I-129 FILING +$460 ANTI-FRAUD FEE +$500 ACWIA FEE +$1,500 ASYLUM PROGRAM FEE +$600 PREMIUM PROCESSING +$2,805 ATTORNEY & LEGAL +$5,000 LOTTERY ODDS ≈1 IN 4 NEW: H-1B VISA FEE +$100,000 AVG TIME-TO-HIRE 9–14 MONTHS RFE / DENIAL RISK RISING HUSYS EOR $99/MO · 8-HR ONBOARDING
I-129 FILING +$460 ANTI-FRAUD FEE +$500 ACWIA FEE +$1,500 ASYLUM PROGRAM FEE +$600 PREMIUM PROCESSING +$2,805 ATTORNEY & LEGAL +$5,000 LOTTERY ODDS ≈1 IN 4 NEW: H-1B VISA FEE +$100,000 AVG TIME-TO-HIRE 9–14 MONTHS RFE / DENIAL RISK RISING HUSYS EOR $99/MO · 8-HR ONBOARDING
Husys EOR — H-1B vs EOR Cost Calculator | Hire India Talent for $99/mo
H-1B vs EOR · Cost Intelligence

The $100,000 visa fee broke the H-1B math.

Add a 1-in-4 lottery, nine-plus months of paperwork, and a growing stack of compliance fees and sponsoring a US work visa is no longer a hiring strategy. It's a gamble. Run the numbers below, then see how teams hire the same senior India talent through Husys EOR: $99 per employee per month, no entity to set up, onboarded in 8 hours.

$99 FLAT / EMPLOYEE / MO 0 LOTTERIES · QUOTAS · PETITIONS 8 HRS OFFER → ONBOARDED NO ENTITY SETUP NEEDED
FORM I-129 — COST DOSSIER

BEFORE A SINGLE DOLLAR OF SALARY

Base filing (I-129)+$460
Anti-fraud fee+$500
ACWIA training fee+$1,500
Asylum program fee+$600
Premium processing+$2,805
Attorney & legal+$5,000
NEW VISA FEE (2025)+$100,000
PAPERWORK TOTAL$110,865
* …and the lottery can still say no. And again. And again.
Lottery odds — 1 in 4 EOR route: onboarded in 8 hours
8 hrs
Offer → fully onboarded
$99
Flat, per employee, per month
0
Lotteries, quotas, petitions
100%
PF · ESI · Gratuity handled
01 — The Calculator

One role. Two routes.
Watch the totals diverge.

Pick a role, tune the assumptions, and see the full loaded cost of an H-1B sponsorship in the US versus hiring the same-calibre India talent through Husys EOR. Every figure updates live.

The Role
Selecting a role pre-fills market-rate US salary and India CTC. Adjust anything below.
Seniority
Number of hires
1
Route A — US H-1B Sponsorship
26%
FICA, FUTA/SUTA, health insurance, 401(k) match, PTO. US benchmark: 25–35%.
Company size (sets ACWIA + asylum fees)
New $100,000 visa feeSept-2025 proclamation on many new H-1B petitions. Scope & litigation evolving — toggle to model your case.
Premium processingGuaranteed 15-business-day adjudication: $2,805 per petition.
3
HR time, LCA/PWF filings, public access file, audits, renewals, portability paperwork.
3 yrs
Route B — India via Husys EOR
Senior India compensation — typically 15–25% of the equivalent US salary for the same output.
Husys EOR fee — $99 / employee / monthEmployer of record: contracts, payroll, PF, ESI, gratuity, HR ops, compliance. No entity setup. Onboarding in 8 hours. Locked in — not editable. 😌

Route A · US H-1B

Base salary / yr
Benefits & payroll tax
Immigration, legal & $ fees
Admin & compliance / yr
ANNUAL COST / HIRE
3-YEAR TOTAL · 1 HIRE
$0
⚠ START: 9–14 MO · LOTTERY-GATED · RFE/DENIAL RISK · 6-YR CAP

Route B · Husys EOR India

Annual CTC
Employer PF (12% of basic)
Gratuity accrual
Health & ESI cover
Husys EOR ($99 × 12)$1,188
ANNUAL COST / HIRE
3-YEAR TOTAL · 1 HIRE
$0
✓ START: 8 HOURS · ZERO IMMIGRATION EXPOSURE · FULLY COMPLIANT
Total cost of hire — 3 years, 1 hire
US H-1B ROUTE
HUSYS EOR ROUTE
You keep with Husys EOR
$0
— % LOWER COST
What if you used a typical global EOR instead?
Same hire via a $599/mo EOR — 3-yr cost
Still saved vs H-1B route
Extra saved by choosing Husys at $99/mo
Time to productive Day 1
H-1B
LOTTERY LCA I-129 CONSULATE
9–14 MO
HUSYS EOR
8 HRS ⚡
*The H-1B dot can also be sent back to the start every April. The EOR dot never is.
Get this as a savings memo How Husys EOR works Planning estimates only. USCIS fee schedules, the Sept-2025 $100K proclamation and vendor prices change — confirm specifics with immigration counsel before filing.
02 — The Maze, Audited

H-1B is a maze sold as a doorway.
EOR is a straight line.

