new information: I-140 will go for premium processing!

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Just read on immigration-law.com this ....worth to share!

USCIS Notice designates the following forms as eligible for
Premium Processing Service:
Form I-140 ``Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker,''
Form I-539 ``Application to Extend/Change Status,'' and
Form I-765 ``Application for Employment Authorization.'' Under Premium
Processing Service, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
guarantees that it will process designated petitions and applications,
and classifications within these petitions and applications that U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services makes available for the service,
within 15 calendar days for an additional processing fee of $1,000.

DATES: This Notice is effective May 23, 2006.
 
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I came to know about this from my attorney about this last week.
But will this slow the processing of I-140 which are already filed ?

2006gc said:
Yes. Details can be found on the following website:
www.immigration-law.com
By the way, EB2-NIW is excluded from premium processing.
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I beleive yes/no
I am not sure at this stage whether we can do premium for already filed cases....like we do in case of delayed H1b cases.
one thing i am sure is that this will have impact on I-485 slow down!
 
140 premium processing

eb1doc said:
I beleive yes/no
I am not sure at this stage whether we can do premium for already filed cases....like we do in case of delayed H1b cases.
one thing i am sure is that this will have impact on I-485 slow down!
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I asked my attorney the same questions. Her answer is that it is unclear how regular I-140 processing will be affected. And yes- already filed cases are eligible for premium processing. I've been waiting nearly 8 months already so I probably won't go for it. My attorney also sent me this link from today's Federal Register which provides all the details:
http://www.bibdaily.com/pdfs/06-4755.pdf
 
NIW is excluded because center cannot read loads of papers which we send them arguing about our NIW case in 15 days..............
 
MrGC2004 said:
NIW is excluded because center cannot read loads of papers which we send them arguing about our NIW case in 15 days..............
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thats funny !

good point!
those who concurrent filers wants I-140 to get approved fast and technically want to wait for 180 days to switch new job will have advantage of this.
 
murthy gave this insight on may 19th about pro & con
The premium processing procedure in the nonimmigrant context has been a valuable tool in many cases. The elimination of concurrent filings would mean that certain benefits that result from concurrent filing would also end. Included among such benefits are: earlier AC21 portability, earlier Employment Authorization Document (EAD) and Advance Parole (AP) eligibility, and, for some, the ability to file the I-485 at all because of status problems that sometimes arise while awaiting an I-140 approval. The concurrent filing of I-140s/I-485s has been permitted since July 2002. As a practical matter, however, it has not been possible in many cases for the last year, since retrogression hit the EB3 category in January 2005 and moved to the EB2 and EB1 categories in October 2005. It is not clear if the proposed elimination of concurrent filing in connection with I-140 premium processing is reflective of insufficient help at the USCIS, or if it is an effort to create an incentive for those who can to use the premium processing service.
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One of the greatest benefits of using premium processing for I-140 petitions may be to avail oneself of §104(c) of AC21 to obtain 3-year extensions of H1B status. Under that provision, if a beneficiary has an approved I-140 petition but cannot complete the green card process due to retrogression, s/he can apply for a 3-year extension of H1B status at the end of the six-year H1B limitation period.
 
eb1doc said:
Just read on immigration-law.com this ....worth to share!

USCIS Notice designates the following forms as eligible for
Premium Processing Service:
Form I-140 ``Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker,''
Form I-539 ``Application to Extend/Change Status,'' and
Form I-765 ``Application for Employment Authorization.'' Under Premium
Processing Service, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
guarantees that it will process designated petitions and applications,
and classifications within these petitions and applications that U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services makes available for the service,
within 15 calendar days for an additional processing fee of $1,000.

DATES: This Notice is effective May 23, 2006.
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Hi Eb1doc,

Still not sure about the established date for the premium processing. I asked my attorney about this he sent me the following message

"The effective date still has not been established for p/p. Here is the
notice from my association:

USCIS Federal Register notice May 23, 2006, establishes future
eligibility of EB-1, EB 2 (except NIW), and EB-3 I-140 petitions for
premium processing, along with premium processing eligibility for
certain I-765 and -539 categories. The effective date for premium
processing availability will be published on the USCIS website. (71 FR
29662, 5/23/06)

So not quite yet!"

What do you think about it?
 
madgu-gc2005 said:
Hi Eb1doc,

Still not sure about the established date for the premium processing. I asked my attorney about this he sent me the following message

"The effective date still has not been established for p/p. Here is the
notice from my association:

USCIS Federal Register notice May 23, 2006, establishes future
eligibility of EB-1, EB 2 (except NIW), and EB-3 I-140 petitions for
premium processing, along with premium processing eligibility for
certain I-765 and -539 categories. The effective date for premium
processing availability will be published on the USCIS website. (71 FR
29662, 5/23/06)

So not quite yet!"

What do you think about it?
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Thats true!
USCIS will make formal annoucement of PP soon!
thats what my lawyer says!
 
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