Premium Processing Expanded to All EB-1C and EB-2 NIW I-140 Petitions
USCIS announced on January 12, 2023 the final phase of a multi-year expansion of premium processing (a paid option for a guaranteed 45-day decision or refund) to Form I-140 immigrant worker petitions, effective January 30, 2023: EB-1C multinational executive/manager petitions and EB-2 National Interest Waiver petitions became eligible, including brand-new (not just previously-filed) petitions in both categories for the first time.
Published
2023-01-12
Summary
USCIS announced on January 12, 2023 the final phase of a multi-year expansion of premium processing (a paid option for a guaranteed 45-day decision or refund) to Form I-140 immigrant worker petitions, effective January 30, 2023: EB-1C multinational executive/manager petitions and EB-2 National Interest Waiver petitions became eligible, including brand-new (not just previously-filed) petitions in both categories for the first time.
Current status
Premium processing is an optional, separately-filed, paid upgrade (Form I-907) — it changes how fast USCIS must respond, not the substantive eligibility standard a petition is judged against. A petition without premium processing filed follows USCIS's regular, non-guaranteed processing time for its service center and category.
Source: USCIS: Final Phase of Premium Processing Expansion for EB-1 and EB-2 Form I-140 Petitions
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