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H-1B Premium Processing is Further Suspended

 

Effective September 11, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is further suspending premium processing until February 19, 2019 for all H-1Bs Petitions filed with California and Vermont Service Centers except for the following:

1. Cap-exempt H-1B Petitions by cap-exempt employers filed with California Service Center.

2. H-1B Petitions without any change or amendment filed with Nebraska Service Center.

Previously, USCIS has been suspending H-1B premium processing for H-1B Cap Petitions only until September 10, 2018.

 

Outside of premium processing, USCIS may still consider expedite request on a discretionary and case-by-case basis.

 

Premium processing is filed via Form I-907 Request for Premium Processing Service for USCIS to adjudicate a petition within 15 calendar days from its receipt (e.g. approval, request for evidence or RFE, or denial within 15 days).  With this temporarily suspension, there will be processing delay for many types of H-1B Petitions, and FY 2019 H-1B Cap Petitions or Visas that are fortunate enough to be selected in the H-1B lottery process.

 

For additional information, please visit:   https://www.uscis.gov/news/uscis-extends-and-expands-suspension-premium-processing-h-1b-petitions-reduce-delays

 

August 28, 2018

 

This article is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be relied on as legal advice or attorney-client relationship. By Aik Wan Kok, Lawyer USA Immigration Services, at Tiya; Tel: 703-772-8224 & info at tiyaimmigration dot com; Direct dial from abroad: 001-703-7728224; https://www.tiyaimmigration.com ; http://tiyalaw.blogspot.com ; https://immigrationresource.net

 

 

Aik Wan Kok at Tiya represents companies, employers, individuals and families, located nationwide and internationally, in U.S. Immigration Law.  We focus on diverse immigration cases such as extraordinary ability; national interest waiver; PERM; green card; N-400 Naturalization; various waivers; H cases; L executive, manager and specialized knowledge professional; E treaty investor/trader; cases with USCIS, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Consulates and National Visa Center.

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Processing Delays for Some I-130 Immediate Relative Petitions Pending with the USCIS Texas Service Center or California Service Center

Recently, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a notification indicating delay in their processing of approximately 36,000 immediate relative petitions (Form I-130) that were transferred from the California Service Center (CSC) to the Texas Service Center (TSC). Some cases have been transferred back to the CSC. TSC and CSC are USCIS service centers.

As of February 22, 2011, the USCIS’ updates on the above cases (CSC and TSC) are:

Approved: 18,572

Denied: 165

Request for Evidence (RFE)/Intent to Deny: 6779

Referred to District Office for Interview: 4023

The petitioners or beneficiaries are encouraged to monitor their I-130 case progress on the USCIS My Case Status online at https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard.do . However, by March 1, 2011, if the parties concerned do not see any action on their cases, such as an approval, denial or an RFE, they may contact USCIS at: I-130Inquiries.Tsc@dhs.gov

By Aik Wan Kok Fillali, Attorney at Law, at Tiya PLC; Tel: 703-772-8224 www.tiyaimmigration.com ; http://tiyalaw.blogspot.com ; www.immigrationresource.net We represent employers, and individuals and their families in green card, work visa and waiver matters in U.S. immigration law.

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This article is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be relied on as a legal advice or an attorney-client relationship.

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