USCIS is extending the previously announced temporary suspension of premium processing for cap-subject H-1B petitions and, beginning Sept. 11, 2018, will be expanding this temporary suspension to include certain additional H-1B petitions. We expect these suspensions will last until Feb. 19, 2019, and will notify the public via uscis.gov before resuming premium processing for these petitions.

While H-1B premium processing is suspended, we will reject any Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing

On April 23, 2004, USCIS issued a memorandum titled “The Significance of a Prior CIS Approval of a Nonimmigrant Petition in the Context of a Subsequent Determination Regarding Eligibility for Extension of Petition Validity.” This memorandum directed adjudicators, when adjudicating petition extensions involving the same parties and underlying facts as the initial petition, to defer to prior determinations of eligibility, except in certain, limited circumstances.

On August 17, 2015, USCIS issued

Limiting legal immigration: “Protecting American Jobs and Workers by Strengthening the Integrity of Foreign Worker Visa Programs”

A partir del 21 de abril, 2016, los peticionarios que presentaron un Formulario I-129, Petición de Trabajador No Inmigrante, y que solicitaron una extensión de estatus o cambio de empleador, pueden presentar una consulta despues de que la petición ha estado pendiente por 210 días o más. Ahora los solicitantes pueden presentar esta consulta en línea seleccionando "caso está fuera del tiempo normal de procesamiento".