When Will Premium Processing Resume
Once premium processing resumes for H1B visa petitions for the FY 2021 H1B cap-subject applications will be eligible for a premium processing upgrade if accompanied by Form I-907.
When will premium processing resume. The first phase of premium processing. Premium Processing Resumes. As predicted by Path2USA when USCIS had announced suspension of all premium processing options on March 20 2020 the expectation was that premium processing will resume in May like last year.
At a glance USCIS will not accept requests for premium processing on I-129 and I-140 petitions effective today March 20 2020. Premium processing will not be available for FY2021 H-1B cap petitions when employers begin filing on April 1. The premium processing fee cannot be included in the same check as the base filing fee.
The agency states that the suspension of 15-day premium processing services is necessary due to the COVID-19 crisis. The agency however If. Until premium processing resumes for FY 2021 H-1B petitions USCIS will reject any Form I-907 concurrently filed with a H-1B Form I-129.
The timelines for these phases are June 1 June 8 June 15 and June 22. USCIS premium processing calendar days include Sat Sun and holidays Yes Calendar days include Saturday Sunday and holidays for USCIS premium processing service. Until premium processing resumes for FY 2021 cap-subject H-1B petitions USCIS will reject any Form I-907 concurrently filed with a cap-subject H-1B Form I-129.
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. Accordingly the content of your processor resume as based on your experience education. This essentially means that any appilcation filed in Premium processing can expect result in straight 15 days from the date of filing.
USCIS will resume premium processing in two phases the first starting no later than May 27 2020 when it will accept premium processing requests. However they have just announced that they will resume premium processing Form I-907 over the next several weeks in several phases. The soonest the USCIS will resume premium processing for phase-two cases is June 29 2020.