On June 22, 2009, US CIS announced that effective June 29, 2009 it will resume Premium Processing Service for Form I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker.

After US CIS evaluated its I-140 backlog reduction efforts and increased I-140 adjudicative efficiencies, US CIS has concluded that it is now able to utilize the Premium Process Service for Form I-140.

Premium Processing requests for Form I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker involving only the following will be accepted: EB-1 (Aliens with Extraordinary Ability, Outstanding Professors and Researchers), EB-2 (Members of Professions with Advanced Degrees or Exception Ability not seeking a National Interest Waiver) and EB-3 (Professionals, Skilled Workers and other than Skilled Workers and Professionals).

Premium Processing requests for Form I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien worker involving EB-1 (Multinational Executives and Managers), EB-2 (Members of Professions with Advanced Degrees or Exception Ability seeking a National Interest Waiver) will not be accepted.

US CIS' Premium Processing Service guarantees that, for a $1,000 processing fee, it will either issue an approval notice or (where appropriate) a notice of intent to deny, a request for evidence or open an investigation of fraud or misrepresentation within 15 calendar days. If the petition is not processed within 15 calendar days, US CIS will refund the $1,000 fee and continue to process the request as part of the Premium Processing Service. In addition to faster processing, petitioners who participate in the program may use a dedicated phone number and e-mail address to check on the status of their petition or ask any other questions they may have concerning their Premium Processing Service filed petition.

For more information about the expanded Premium Processing Service, click here.