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NIW

Next Round of Premium Expansion Begins August 1

USCIS is implementing the second phase of the premium processing expansion for certain petitioners who have a pending Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, under the EB-1 and EB-2 classifications. This phase only applies to certain previously filed Form I-140 petitions under an E13 (EB-1C) multinational executive and manager classification or E21 (EB-2) national interest waiver (NIW) classification. Beginning August 1, 2022, USCIS will accept Form I-907 requests for E13 multinational executive and manager petitions received on or before July 1, 2021 and E21 NIW petitions received on or before August 1, 2021.

USCIS will not accept new (initial) Forms I-140 with a premium processing request at this time.

Premium Processing Expansion Comes to Long-Pending Multinational Managers and NIWs

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is rolling out the first round of premium processing for certain petitioners who have a pending Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, under the EB-1 and EB-2 classifications. This expansion of premium processing only applies to certain previously filed Form I-140 petitions under an EB-1C multinational executive and manager classification or EB-2 classification as a member of professions with advanced degrees or exceptional ability seeking a national interest waiver (NIW). Petitioners who wish to request a premium processing upgrade must file Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service.

The expansion will occur in phases:

  • Beginning June 1, 2022, USCIS will accept Form I-907 requests for EB-1C multinational executive and manager petitions received on or before January 1, 2021.

  • Beginning July 1, 2022, USCIS will accept Form I-907 requests for EB-2 NIW petitions received on or before June 1, 2021, and EB-1C multinational executive and manager petitions received on or before March 1, 2021.

USCIS will reject premium processing requests for these classifications that before the windows open on June 1, 2022, or July 1, 2022. USCIS will not accept new (initial) Forms I-140 with a premium processing request at this time.