A properly received petition must be complete with a proper signature and accompanied by the correct fee. The associated time period will begin when we properly receive the Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, at the correct filing address noted on the form. As new categories become available, please refer to the chart below for corresponding processing times. Specifically, we guarantee that we will take some adjudicative action on the case within 15 calendar days for most classifications or 45 calendar days for Form I-140 E13 multinational executive and manager and Form I-140 E21 national interest waiver classifications, or we will refund the premium processing fee and will continue with expedited processing. Premium processing provides expedited processing for Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, and Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, for a fee. Please see the Form I-140 information below for information on the upgrade schedule. This will ensure a response from USCIS within 15 calendar days.ALERT: USCIS has started to expand premium processing services to include certain previously filed Form I-140 petitions requesting E13 classification for multinational executives and managers and E21 national interest waiver (NIW) classification. It is possible to expedite most I-140 filings by using premium processing at a cost of $1225. Typical processing times range from four months to one year. The processing time for any particular case can vary depending upon whether there is a request for further evidence and due to general variations from case to case. These are published on the USCIS website. A general estimate of the expected processing time can be obtained based upon the Service Center processing times. I-140 petitions are processed by the USCIS Nebraska and Texas Service Centers. Department of State publishes a monthly “Visa Bulletin” that indicates the priority dates being processed for each category of green card. When the priority date becomes current, the individual is eligible to apply for adjustment to permanent resident status. This priority date determines the foreign national employee’s position in the green card queue. This notice also includes a priority date. Once an I-140 is approved, International Programs will receive an approval notice that we will provide to the international employee. The I-140 is a mandatory step in the green card process for all employment-based petitions. It ensures that the sponsoring employer has the ability to pay the offered wages to the employee.įor EB-1-2 (Outstanding Professor/Researcher) cases the I-140 is the point at which USCIS verifies that the foreign national employee meets the evidentiary requirements for the “outstanding” designation.It enables USCIS to verify that the foreign national employee meets the requirements of the job as specified on the Labor Certification.For EB-2 (Special Handling and Standard Labor Certification) cases the purpose of the I-140 is twofold: The University of Kansas files the I-140 form “Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker” on behalf of the foreign national employee in order to obtain a visa number.
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