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title: "US CIS Suspends Premium Processing for H1-B \"Cap\" Petitions"
description: The United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (US CIS) has announced that it is suspending 15 day premium processing for H1B cap cases filed on
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# [US CIS Suspends Premium Processing for H1-B "Cap" Petitions](https://www.lawmh.com/blog/us-cis-suspends-premium-processing-for-h1-b-cap-petitions)

 Written by [Immigration Practice Group](https://www.lawmh.com/blog/author/immigration-practice-group) | Mar 21, 2018 4:17:46 PM

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

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