Hammond Law Group, LLC

The USCIS announced today that effective June 29, 2009, it will resume Premium Processing Service for Form I-140. The USCIS will accept Premium Processing requests for Form I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, involving EB-1 Aliens with Extraordinary Ability, EB-1 Outstanding Professors and Researchers, EB-2 Members of Professions with Advanced Degrees or Exceptional Ability not seeking a National Interest Waiver, EB-3 Professionals, EB-3 Skilled Workers, and EB-3 Workers other than Skilled Workers and Professionals. Premium Processing Service is still not available for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, involving EB-1 Multinational Executives and Managers and EB-2 Members of Professions with Advanced Degrees or Exceptional Ability seeking a National Interest Waiver.Under premium processing, for an additional $1000 filing the USCIS will process the case (i.e. approve, deny, issue an RFE) within 10-15 days after filing. For more information, please contact your HLG attorney.

USCIS has announced that applicants may experience up to an eight week delay in the delivery of their permanent resident card (Green Cards) while the Service is in the process of upgrading their card production equipment. USCIS Field Offices will be issuing temporary evidence of permanent residence in the form of an I-551 stamp to applicants approved for permanent residence at the time of their interview. It is highly recommended that applicants take their passports to their appointments. If you do not have a passport, you must bring a passport style photo and government issued photo identification to receive temporary evidence of permanent residence.
If the application is approved subsequent to your interview or by a Service Center or the National Benefit Center, the applicant should bring the above documents to an INFOPASS appointment to be issued temporary evidence of permanent residence in the form of an I-551 stamp. Any questions, please contact your HLG attorney.