USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Some H-1B Petitions
Premium Processing of Other Petitions to Resume as Workloads Permit
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has resumed premium processing for H1-B petitions that may be exempt from the annual cap on visa applications if the petitioner is:
- An institution of higher education;
- A nonprofit related to or affiliated with an institution of higher education; or
- A nonprofit research or governmental research organization.
USCIS also resumed premium processing for petitions that may also be exempt if the beneficiary will be employed at a qualifying cap-exempt institution, organization, or entity. USCIS plans to resume premium processing of other H-1B petitions as workloads permit.
How to File for Premium Processing
Eligible cap-exempt petitioners can file Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, for Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, beginning July 24.
What is Premium Processing?
USCIS’s Premium Processing Service provides expedited processing for certain employment-based petitions and applications. Specifically, USCIS guarantees 15 calendar day processing to those petitioners or applicants who choose to use this service. The service was temporarily suspended for all H-1B petitions on April 3, and was resumed for certain physicians and others on June 26.
To read the USCIS announcement, click here.
