When Will Premium Processing Resume
Over the past 10 weeks USCIS has not accepted any cases for premium processing due to COVID-19.
When will premium processing resume. As USCIS has done in the past premium processing will resume in a two-phased approach during the FY 2021 cap season so that USCIS can best manage premium processing requests. Premium processing for cap exempt H1B petitions that are filed as Extensions Amendments or H1B Transfers is also not available due to the Coronavirus situation. However they have just announced that they will resume premium processing Form I-907 over the next several weeks in several phases.
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. The soonest the USCIS will resume premium processing for phase-two cases is June 29 2020. Alternatively petitioners can e-file.
The agency however If. USCIS announced to resume premium processing from June 1st in phases. June 2020 Phase-In Dates By Catherine V.
For all other cap-subject applications the service will not become available until at. Premium processing for F-1 to H-1B change of status requests for cap-subject petitions will resume no later than May 27. Wadhwani on May 31 2020 On Friday May 29 2020 US.
USCIS premium processing calendar days include Sat Sun and holidays Yes Calendar days include Saturday Sunday and holidays for USCIS premium processing service. USCIS will resume premium processing in two phases the first starting no later than May 27 2020 when it will accept premium processing requests. 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.
While USCIS hopes to operate according to the timeline the agency also noted dates are subject to. This essentially means that any appilcation filed in Premium processing can expect result in straight 15 days from the date of filing. USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Certain Petitions.