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The United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (US CIS) has announced that it is suspending 15 day premium processing for H1-B cap cases filed on April 2, 2018 for the FY 2019 quota year, which commences on October 1, 2018.   Note that only H1-B cap cases are unable to premium.  H1-B extensions, transfers and cap exempt employers can still file cases using 15 day premium processing.  A link to the US CIS announcement is below:

For weeks, rumors have been circulating that U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) planned to eliminate extensions of stay for H-1B workers beyond the normal 6 year limit.  Current law allows H-1B workers to extend their H-1B status beyond the normal 6 year limit if (1) they have an application for permanent residence that has been pending for at least 1 year, or (2) they are unable to complete the green card process because of limited “per country” quotas on green card issuance. 

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 2017— U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) resumed premium processing today for all H-1B visa extension of stay petitions. Premium processing is now available for all types of H-1B petitions.

September 5, 2017— Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the 2012 Memo implementing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”) program has been rescinded by the Trump administration. The withdrawal will be implemented over the course of the next six (6) months. The Department of Homeland Security has released an implementation memo and will release an FAQ later today outlining the following details: