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发帖数: 4825 | 1 USCIS Announces Temporary Suspension of Premium Processing for All I-129 and
I-140 Petitions
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
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today 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
).
Effective today, March 20, 2020, USCIS will not accept any new requests for
premium processing. USCIS will process any petition with a previously
accepted Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, in accordance
with the premium processing service criteria. However, we will not be able
to send notices using pre-paid envelopes. We will only send batch-printed
notices. Petitioners who have already filed a Form I-129, Petition for a
Nonimmigrant Worker, or Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers,
using the premium processing service and who receive no agency action on
their case within the 15-calendar-day period will receive a refund,
consistent with 8 CFR 103.7(e). We will notify the public with a confirmed
date for resuming premium processing.
USCIS will reject the I-907 and return the $1,440 filing fee for all
petitions requesting premium processing that were mailed before March 20 but
not yet accepted.
This temporary suspension includes petitions filed for the following
categories:
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.
I-140: EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3.
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.
USCIS previously announced the temporary suspension of premium processing
for FY 2021 cap-subject petitions and tentative dates for resumption of
premium processing service. This announcement expands upon and supersedes
the previous announcement.
For current Form I-129 and I-140 processing times, visit the Check Case
Processing Times page and the H-1B page on the USCIS website. |
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