USCIS Extends and Expands Suspension of Premium Processing for H-1B Petitions to Reduce Delays
प्रकाशित मिति : भाद्र १४, २०७५ बिहीबार
USCIS is extending the previously announced temporary suspension of premium processing for cap-subject H-1B petitions and, beginning Sept. 11, 2018, will be expanding this temporary suspension to include certain additional H-1B petitions. USCIS expects these suspensions will last until Feb. 19, 2019, and will notify the public via uscis.gov before resuming premium processing for these petitions.
While H-1B premium processing is suspended, USCIS will reject any Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service filed with an affected Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker. If a petitioner submits one combined check for the Form I-907 and Form I‑129 H-1B fees, both forms will be rejected.
Who Is Affected
– The expanded temporary suspension applies to all H-1B petitions filed at the Vermont and California Service Centers (excluding cap-exempt filings as noted below).
– The previously announced suspension of premium processing for fiscal year 2019 cap-subject H-1B petitions was originally slated to last until Sept. 10, 2018, but that suspension is being extended through an estimated date of Feb. 19, 2019.
USCIS will continue premium processing of Form I-129 H-1B petitions that are not currently suspended if the petitioner properly filed an associated Form I-907 before Sept. 11, 2018. Therefore, USCIS will refund the premium processing fee if:
– The petitioner filed the Form I-907 for an H-1B petition before Sept. 11, 2018; and
– USCIS did not take adjudicative action on the case within the 15-calendar-day processing period.
– Premium Processing Remains Available for Certain H-1B Petitions
– The suspension does not apply to: