Effective March 20, 2020, USCIS cited staffing concerns due to COVID-19 in announcing it will temporarily suspend premium processing for all Form I-129 and I-140 petitions until further notice. The suspension applies to the following categories:

 

• I-129: E-1, E-2, H-1B, H-2B, H-3, L-1A, L-1B, LZ, O-1, O-2, P-1, P-1S, P-2, P-2S, P-3, P-3S, Q-1, R-1, TN-1 and TN-2.

 

• I-140: EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3.

 

Premium processing will remain suspended for all FY 2021 H-1B cap petitions.

 

USCIS will process any previously accepted premium processing (Form I-907) requests, but will not be able to send notices using pre-paid envelopes. Petitioners who have filed Form I-129 or Form I-140 via premium processing but have not received any agency action within the 15-calendar-day period will receive a refund.

 

Premium processing requests that were mailed before March 20, 2020, but accepted after this date, will be rejected. USCIS will send an announcement once premium processing is available.

 

If you have any questions, please contact your Graham Adair representative.