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Company A had applied for my visa, however close to two weeks after the application, I got a much better offer from another company B. I joined company B but company A is angry at me and asked for $8k in reimbursement for H1B costs. They claim:
$325.00 I129 filing fee
$1225.00 premium processing fee
$6400 in attorney fees.
Also they claim there is about $1900 in fees for filing PERM but they can't legally ask for those costs as per them.
I want to reimburse them because I realize that I am wrong here (though not legally), but I am in no mood to pay more than $3.5k which is what I always thought was the maximum cost. They are claiming in total they spent close to $10k in transferring my H1B. The employment offer if at will and my offer letter clearly states that my employment offer can be withdrawn at any time and I refuse an acceptance of offer at any time with or without cause. If I refuse to pay more than $3.5k can the company sue me. Will the court even accept the case forcing me to fly to the east coast to defend myself? Is there anyway that I can ask them for the exact costs like bills or checks paid to the law firm.
Company A had applied for my visa, however close to two weeks after the application, I got a much better offer from another company B. I joined company B but company A is angry at me and asked for $8k in reimbursement for H1B costs. They claim:
$325.00 I129 filing fee
$1225.00 premium processing fee
$6400 in attorney fees.
Also they claim there is about $1900 in fees for filing PERM but they can't legally ask for those costs as per them.
I want to reimburse them because I realize that I am wrong here (though not legally), but I am in no mood to pay more than $3.5k which is what I always thought was the maximum cost. They are claiming in total they spent close to $10k in transferring my H1B. The employment offer if at will and my offer letter clearly states that my employment offer can be withdrawn at any time and I refuse an acceptance of offer at any time with or without cause. If I refuse to pay more than $3.5k can the company sue me. Will the court even accept the case forcing me to fly to the east coast to defend myself? Is there anyway that I can ask them for the exact costs like bills or checks paid to the law firm.
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