USCIS Resumes Premium Processing Service (June 2020)

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USCIS introduced that it’ll resume premium processing service for eligible I-129 and I-140 visa petitions throughout June 2020. Premium processing service had been quickly suspended as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.

The resumption of premium processing service is scheduled to happen on a week-to-week foundation as follows:

June 1

USCIS will start accepting Type I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service for all eligible Type I-140 petitions. (See chart under.)

June 8

H-1B petitions filed earlier than June 8, 2020 that are pending adjudication and are cap-exempt (for instance, petitions filed by petitioners which might be cap-exempt and petitions filed for beneficiaries beforehand counted towards the numerical allocations).
All different Type I-129 petitions (non H-1B petitions) for nonimmigrant classifications eligible for premium processing filed earlier than June 8, 2020 which might be pending adjudication. (See chart under.)

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June 15

H-1B petitions requesting premium processing service by submitting an I-907 concurrently with their I-129 (or request for a petition filed on or after June 8, 2020) and are exempt from the cap as a result of:

The employer is cap-exempt  or as a result of the beneficiary will likely be employed at a qualifying cap-exempt establishment, entity or group (reminiscent of an establishment of upper training, a nonprofit analysis group or a governmental analysis group); or
The beneficiary is a cap-exempt doctor primarily based on a Conrad or different Authorities Company waiver.

June 22

All H-1B cap-subject petitions (together with these for fiscal yr 2021), together with change of standing from F-1 nonimmigrant standing, for each premium processing upgrades and concurrently filed I-907s.

All different Type I-129 petitions for nonimmigrant classifications eligible for premium processing and requesting premium processing by submitting an I-907 concurrently with their I-129.

The entire above dates are topic to alter as USCIS continues to simply accept extra requests for premium processing service. USCIS will announce any adjustments to those dates accordingly.

Premium Processing Service – Eligible I-140 Petitions

Designated Classification Inside Type I-140	Corresponding Employment-Based mostly (EB) Immigrant Visa Classification	Availability Date
Aliens of extraordinary capacity	EB-1	Nov. 13, 2006 and reinstated June 29, 2009
Excellent professors and researchers	EB-1	Sept. 25, 2006 and reinstated June 29, 2009
Multinational executives and managers	EB-1	Not But Accessible
Members of professions with superior levels or distinctive capacity not in search of a Nationwide Curiosity Waiver	EB-2	Sept. 25, 2006 and reinstated June 29, 2009
Members of professions with superior levels or distinctive capacity in search of a Nationwide Curiosity Waiver	EB-2	Not But Accessible
Expert employees	EB-3	Aug. 28, 2006 and reinstated June 29, 2009
Professionals	EB-3	Aug. 28, 2006 and reinstated June 29, 2009
Staff aside from expert employees and professionals	EB-3	Sept. 25, 2006 and reinstated June 29, 2009

Premium Processing Service – Eligible I-129 Petitions

Designated Classification Inside Type I-129	Corresponding Nonimmigrant Classification	Availability Date
Treaty Dealer	E-1	June 1, 2001
Treaty Investor	E-2	June 1, 2001
Alien in Specialty Occupation	H-1B	July 30, 2001
Short-term Employee performing nonagricultural companies	H-2B	June 1, 2001
Trainee or Particular Training Trade Customer	H-3	June 1, 2001
Intracompany Transferee, Govt or Supervisor Capability	L-1A	June 1, 2001
Intracompany Transferee, Specialised Data Skilled	L-1B	June 1, 2001
A petitioner assembly sure necessities which seeks steady approval of itself and a few or all of its dad and mom, branches, subsidiaries, and associates	LZ (Blanket L-1)	June 1, 2001
Alien of extraordinary capacity or achievements within the sciences, arts, training, enterprise, or athletics	O-1	June 1, 2001
Alien offering important assist companies for a principal O-1 alien	O-2	June 1, 2001
Internationally acknowledged athlete or member of an internationally acknowledged leisure group	P-1	June 1, 2001
Important Assist Alien, extremely expert, who performs assist companies important to the profitable efficiency of the principal P-1 alien	P-1S	June 1, 2001
Artist or Entertainer underneath a Reciprocal Trade Program	P-2	June 1, 2001
Important Assist Alien, extremely expert, who performs assist companies important to the profitable efficiency of the principal P-2 alien	P-2S	June 1, 2001
Artist or Entertainer in a Culturally Distinctive Program	P-3	June 1, 2001
Important Assist Alien, extremely expert, who performs assist companies important to the profitable efficiency of the principal P-3 alien	P-3S	June 1, 2001
Worldwide cultural alternate alien	Q-1	June 1, 2001
Alien in a Non secular occupation	R-1	July 30, 2001 and reinstated July 20, 2009
NAFTA skilled, Canada	TN-1	July 30, 2001
NAFTA skilled, Mexico	TN-2	July 30, 2001