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Yesterday, June 22, 2009, USCIS announced that it will resume the “Premium Processing Service” for certain categories of Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker. Generally, the Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker is the second step in the employment-based Permanent Residency Process. 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.

According to USCIS, it will accept Premium Processing Requests for petitions 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.

Tags: Form I-140, Immigrant petition for Alien Worker, Premium Processing, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS

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