Premium Processing Will Become Available to More Pending EB-1C and EB-2 NIW Cases

The regulation regarding the expansion of the USCIS premium processing program was published in March 2022, and the first phase of expansion started earlier in June 2022. Today, USCIS announced that the expansion will continue to become available to the following categories:

• EB-1C: Starting 08/01/2022, I-140 cases filed before 07/01/2021 will be eligible for premium processing. 

• EB-2 NIW: Starting 08/01/2022, I-140 cases filed before 08/01/2021 will be eligible for premium processing.

USCIS has mentioned it will later enable premium processing expansion to additional filing types, including Employment Authorization Applications (Form I-765) and Non-immigrant Status Changes and Extensions (Form I-539).