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ARTICLE · 04 SEPTEMBER 2018

USCIS Expands Premium Processing Suspension For H-1B Petitions

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U.S. Citizenship And Immigration Services (USCIS) Announced The Extension Of Its Suspension Of Premium Processing For All H-1B Cases Subject To The Annual Quota (Also Known As "Cap Cases") For Fiscal Year 2019.

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Melissa Manna
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the extension of its suspension of premium processing for all H-1B cases subject to the annual quota (also known as "cap cases") for fiscal year 2019. The suspension was initially slated to end on September 10, 2018, but the end date has been pushed back until February 19, 2019, to help USCIS reduce the current H-1B backlog. USCIS also announced that, as of September 11, 2018, it will be expanding the suspension to include types H-1B petition types that were not covered by the original suspension.

Premium processing is not available for the following H-1B petitions through February 19, 2019:

  • H-1B cap cases;
  • As of September 11, 2018, all H-1B petitions filed at the Vermont and California Service Centers, including:

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