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USCIS Announces Resumption of Premium Processing Service for Form I-140

USCIS has announced that it will resume Premium Processing Service for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker effective June 29, 2009. 

Premium processing service for Form I-140 petitions was suspended on July 2, 2007 because the demand for the service exceeded USCIS’ capacity to provide the service.  USCIS has concluded that it is now able to provide Premium Process Service for this benefit.

Premium Processing service will be available for I-140 petitions in the following employment-based categories:

• EB-1 Aliens with Extraordinary Ability
• EB-1 Outstanding Professors and Researchers
• EB-2 Members of Professions with Advanced Degrees or Exceptional Ability not seeking a National Interest Waiver
• EB-3 Professionals
• EB-3 Skilled Workers
• EB-3 Workers other than Skilled Workers and Professionals

Categories of employment-based I-140 petitions for which premium processing service is not available are:

• EB-1 Multinational Executives and Managers
• EB-2 Members of Professions with Advanced Degrees or Exceptional Ability seeking a National Interest Waiver

Premium processing guarantees a response to the I-140 filing from USCIS (approval, denial, or request for additional evidence) within 15 calendar days of receiving the premium processing request.  USCIS charges a filing fee of $1,000 for premium processing.

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