The fee is imposed on employers with more than 50 employees in the United States in H-1B or L-1 status, more than 50 percent of whom are in H-1B or L-1 nonimmigrant status. The US government is planning to expand an additional fee currently charged to certain large employers filing H-1B and L-1 visa petitions. According to the Department of Homeland Security’s regulatory agenda, a final rule expected in July could expand the “9-11 Response and Biometric Entry-Exit Fee’ to petitions seeking extensions of stay. The planned change could therefore increase immigration-related costs for companies that rely heavily on H-1B and L-1 workers.Notably, the proposed additional fee will not apply to every company that employs H-1B or L-1 workers. It was established to help fund programs connected with the government's biometric entry-exit system and other purposes.