이민서비스국(USCIS) 급행서비스 재개
이민국(USCIS)이 신종 코로나바이러스 사태로 2020~2021회계연도 학사 및 석사 학위 부문의 전문직취업(H-1B) 비자등 비이민 취업비자 신청서(I-129)와 취업 이민청원(I-140)에 대한 급행서비스(premium processing service)를 재개 한다고 발표 했습니다.
급행수속 서비스는 I-140과 I-129 중 H-1B, H-2B, H-3, E-1, E-2, L. O 등 취업관련 비자 신청자들이 이용할 수 있으며 급행수속 서비스 수수료($1,440)와 함께 I-907 서류를 이민국에 접수하면 15일 안으로 이민 비자 및 비이민비자 신청서의 승인 여부를 결정 받을수 있습니다.
급행 서비스 재개 스케줄은 아래와 같습니다.
2020년 6월 1일 – I-140 (취업이민 청원서)
2020년 6월 8일 –
1. H-1B (취업비자 청원서) : 6월 8일 이전에 이미 접수된 취업비자 청원서
2. H-1B Cap-exempt 에 해당되는 청원서
3. 6월 8일 이전에 접수된 급행서비스가 가능한 모든 비이민비자 청원서
2020년 6월 22일 – 급행서비스가 가능한 모든 비이민비자 청원서 재개
USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Certain Petitions
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that it will resume premium processing for Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker and Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, in phases over the next month. Effective June 1, 2020, USCIS will accept Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service for all eligible Form I-140 petitions.
Effective June 8, USCIS will accept premium processing requests for:
· H-1B petitions filed before June 8 that are pending adjudication and are cap-exempt (for example, petitions filed by petitioners that are cap-exempt and petitions filed for beneficiaries previously counted toward the numerical allocations).
· All other Form I-129 petitions (non H-1B petitions) for nonimmigrant classifications eligible for premium processing filed before June 8 that are pending adjudication.
Effective June 15, USCIS plans on resuming premium processing for:
· H-1B petitions requesting premium processing by filing an I-907 concurrently with their I-129 (or request for a petition filed on or after June 8) and are exempt from the cap because:
· The employer is cap-exempt or because the beneficiary will be employed at a qualifying cap-exempt institution, entity or organization (such as an institution of higher education, a nonprofit research organization or a governmental research organization); or
· The beneficiary is cap-exempt based on a Conrad/IGA waiver under INA section 214(l).
Effective June 22, USCIS plans on resuming premium processing for all other Form I-129 petitions, including:
· All H-1B cap-subject petitions (including those for fiscal year 2021), including change of status from F-1 nonimmigrant status, for both premium processing upgrades and concurrently filed I-907s.
· All other Form I-129 petitions for nonimmigrant classifications eligible for premium processing and requesting premium processing by filing an I-907 concurrently with their I-129.
All dates are subject to change as USCIS continues to take on more premium processing requests and USCIS will announce any changes to these dates accordingly.
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