USCIS announced today that, effective today, certain R-1 petition can be filed using premium processing. Premium processing allows a petitioner to pay an additional $1000 for an adjudication within 10 working days. To be eligible for premium processing for R-1 petitions, the petitioner (the religious organization) must have successfully passed an on-site inspection. Premium processing is not available for I-360 petitions. This is welcome news for R-1 petitions.
