US CIS Suspends Premium Processing for H1-B "Cap" Petitions

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:

 https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-will-temporarily-suspend-premium-processing-fiscal-year-2019-h-1b-cap-petitions