The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on June 7 announced that it shall start the premium processing of H1B applications from June 10. Along with this, reports have been in that Trump government has been sued by H4 visa holders,
regarding delays faced in the H4 visa extension and renewals of work authorizations .
regarding delays faced in the H4 visa extension and renewals of work authorizations .
Premium Processing for H1B Visa Applications Begin :-
The USCIS announced in March that it shall begin its premium processing in two-phases, to manage processing requests efficiently. The premium processing it announced from June 10, offers a great deal to individuals looking forward to entering the US for work, as it leaves them with enough time to appeal for the denial, if in case the application is denied, well before the Oct 1 when the 2020 session starts.
The 1st phase began from April 1 and the second will commence from today. The 1st phase covered the H1B applications requesting a change of status by students holding F1 visas, sponsored for H1B work visas by their employer of training programs.
As per the announcement, the 2nd phase will deal with the applications that didn’t entail a change of status.
Paying an amount of $1410, such applicants can upgrade to premium processing, ensuring adjudication of the application within 15 days. Once this request is received by the USCIS, it has to act in 15 days, either by approving the application or issuing a Request for Evidence (RFE).
The 2020 session has about 2.01 lakh applications received by the USCIS, while the annual quota of acceptance is only 85,000.
