When Will Premium Processing Resume
USCIS suspends premium processing for all types of cases due to the COVID-19.
When will premium processing resume. USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Certain Petitions. USCIS announced to resume premium processing from June 1st in phases. Effective June 1 2020 USCIS will accept Form I-907.
USCIS will reject premium processing requests if the I-907 is filed at a service center without jurisdiction over the work site. Premium processing for F-1 to H-1B change of status requests for cap-subject petitions will resume no later than May 27. Until premium processing resumes for FY 2021 cap-subject H-1B petitions USCIS will reject any Form I-907 concurrently filed with a cap-subject H-1B Form I-129.
Once premium processing resumes for H1B visa petitions for the FY 2021 H1B cap-subject applications will be eligible for a premium processing upgrade if accompanied by Form I-907. The USCIS guarantees a 15 calendar-day processing time to those petitioners or applicants who submit a Form I-907 Request for Premium Processing Service and remit the government filing fee of 1440. They can expect an expedited adjudication of their petitions.
Over the past 10 weeks USCIS has not accepted any cases for premium processing due to COVID-19. Learn more in this blog. The first phase of premium processing.
Premium Processing to Resume in Phases According to the announcement the USCIS plans to start accepting I-907 requests for premium processing in phases. Wadhwani on May 31 2020 On Friday May 29 2020 US. Dates subject to change at USCIS discretion.
USCIS said it will resume premium-processing in a two-phased approach during the FY2021 season similar to what it has done in the past in order to best manage premium processing requests. Initially USCIS did not suspend this but on March 20th they updated indicating that premium processing is suspended for all kinds of H1B petitions from March 20th 2020. Phased roll-out will begin June 1 full return expected by June 22 when all H-1B Petitions including Fiscal Year 2021 H-1B Cap Petitions will resume Premium Processing.