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Premium Processing for Most I-140 Petitions To Resume June 29 |
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Written by Jordana Hart
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Tuesday, 23 June 2009 |
USCIS announced today that effective June 29, 2009, it will resume Premium Processing Service for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker.
After an evaluation of its I-140 backlog reduction efforts and increased I-140 adjudicative efficiencies, USCIS has concluded that it is now able to provide Premium Process Service for this benefit.
USCIS will accept Premium Processing requests for Form I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, involving EB-1 Aliens with Extraordinary Ability, EB-1 Outstanding Professors and Researchers, EB-2 Members of Professions with Advanced Degrees or Exceptional Ability not seeking a National Interest Waiver, EB-3 Professionals, EB-3 Skilled Workers, and EB-3 Workers other than Skilled Workers and Professionals.
Premium Processing Service is still not available for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, involving EB-1 Multinational Executives and Managers and EB-2 Members of Professions with Advanced Degrees or Exceptional Ability seeking a National Interest Waiver.
Under the Premium Processing Service, USCIS guarantees petitioners that, for a $1,000 processing fee, it will issue either an approval notice, or where appropriate, a notice of intent to deny, a request for evidence or open an investigation for fraud or misrepresentation, within 15 calendar days of receipt. If the petition is not processed within 15 calendar days, USCIS will refund the $1,000 fee and continue to process the request as part of the Premium Processing Service. In addition to faster processing, petitioners who participate in the program may use a dedicated phone number and e-mail address to check on the status of their petition or ask any other questions they may have concerning their petition.
Premium Processing Service continues to be available for previously designated classifications within Form I-140 and Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 23 June 2009 )
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Swine Flu Outbreak Reported at Krome Detention Center in South Florida |
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Written by Jordana Hart
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Wednesday, 17 June 2009 |
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The South Florida office of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) was notified that Krome Detention Center in Miami, FL reported three confirmed cases of H1N1 (Swine Flu) on Friday, June 12. Effective now, detention officials will not be transporting detainees to or from Krome. All court hearings are going forward via telephone or tele-video and attorneys will appear as usual with detainee in their cell area appearing via telephone. Non-contact visits remain available for attorneys and contact visits may be requested, but must go through Krome’s counsel office for approval. Those detainees who are eligible for release and posting bond are under review for release pursuant to Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines. At last count, there were more than 20 detainees with flu-like symptoms and 150 detainees who may have been exposed to those with symptoms. The 150 have bee isolated from the general population, Krome reported. In the meantime, the Krome Administrator stated that he is doing everything possible to avoid unnecessary delays in the progression of the detainee docket without jeopardizing the health or safety of others. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 17 June 2009 )
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Premium Processing Available for I-140 petitions by end of summer 2009, USCIS says |
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Written by Jordana Hart
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Friday, 12 June 2009 |
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to fully reinstate the I-140 premium processing option in the near future, according to high-ranking USCIS officials at the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Annual Conference this month.
This option provides expedited case review and adjudication for an additional $1,000 USCIS premium processing fee. The premium processing of I-140 petitions was suspended on July 2, 2007, when there was concern that the expected deluge of employment-based (EB) applications would make it impossible to provide this service. The summer of 2007 was when the immigrant visa numbers became current for a short period. I-140 Premium Processing was reinstated on a limited basis after that, but has remained unavailable for most cases since July 2, 2007.
The I-140 premium processing procedures will be fully reinstated to allow the procedure for those categories of I-140 that were eligible before it was suspended, according to USCIS, including EB-3, EB-2 (except National Interest Waivers), and EB-1 Outstanding Professors / Researchers but not Extraordinary Ability or Multinational Executive Transferee.
An exact date for I-140 premium processing to begin was not provided. It was indicated, however, that the time frame would be toward the end of this summer. It appears that the USCIS has been preparing for reinstatement of the I-140 premium processing by addressing the backlogs in I-140 cases. The USCIS goal was to process I-140 Petitions within four months and it appears to be progressing toward this four-month goal. Suspension of the process in 2007 was strictly due to an inability to provide the service because of caseload, USCIS reported.
At the time of this writing, premium processing for I-140s is only available in limited cases. Eligibility is reserved for situations in which I-140 approvals are the only way for petitioners to become eligible for additional H1-B time beyond the six-year limit.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 12 June 2009 )
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