On March 21, 2018, USCIS announced that it will again temporarily suspend premium processing for all fiscal year (FY) 2019 cap-subject H-1B petitions. For an additional filing fee, premium processing allows employers to request faster processing of certain employment-based petitions and applications. USCIS expects this suspension will last from April 2, 2018 through September 10, 2018. During the suspension, USCIS will continue to accept premium processing requests for H-1B petitions that are not subject to the FY 2019 cap and for petitions that meet USCIS’s “expedite criteria.”
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