H-1B visa application process starts from April 2
times of india 22.03.2018
Washington: The US will start accepting petitions for H-1B visas from April 2, a federal agency said on Wednesday as it temporarily suspended the premium processing of all such work visas, popular among Indian IT professionals, subject to fiscal cap.
The H-1B petition filing is for the fiscal year 2019 beginning October 1, 2018, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said. The suspension of premium processing of all H-1B petitions which are subject to the annual caps is expected to subject H-1B petitions or making any other premium processing updates,” it said.
At the same time, the USCIS said while premium processing is suspended, a petitioner may submit a request to expedite an FY 2019 cap-subject H-1B petition if it meets the expedited criteria.
The USCIS said the temporary suspension of premium processing will help it reduce overall H-1B processing time.
By temporarily suspending premium processing, the US citizenship and immigration services said it will be able to process pending petitions, which it has currently been unable to process due to the high volume of incoming petitions and the significant surge in premium processing requests over the past few years.
The 15-day H-1B visa premium processing service provides American employers with the opportunity to obtain faster processing of an H-1B petition to meet their needs for employing and sponsoring a foreign worker. However, there is an additional filing fee for the service. PTI last until September 10, 2018.
During this time, the USCIS said it will continue to accept premium processing requests for H-1B petitions that are not subject to the fiscal 2019 cap. “We will notify the public before resuming premium processing for cap-
times of india 22.03.2018
Washington: The US will start accepting petitions for H-1B visas from April 2, a federal agency said on Wednesday as it temporarily suspended the premium processing of all such work visas, popular among Indian IT professionals, subject to fiscal cap.
The H-1B petition filing is for the fiscal year 2019 beginning October 1, 2018, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said. The suspension of premium processing of all H-1B petitions which are subject to the annual caps is expected to subject H-1B petitions or making any other premium processing updates,” it said.
At the same time, the USCIS said while premium processing is suspended, a petitioner may submit a request to expedite an FY 2019 cap-subject H-1B petition if it meets the expedited criteria.
The USCIS said the temporary suspension of premium processing will help it reduce overall H-1B processing time.
By temporarily suspending premium processing, the US citizenship and immigration services said it will be able to process pending petitions, which it has currently been unable to process due to the high volume of incoming petitions and the significant surge in premium processing requests over the past few years.
The 15-day H-1B visa premium processing service provides American employers with the opportunity to obtain faster processing of an H-1B petition to meet their needs for employing and sponsoring a foreign worker. However, there is an additional filing fee for the service. PTI last until September 10, 2018.
During this time, the USCIS said it will continue to accept premium processing requests for H-1B petitions that are not subject to the fiscal 2019 cap. “We will notify the public before resuming premium processing for cap-
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