USCIS has recently announced it will resume premium processing for forms I-129 and I-140 in phases over the next month. Please see the agency’s announced schedule below.

USCIS will accept premium processing requests on the following dates:

• Effective June 1, 2020, USCIS will accept premium processing for all eligible Form I-140 petitions.
• Effective June 8, 2020, USCIS will accept premium processing for
  • H-1B petitions that are cap-exempt and pending adjudication as long as it was filed before June 8, 2020
  • All other Form I-129 petitions (non H-1B petitions) eligible for premium processing that are pending adjudication as long as they are filed before June 8, 2020

USCIS will resume premium processing on the following dates:

• Effective June 15, 2020, USCIS will resume premium processing for
  • H-1B petitions with concurrently filed I-907 and are exempt from the cap because
    • The employer is cap-exempt;
    • The beneficiary will be employed at a qualifying cap-exempt institution, entity, or organization; or
    • The beneficiary is cap-exempt based on a Conrad/IGA Waiver under INA Section 214(l)
  • Effective June 22, 2020, USCIS will resume premium processing all other Form I-129 petitions including:
    • All H1B cap-suject petitions (including those for FY 2021), including change of status from F-1 nonimmigrant status
    • All other Form I-129 petitions for nonimmigrant classifications eligible for premium processing