional ▁fee ▁of ▁$ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁certain ▁H - 1 B ▁pet itions ▁and ▁$ 4 , 5 0 0 ▁for ▁certain ▁L - 1 A ▁and ▁L - 1 B ▁pet itions ▁post mark ed ▁on ▁or ▁after ▁December ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Ren ew als ▁ ▁L - 1 ▁status ▁may ▁be ▁renew ed ▁and ▁extended ▁within ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Ex cept ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁blank et ▁pet itions , ▁a ▁new ▁I - 1 2 9 ▁pet ition ▁must ▁be ▁file d . ▁Ren ew al ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁applies ▁to ▁status ▁only , ▁not ▁the ▁actual ▁vis a ▁in ▁the ▁pass port . ▁ ▁For ▁vis a ▁renew al , ▁the ▁applic ant ▁must ▁go ▁to ▁a ▁U . S . ▁cons ulate ▁or ▁emb ass y ▁outside ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁An ▁al ien ▁cannot ▁leave ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁then ▁re enter ▁without ▁a ▁valid ▁L