Published on 3/20/2020
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 reject the Form 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. USCIS has not yet confirmed when premium processing for I-129 and I-140 petitions will resume.
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.
The immigration attorneys at Ryan Swanson are closely monitoring government regulations and policies due to the current COVID-19 global pandemic.
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