On May 19, 2015, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS) announced it will temporarily halt acceptance of premium
processing requests for all H-1B Extension of Stay petitions from
May 26, 2015 through July 27, 2015.
Premium processing requests are filed using Form I-907, and
allow a petitioning employer to receive a response from USCIS
within 15 calendar days. Premium processing is being suspended in
order to allow USCIS to timely implement employment authorization
for certain H-4 spouses.1
The agency's decision is limited to cases where an extension
of status is being requested by the same petitioner for the same
beneficiary. USCIS is expected to issue a clarification that will
provide that premium processing will remain available for all other
H-1B petitions, including petitions subject to the H-1B cap and cap
exempt petitions, provided the petition is requesting a change of
nonimmigrant status or consular notification. In addition, USCIS
stated
