USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for H-2B Petitions
On April 20, 2015, USCIS resumed accepting premium processing requests for Form I-129
H-2B petitions. USCIS had announced a temporary suspension of premium processing for all
H-2B petitions on March 9, 2015.
Employers are now able to file Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, either:
- Together with a Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, H-2B cap exempt petition; or
- Separately to request premium processing service for a previously filed H-2B petition.
The current filing fee for the I-907 is $1,225.
The announcement is available at http://www.uscis.gov/news/district-court-allows-dol-continue-processing-certifications-h-2b-program-and-uscis-resumes-premium-processing-h-2b-petitions.
