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Premium Processing
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Employment Law Worldview
Fall Season US Employment-Based Immigration Updates
By Luisa Koidl
The fall season brings two significant updates for US employment-based immigration: (1) the implementation of the next phase of premium processing expansion and (2) a significant retrogression of certain immigrant…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
USCIS Implements Third Phase of Premium Processing Expansion for Previously Filed EB-1C and EB-2 NIW Petitions
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that premium processing is now available for certain previously filed Form I-140 immigrant petitions seeking classification under the EB-1C multinational executive and manager…
Business Immigration Insights
Premium Processing Will Soon Be Available for EB-1C and EB-2 NIW I-140 Petitions
Stage 1 of USCIS’s previously announced Premium Processing Expansion program is set to begin on June 1, 2022. Stage 1 will focus on I-140 petitions and will be rolled out…
The Mobile Workforce
Need a Decision Faster? DHS Expands Premium Processing for Certain Employment-Based Petitions
Note: Updated to reflect the Department of Homeland Security's notice on 9/15/2022 regarding the next phase of premium processing for petitioners who have a pending Form I-140, Immigrant Petition, under…
Inside Business Immigration
In Progress: Second Phase of Premium Processing
By Greenberg Traurig, Seongbae Park‡
U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) is carrying out its intention to expand the premium processing program by implementing the second phase of premium processing expansion for certain petitioners that…
Law Offices of Jacqueline Lentini, LLC Blog
USCIS Lengthens Work Permit Automatic Extensions and Expands Premium Processing Options
When Ms. Ur M. Jaddou became the new US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director in August 2021, I did not envy her position. The Trump Administration seemed to do…
Herman Legal Group Blog
USCIS Implements Premium Processing for Some Previously Filed EB-1 and EB-2 Form I-140 Petitions
By Publisher
In March 2022, USCIS published a final rule expanding its expedited processing services to include additional immigration and other types of petitions. This announcement is good news for businesses and…
Inside Business Immigration
Slow and Steady: USCIS Provides Additional Details for Expanded Premium Processing
By Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Donna L. Rudnicki‡
On May 24, USCIS provided additional information related to implementation of its expanded premium processing program. First announced March 29, 2022, USCIS stated its intention to expand premium processing to…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
USCIS Implements Premium Processing Upgrades for Certain Previously Filed I-140 Petitions
On May 24, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced an expansion of the agency’s premium processing service for certain pending Form I-140 petitions in the EB-1C multinational executive…
The Mobile Workforce
Long Awaited Expansion of Expedited Processing: EB-1 and EB-2 Employment Cases
By Morgan Bailey, Kelcey L. Baker
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) will accept premium processing requests on a rolling basis for certain immigrant petitions (Form I-140) for…