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For employers that hire foreign nationals, whether as local hires already in the country or as transferees from foreign affiliates, immigration processing delays have been exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Since its introduction in 2001, the Premium Processing service offered by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has seen notable changes. Premium Processing was...

In the case of international artists, the logistical and financial burden is amplified by visa fees, vehicle rental costs, and international flights.

USCIS is implementing the next phase of the premium processing expansion for certain petitioners who have a pending Form I-140 under the EB-1 and EB-2 classifications. USCIS will only accept premium processing requests for pending cases based on their date of filing.

This fall brings two updates for US employment-based immigration, implementation of next premium processing expansion phase, significant retrogression of certain immigrant visa categories. Expansion is part of plan to make processing services available to more forms.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS announced premium processing is now available for certain previously filed Form I-140 immigrant petitions seeking classification under EB-1C multinational executive and manager and EB-2 National Interest Waiver NIW categories.

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...

All government agencies involved in immigration processing continue to struggle with case backlog and processing delays.

This is the second phase of the previously announced plan to expand premium processing.

The Premium Processing filing fee for these I-140 immigrant petitions is $2,500.