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USCIS resume premium processing for certain R-1 petitions

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Tahmina Watson

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.

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Tahmina Watson

Immigration Attorney at Watson Immigration Law, specializing in business and investor immigration.

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