Premium Processing for National Interest Waiver

Premium Processing for National Interest Waiver

On March 30, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule entitled, Implementation of the Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act.2. In this final rule, USCIS codifies multiple changes to the premium processing benefit and clarifies when USCIS is to implement premium processing updates.

On May 24, 2022, USCIS announced that it will begin accepting Form I-907 (Premium Processing Application) requests for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, on behalf of E13 Multinational Executive and Manager Petitions received on or before January 1, 2021. USCIS further announced that beginning July 1, 2022, it will accept Form I-907 (Premium Processing Application) requests for Form I-140 on behalf of E21 National Interest Waiver (NIW) Petitions received on or before June 1, 2021, as well as Form I-140 filed on behalf of E13 Multinational Executive and Manager Petitions received on or before March 1, 2021. The application fee will be $2500 with a 45-day premium processing timeframe.

Remzi Guvenc Kulen, Esq.

Kulen Law Firm, P.C.