Tip of the Day: I-140 Premium Processing

Q: Are there any reasons why my I-140 immigrant worker petition should not be premium processed? For those of you who aren’t familiar with USCIS Premium Processing, this program provides a much faster processing time for certain types of employment-based petitions in exchange for an additional filing fee of $1,225. Under Premium Processing, USCIS guarantees that the petition is reviewed...
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USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Certain R1 Cases

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that effective July 20, 2009, it will resume Premium Processing Service for R-1 nonimmigrant religious worker petitions filed by certain R-1 petitioners.  Only those petitioners who have successfully passed an on-site inspection are eligible to use Premium Processing Service.  The following questions and answers were posted on...
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