Date:03/20/2020
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the immediate and temporary suspension of premium processing service for all
Form I-129 and I-140 petitions until further notice due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Petitions for forms I-129- or I-140-related premium processing that were mailed prior to March 20th, but which were not
yet accepted for processing as of Friday (March 20th), will be rejected. Petitioners who already filed form I-129 or form
I-140 whose cases are not adjudicated within the 15-calendar-day period for normal premium processing will have their
premium processing fees refunded.
This temporary suspension includes petitions filed for the following categories:
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I-129: E-1, E-2, H-1B, H-2B, H-3, L-1A, L-1B, LZ, O-1, O-2, P-1, P-1S, P-2, P-2S, P-3, P-3S, Q-1, R-1, TN-1 and TN-2 petitions
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I-140: EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3 preference category petitions
This includes new premium processing requests for all H-1B petitions, including H-1B cap-subject petitions for fiscal year 2021, petitions from previous fiscal years, and all H-1B petitions that are exempt from the cap.
There is no information about when USCIS anticipates it will resume its premium processing service for the above-listed petition types
For more information, please refer https://www.uscis.gov/working-united-states/temporary-workers/uscis-announces-temporary-suspension-premium-processing-all-i-129-and-i-140-petitions-due-coronavirus-pandemic
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