H1B News 2019: USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for All H-1B Petitions

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) announced that on March 12, 2019 it will resume H-1B premium processing for all H-1B petitions.

If your pending petition has been transferred to different service center and you wish to request premium processing service, you must submit the premium processing request to the service center now handling the H-1B petition. Include a copy of the transfer notice with the request for premium processing to avoid USCIS delays.

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What does this mean?

This means that premium processing is now available for all types of H-1B petitions. If you received a request for evidence (“RFE”) for a pending petition, you should include the RFE response with the premium processing request.

How to request premium processing?

A petitioner may file the request for premium processing together with the initial I-129 extension, or it may perform an H-1B premium processing upgrade by filing the I-907 for a previously filed case.

A request for premium processing is made on Form I-907. The filing fee has recently increased from $1,225 to $1,410 (fees change frequently so check USCIS.gov for most up to date fee information). If you use the premium processing service, USCIS guarantees 15 calendar day processing. If USCIS fails to adjudicate the case in 15 calendar days, it will refund the $1,410 premium processing fee. If the fee is refunded, the relating case will continue to receive expedited processing.

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