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As of Friday, April 2, 2018, USCIS will temporarily suspended Premium Processing for all H-1B petitions. H-1B petitioners will not be able to file Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service for Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker which requests the H-1B nonimmigrant classification. This temporary suspension may last up to 6 months and the USCIS will notify the public when it is resumed.
The temporary suspension applies to all H-1B petitions filed on or after April 2, 2018. Since Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 cap-subject H-1B petitions cannot be filed before April 2, 2018, this suspension will apply to all petitions filed for the FY 2019 H-1B regular cap and master’s advanced degree cap exemption. The suspension also applies to petitions that may be cap-exempt.
For further details please review the USCIS News Alert, “USCIS Will Temporarily Suspend Premium Processing for Fiscal Year 2019 H-1B Cap Petitions“.
Source of Information:
USCIS.gov, 3/20/18, News Alert:
USCIS Will Temporarily Suspend Premium Processing for Fiscal Year 2019 H-1B Cap Petitions
USCIS.gov, 3/7/18, Web Page: