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Premium Processing expansion of the following types of I-140 petitions will be available as of January 30, 2023:
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will implement a negative COVID-19 test or documentation of recovery for air passengers boarding flights to the US originating from China (PRC), Hong Kong and Macau effective 0001 ET, January 5, 2023. more »
USCIS is extending certain COVID-19-related flexibilities, including temporary signature flexibility. The Services has made the temporary signature flexibility, first announced March 20, 2020, permanent as of July 25, 2022. It is making other flexibilities such as RFE response times, available through Oct. 23, 2022. The Service is establishing these measures to assist applicants, petitioners, and requestors during this global epidemic. more »
USCIS will phase in premium processing for I-129 and I-140 petitions in June 2020, as outlined below.
Effective June 1, 2020, USCIS will accept Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing for all eligible Form I-140 petitions. more »
USCIS will impose immediate temporary premium processing suspension for Form I-129 and I-140 petitions until further notice due to the COVID-19 epidemic. As of March 20, 2020, the Service will not accept new requests for premium processing. USCIS will process pending premium petitions in accordance with premium processing criteria. However, they will be unable to send notices using pre-paid envelopes. Rather, they will only send batch-printed notices. more »
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 National Emergency that the administration announced on March 13, 2020, USCIS has announced temporary signature flexibility concerning original signatures on forms and other documents. During this time, the Service will accept all benefit forms and documents with reproduced original signatures. more »
USCIS will implement an electronic H1B registration requirement for cap-subject H1B petitions in FY2021. Employers who wish to file cap-subject H1B petitions must register through the new electronic system by March 1, 2020. The initial FY2021 H1B registration period will close March 20, 2020. USCIS will notify those selected in the registration by March 31, 2020. more »
On August 23, 2017, the US will suspend nonimmigrant visa (NIV) operations in Russia. This is due to the personnel cap that Russia has imposed on US operations. Visa operations will resume in September 2017 on a greatly reduced scale. On September 1, 2017, the US will begin conducting nonimmigrant visa (NIV) interviews only at the US Embassy Moscow. The US has suspended NIV interviews at US Consulates in St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, and Vladivostok until further notice. more »
Travelers arriving at US land border ports of entry can speed up US entry with an online I-94 application. The online I-94 application process involves providing biographic and travel information and paying a $6 fee up to seven days prior to entry. more »
Nonimmigrant visa wait times to obtain interview appointments at US Consular Posts in India have become extraordinarily long–some more then 90 days, according to AILA. Given this situation and the likelihood that it will continue indefinitely, nonimmigrant visa applicants in India may wish to consider visa processing in a third country. more »