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H-1B and E-3 Visa Immigration

USCIS Announces Expansion of Premium Processing Services to E-3 Visas

USCIS announced today that it has expanded premium processing services to include E-3 visa applications. Premium processing guarantees that USCIS will take adjudicative action on the application within 15 days. If USCIS fails to do so, the agency will return…

Jenny ZhanFebruary 24, 2021

Immigration News

New Expanded Premium Processing Services and Increased Costs Effective October 19

USCIS announced today that the new expanded premium processing services will take effect on October 19. Premium processing guarantees that USCIS will take adjudicative action on the application within 15 days. If USCIS fails to do so, the agency will…

Jenny ZhanOctober 16, 2020

Immigration News

Congress Passes Stopgap Spending Measure and Premium Processing Services Expanded

Congress has passed a stopgap spending measure to ensure that the US government and several immigration operations will be extended through to December 11, 2020. The spending measure extended the four expiring immigration programs including the E-Verify, the EB-5 Regional…

Jenny ZhanOctober 9, 2020

Immigration News

Judge Blocks USCIS Application Fee Increase

California District Court Judge White has blocked the Department of Homeland Security’s fee increase, originally slated to take effect on October 2, 2020. The October 2 fee increase would have significantly increased the costs for most employment-based applications and other…

Jenny ZhanOctober 5, 2020

Immigration News

USCIS to Increase Application Fees

The Department of Homeland Security has announced new application fees that will take effect on October 2, 2020. This new announcement will increase the application fees for most application types. USCIS is a for profit agency that uses application fees…

Jenny ZhanAugust 10, 2020

Covid 19

USCIS to Resume Premium Processing for Applications in Phases

USCIS has announced today that they will resume premium processing for Form I-129 Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker and Form I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers in phases over the next month. Due to the coronavirus pandemic and the concern…

Jenny ZhanMay 29, 2020

Covid 19

Coronavirus Update: USCIS Announced Temporary Suspension of Premium Processing for All I-129 and I-140 Petitions

USCIS has announced today, March 20, the immediate and temporary suspension of premium processing service for all Form I-129 and Form I-140 petitions until further notice due to the coronavirus outbreak. Premium processing costs $1410 and guarantees that USCIS will…

Jenny ZhanMarch 20, 2020

Approvals

H-1B Approval for a Cap-Subject H-1B case at USCIS for an Engineer

We just received an H-1B approval from USCIS for a cap-subject H-1B. The applicant is an Engineer and has a Master’s Degree in Engineering from a U.S. University. USCIS issued a Request for Evidence in August. Scott Legal submitted a…

Jenny ZhanFebruary 12, 2020

H-1B and E-3 Visa Immigration

Premium Processing Fee to Increase on December 2

Fees for Form I-907 Premium Processing will increase from the current $1410 to $1440 on December 2. Premium Processing Service means that USCIS will issue a decision (approval, denial, Request for Evidence, or Notice of Intent to deny) within 15…

Jenny ZhanNovember 21, 2019

Approvals

H-1B Transfer Approval for Senior Digital Product Manager at E-Commerce Retail Company

We received an approval for an H-1B transfer case for a Senior Digital Product Manager who had extensive experience in the field working in a similar position. Despite the heightened scrutiny and increase in RFE issuance in recent times, the…

Jenny ZhanOctober 8, 2019

Immigration

What is Premium Processing Service? When can I file for Premium Processing? How much is the fee for Premium Processing?

Premium Processing Service means that USCIS will issue a decision (approval, denial, Request for Evidence, or Notice of Intent to deny) within 15 calendar days. The 15 days clock begins when USCIS properly receives the relevant petition, along with I-907…

Jenny ZhanOctober 8, 2019

H-1B and E-3 Visa Immigration

USCIS to Accept Premium Processing for Remaining H-1B Cap Petitions

USCIS announced that starting on June 10, 2019, it will accept premium processing requests for all remaining FY 2020 H-1B Cap cases. Premium processing costs $1410 and guarantees that USCIS will take adjudicative action on the application within 15 days. If USCIS…

