I-140 Premium Processing is Back for Many I-140 Applications
The USCIS announced on June 22, 2009 that effective June 29, 2009, it is going to resume Premium Processing Service for most Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker.
The USCIS will accept Premium Processing requests for Form I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker involving EB-1 Aliens with Extraordinary Ability, EB-1 Outstanding Professors and Researchers, EB-2 Members of Professions with Advanced Degrees or Exceptional Ability not seeking a National Interest Waiver, EB-3 Professionals, EB-3 Skilled Workers, and EB-3 Workers other than Skilled Workers and Professionals.
It will still NOT accept premium processing requests for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, that involve EB-1 Multinational Executives and Managers and EB-2 Members of Professions with Advanced Degrees or Exceptional Ability seeking a National Interest Waiver.
This is very welcome news.
With premium processing service, the USCIS guarantees that for the $1,000 processing fee (in addition to the usual application fees), it will decide an application within 15 calendar days. If it doesn’t meet that deadline, the USCIS refunds the $1,000 fee but still continues to process the request as part of the Premium Processing Service.
I have never had a premium processed application not decided within the 15 days so the program definitely works.
