USCIS Begins Next Phase of Premium Processing for EB-1 and EB-2 Petitions
/On September 15, 2022, USCIS began implementing the next phase of its expansion of the premium processing service for certain petitioners who have a pending Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, in the EB-1 and EB-2 categories.
This third phase only applies to certain previously filed Form I-140 petitions under the following classifications: E13 multinational executive and manager classification or E21 classification as a member of professions with advanced degrees or exceptional ability seeking a national interest waiver (NIW).
Petitioners who wish to request a premium processing upgrade must file Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service.
Beginning September 15, 2022, USCIS will accept Form I-907 requests for:
E13 multinational executive and manager petitions received on or before January 1, 2022; and
E21 NIW petitions received on or before February 1, 2022.
USCIS will reject premium processing requests for these Form I-140 classifications if the receipt date is after these dates. USCIS will have 45 days to take an adjudicative action on cases that request premium processing for these newly included Form I-140 classifications. USCIS is not accepting new (initial) Forms I-140 with premium processing requests at this time.
