The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) is
resuming Premium Processing for all H-1B Petitions on Tuesday,
March 12, 2019.
Premium processing is an expedited process. For an additional
filing fee of $1,410, USCIS will adjudicate or issue a Request for
Evidence within 15 calendar days. If USCIS is unable to meet the
required 15-day timeline, the premium processing fee is
refunded.
Premium processing for eligible H-1B petitions may be requested
at the Service Center where the case is being processed.
Petitioners may also submit a premium processing request with a
response to a previously issued request for evidence. USCIS has
indicated that in the case of a petition that has been transferred
and the premium processing request is received at the wrong service
center, USCIS will forward the premium processing request to
the correct service center. However, the 15-day processing time
will not accrue until the request is received by the
