Premium processing for EB1 , 2 and 3
little_tongya said:
Hello Guis,
I got call from my attorney and letter from DBEC as well saying that my LC is approved. This is more than what I expectet.
My details are below
PD: March 25th, 2005 RIR EB2
State: CA
45 days received and replied on: July 7th, 2006
LC approved: Aug 30th, 2006
Backlog center: Dallas
I have question regarding 140. Recently, I have been told that 140 can be processed under premium. Is this true for EB2 as well?
Good luck to other guis and gals. My hearty wishes are always with you and hopefully all will come out of this slavery one day.
Now, I feeling small beams of light from other end of tunnel.
Thanks,
http://www.murthy.com/nflash/nf_092206.html
NewsFlash! Expansion of I-140 Premium Processing
from Sep 25, 2006
Posted Sep 22, 2006
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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Friday, September 22, 2006 that the Premium Processing Program (PPP) for I-140 petitions filed by employers will expand as of Monday, September 25, 2006 to certain additional employment-based (EB) categories. Three new EB categories will be eligible for premium processing, as explained below.
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Background on I-140 Premium Processing
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Premium processing for I-140 petitions was initially introduced on August 28, 2006. It was limited to EB3 cases, however, and excluded EB3 "other worker" cases. We reported this change in our August 18, 2006 NewsFlash, Premium Processing of EB3 I-140s Starts August 28, 2006, available on MurthyDotCom.
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As regular readers of MurthyDotCom and the MurthyBulletin know, premium processing is an expedited case review in exchange for a $1000 premium processing fee. Under premium processing, the USCIS reviews a case within fifteen days of receipt. Cases that are pending and have been issued a receipt notice can be upgraded to premium processing, if desired, at any time.
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Expansion of PPP from Sep 25, 2006
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As of September 25, 2006, premium processing will become available to the following additional categories of candidates who were eligible to file I-140 petitions for the immigrant petition. The expansion includes certain cases that fit within the following employment-based categories, commonly referred to as the EB1, EB2, and EB3 categories.
EB1 for Outstanding Professors and Researchers
EB2 for Advanced Degree professionals/ Persons of Exceptional Ability (but not National Interest Waiver cases)
EB3 for "Other Workers" (unskilled labor requiring less than 2 years of work experience to perform the job)
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