Premium Processing for Cap-subject H-1B Petitions Adjusted to Begin April 15, 2013: USCIS | Practical Law

Premium Processing for Cap-subject H-1B Petitions Adjusted to Begin April 15, 2013: USCIS | Practical Law

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that premium processing for cap-subject H-1B petitions will begin on April 15, 2013. This temporary adjustment has been made to accommodate the historic premium processing receipt levels and the possibility that the H-1B cap will be met in the first five business days of the H-1B filing period.

Premium Processing for Cap-subject H-1B Petitions Adjusted to Begin April 15, 2013: USCIS

by PLC Labor & Employment
Published on 18 Mar 2013 • USA (National/Federal)
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that premium processing for cap-subject H-1B petitions will begin on April 15, 2013. This temporary adjustment has been made to accommodate the historic premium processing receipt levels and the possibility that the H-1B cap will be met in the first five business days of the H-1B filing period.
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that premium processing for H-1B petitions that are subject to the 2014 fiscal year numerical cap, including H-1B petitions seeking an exemption from the cap for applicants who have earned a US master's degree or higher, will begin on April 15, 2013. This temporary adjustment has been made to accommodate the historic premium processing receipt levels and the possibility that the H-1B cap will be met in the first five business days of the H-1B filing period (between April 1 and April 5, 2013).
During the time period that premium processing is unavailable (from April 1 to April 14, 2013):
  • USCIS will continue to accept Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, with fee, concurrently with Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker.
  • Petitioners may upgrade a pending H-1B cap petition to premium processing once their receipt notice is issued.
All requests for premium processing received between April 1 and April 14, 2013 will be adjudicated when premium processing begins on April 15, 2013.
The 15-day premium processing period for H-1B petitions that are not subject to the cap, or for any other eligible classification, continues to begin on the date that the request is received.