Jenny ZhanJune 10, 2019

Approvals

H-1B approval for cap-subject H-1B at USCIS for a Nanotechnology Engineer

We just received an H-1B approval from USCIS for a cap-subject H-1B. The applicant is a Nanotechnology Engineer and has a Master's Degree from a U.S. University. The employer is based in New Jersey and the applicant currently works for the…

Jenny ZhanMay 22, 2019

H-1B and E-3 Visa Immigration

USCIS has Completed Data Entry for all FY 2020 H-1B Cap Subject Petitions

USCIS has announced on May 17, 2019 that is has completed all data entry for fiscal year 2020 H-1B cap-subject lottery selection. USCIS has also announced that this year, they have received 201,011 filings in the week between April 1…

Jenny ZhanMay 17, 2019

H-1B and E-3 Visa Immigration

H-1B Advanced Cap for FY 2020 has been Reached!

USCIS has received sufficient number of petitions for the congressionally-mandated 20,000 H-1B master cap for FY 2020. The 65,000 regular cap was reached last week. USCIS has also announced that this year, they have received 201,011 filings in the week…

Jenny ZhanApril 16, 2019

H-1B and E-3 Visa Immigration

H-1B Regular Cap for FY 2020 has been Reached!

USCIS has received sufficient number of petitions for the congressionally-mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap for FY 2020. USCIS will now determine whether it has received sufficient number of petitions to meet the 20,000 master’s cap, which should be announced…

Jenny ZhanApril 9, 2019

H-1B and E-3 Visa Immigration

New H-1B Database Website to be Unveiled on April 1

USCIS will unveil a new website on April 1, 2019 that will expand on the amount of H-1B petitioner data available to the public. The new website will reportedly allow members of the public to search for H-1B information by…

Jenny ZhanMarch 28, 2019

H-1B and E-3 Visa Immigration

Premium Processing Will be Accepted for the Upcoming H-1B Cap Season

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that premium processing will be offered in a two phased procedure during the upcoming Fiscal Year 2020 cap season starting on April 1. Premium processing costs $1410 and guarantees that USCIS will take…

Jenny ZhanMarch 19, 2019

H-1B and E-3 Visa Immigration

USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for All H-1B Petitions

Starting today, USCIS will resume premium processing services for all new and pending H-1B petitions. Premium Processing for H-1B Cap applications resumed on January 28, 2019. Premium processing was suspended in September last year to give USCIS a chance to catch up…

Jenny ZhanMarch 12, 2019

H-1B and E-3 Visa Immigration

USCIS Resumes Premium Processing For H-1B Cap Applications

USCIS has announced that it will resume premium processing on January 28, 2019 for all pending FY 2019 H-1B cap petitions, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption (the “master’s cap”). Premium processing was suspended in September last year…

Jenny ZhanJanuary 25, 2019

H-1B and E-3 Visa Immigration

Premium Processing Fee Increased

The Department of Homeland Security have announced that starting from September 30, 2018, the Form I-907 premium processing fee will increase from the current $1225 to $1410. Premium processing is an expedited service offered by USCIS where employers can pay…

Jenny ZhanAugust 30, 2018

H-1B and E-3 Visa Immigration

Premium Processing Suspended for Some H-1B Applications Through February 2019

USCIS has extended and expanded the suspension of premium processing for certain H-1B cases. This suspension affects Fiscal Year 2019 pending cap cases and, starting from September 11, 2018, most changes of employer, changes of status, and amendment applications. This…

Jenny ZhanAugust 29, 2018

H-1B and E-3 Visa Immigration

USCIS Announces It Will Resume Premium Processing for All H-1B Petitions by October 3, 2017

On September 27, 2017 USCIS stated that it plans to resume premium processing for all H-1B petitions on or before October 3, 2017. There has not been a formal announcement as of yet, however, as this statement was issued during…

IanScottSeptember 27, 2017

H-1B and E-3 Visa Immigration

USCIS Freezes H-1B Premium Processing

An H-1B visa is a visa that allows U.S. employers to hire applicants in specialty occupations. The visa has a relatively low bar in that the job must require a Bachelor's Degree (BA). A full set of H-1B requirements can…

IanScottMarch 5, 2017