The compliance gaps aren't edge cases they're the product. Here's every wall between you and your hire, and what happens when it's simply removed.

H-1B realityWith Husys EOR
LOTTERY1-in-4 odds; re-roll every AprilNo lottery. Hire whoever, whenever.
$100K VISA FEESix figures before salary begins$0 visa fees. $99/mo, flat.
TIME TO START9–14 months of waitingOnboarded in 8 hours.
RFEs & DENIALSRequests for evidence, re-filings, lost hiresZero USCIS exposure, ever.
PAPERWORKLCA, prevailing wage, public access file, auditsWe hold the compliance file for you.
6-YEAR CAPMax tenure + green-card backlogsNo caps. Stay as long as it works.
ADMIN COST$6K+/yr of internal HR-legal hoursHR ops fully handled — included.
SCALE RISKEvery headcount = a fresh filing gambleScale up or down on 30-day terms.
Compliance gap audit — cleared ✓
03 — Straight-Line Hiring

From "we need a senior engineer"
to deployed in four moves.

Hire India talent wherever they are in India, or already in the US with their own work authorization and deploy them on US outcomes. Husys is the employer of record; you get the work.

01

Share the roleDay 0 · 15 minutes

Send the job description, budget and start date — or nominate your own candidate. We confirm the all-in monthly cost, line item by line item, before anything begins.

02

Match & vetWithin 48 hours

Choose from vetted senior India talent across 40+ roles — engineering, data, product, design, finance, ops or bring your own candidate through our verification.

03

Offer & contractHusys is the legal employer

Employment contract, IP assignment and NDA executed. PF, ESI, gratuity, insurance and statutory registrations all opened under our entity. You set up no entity.

04

Live in 8 hoursPayroll on autopilot

Onboarding, payroll runs, statutory remittances, leave, exits and HR queries handled end to end. You manage deliverables. We manage everything else. $99/mo.

04 — What Others Charge

The same EOR service.
A very different invoice.

Global EOR platforms typically charge 4–7× more for the same thing: legal employment, payroll and statutory compliance. Husys runs the same rails for $99.

HUSYS EOR
$99/mo
Multiplier
$400/mo
Deel
$599/mo
Remote
$599/mo
Oyster
$699/mo

Published list prices for India EOR as of 2025 — verify with each vendor. All include legal employment, payroll processing and statutory compliance. None of them include a lottery, because none of them need one.

05 — Questions, Answered

The fine print, without the fine print.

A September 2025 presidential proclamation imposes a $100,000 fee on certain new H-1B petitions. Its scope (new petitions vs. extensions), exemptions and active legal challenges are still evolving. The calculator lets you toggle it on/off so you can model both scenarios — but confirm your specific case with immigration counsel before filing.

Husys' India entity. We issue the employment contract and run payroll, PF, ESI, gratuity, TDS and all labor-law compliance. You direct the day-to-day work, priorities and deliverables — exactly as you would with any team member.

Entity infrastructure (no setup fee), offer letters and contracts, onboarding and offboarding, payroll processing, statutory remittances, benefits administration, an HR helpdesk, and the compliance file. No hidden markups, no per-action charges.

Yes. If they hold independent US work authorization (citizenship, green card, valid EAD), we can run their employment, payroll and HR. If they would need sponsorship, the strategic route is EOR employment in India — same person, same output, no lottery and no visa fees.

Ironclad IP assignment and NDAs sit inside your contract, background verification is standard, and we structure guaranteed overlap hours with US working time. Compliance documentation is audit-ready at all times.

Your options stay open — we can support future relocation or visa strategies if circumstances change. The difference is that work ships from day one instead of waiting 9–14 months on a lottery that may never clear.

The Exit

Stop budgeting
for uncertainty.

Send us one role. Within 24 hours you'll get a costed hiring memo — the full H-1B math versus Husys EOR — for your exact situation. If the numbers don't speak, we won't.

Onboarded in 8 hours $99 / employee / month Lottery: not required

H-1B isn’t a strategy anymore. We’ll show you the exact roadmap.

Between the $100k visa fee, LCA filings, and April quotas, US sponsorship is no longer predictable hiring. Employer of Record lets you legally hire, pay, and retain top India tech talent immediately with full statutory compliance in India. Generate your role-specific dossier instantly.

  • ⚡ Delivered in < 5 mins: Instant PDF download + detailed cost audit sent to email.
  • 🔒 100% Confidential: Zero spam, no aggressive outreach—just clean hiring data.
  • 📋 Audit-Ready: Includes prevailing wage benchmarks and full statutory liability breakdown.

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