Plan the cost of your seasonal crew.
Transparent volume pricing rewards larger requests. See your service estimate, the retainer credited toward it, and the costs to budget separately.
Estimate your service fee
Choose your crew size and see your service fee instantly.
More than 100? Enter your crew size above.
More visas. A lower rate.
Explore the rates$1,000 per visa for the whole crew. Your crew’s rate applies to every requested visa.
Retainer included in the total. Non-refundable.
Agreed service fee minus retainer actually applied, plus authorized extras.
Service fee only. Government, travel, and operating costs are separate. Final scope and billing terms are set out in your engagement.
Interview fees are quoted separately after USCIS approval, with one interview credit per applicant. ACH has no added client fee; an eligible credit card carries a disclosed 3% fee. Cleared net funds are required before the case team buys appointment-service credits. Attorney fees, consular coordination and travel costs require separate scope and price review; they are not assumed included or free.
Understand your full budget.
Your service engagement
- Seasonal-need and filing-plan review
- Application preparation and case coordination
- Recruitment and consular coordination within the agreed scope
- Onboarding and compliance support within the agreed scope
Budget separately for
- Government petition and visa charges
- Consular support and transportation
- Wages, payroll, and applicable employer obligations
- Legal representation under a separate engagement
Know the commitment before you start.
The retainer specified in your engagement is non-refundable and is credited when actually applied toward your service fee. Visa availability and government decisions can affect the outcome. Selection, approval, and arrival by a specific date are not guaranteed.
Understand payment timing before you commit.
The calculator uses the planned worker count. The signed engagement must identify the final billing basis and how changes to that count are handled. DOL certification and visa issuance are different milestones.
You engage the team
- Published payment rule
- The agreed non-refundable retainer is due and counts toward the total service fee.
- What to confirm in writing
- The crew count, service scope and total estimate.
USCIS approval is confirmed
- Published payment rule
- The service balance is prepared after USCIS approval, less retainer actually applied, plus authorized extras.
- What to confirm in writing
- The signed fee, confirmed approval notice, payment credits and authorized scope changes.
No visas, or you stop before approval
- Published payment rule
- Review the signed agreement and work completed. No USCIS approval balance is automatically opened.
- What to confirm in writing
- Treatment of withdrawal, cap exclusion, completed work and any costs already incurred.
A visa is refused after DOL certification
- Published payment rule
- The service-fee billing milestone occurs before the visa decision. A visa is not guaranteed.
- What to confirm in writing
- The agreement’s treatment of later refusal and any applicable fee adjustment.
Fewer workers are requested, certified or issued visas
- Published payment rule
- These are different counts. Do not assume the calculator automatically reconciles them.
- What to confirm in writing
- Which count controls each invoice and how any reduction or partial outcome is settled.
Our substantive error causes a denial
- Published payment rule
- The engagement provides for refunding service fees paid above the retainer when its company-error condition applies.
- What to confirm in writing
- The condition, documentation and refund process in the engagement.
Three separate parts of your budget
Our service fee
The published fee and payment milestones above. Your retainer is part of the total.
Government and other expenses
Government, consular and transport costs are separate. Confirm current government fees and cleared funding before USCIS submission. Confirm who collects, advances and reconciles each other expense; no historical consular or Mexico price is assumed.
Running your season
Budget wages, applicable payroll costs, supervision, equipment, training and any lodging or local transportation you arrange. These operating costs are not included in the service estimate.
Your agent of record. Your business stays in control.
Connecting Labor USA is a consulting firm, not a law firm. We coordinate filings and the case calendar. You remain the employer and sign as the petitioner. Matters needing an attorney are handled by counsel under a separate engagement.
Explore the detailed H-2B process →Pricing questions
How is the service fee calculated?
The live calculator shows the currently effective pricing version. The rate for your crew size applies to every requested visa, not just those above a threshold. Government fees and other applicable costs are separate. Your engagement confirms the final scope and price. Planning a larger request? Additional discounts may be available after we review your needs. Ask us for a custom quote.
When do I pay?
The retainer specified in your engagement is due at engagement and credited when actually applied. The service balance is prepared after USCIS approval, plus authorized extras.
Is the retainer refundable?
The retainer specified in your engagement is non-refundable, including if you do not obtain visas. If a substantive error attributable to our company causes a denial, the engagement provides for refunding service fees paid beyond the retainer.
Which costs are separate?
Government charges, consular support, transportation, wages, and other employer costs are separate. Government funding is confirmed separately before USCIS submission. Confirm the scope, collector and timing of any other charge in writing.
Are you a law firm?
Connecting Labor USA is a consulting firm, not a law firm. We coordinate filings and the case calendar. You remain the employer and sign as the petitioner. Matters needing an attorney are handled by counsel under a separate engagement.
Let’s talk through your crew and costs.
Tell us your crew size, roles, locations, and season dates. We’ll review the service fee and the costs outside it.