U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will implement, starting January 30, 2023, the final phase of the premium processing expansion of Form I-140 Immigrant Petitions filed under the employment-based EB-13 and EB-21 classifications. USCIS will accept Form I-907 requests for premium processing for all pending and initial EB-13 multinational executive and manager petitions and EB-21 national interest waiver (NIW) petitions.

Unlike previous premium processing expansions, this phase includes both pending and new petitions.
If premium processing is requested for an I-140 Immigrant Petition filed under the EB-13 and EB-21 NIW classifications, USCIS will respond within 45 calendar days.

For other I-140 Immigrant Petitions eligible for premium processing, USCIS will respond within 15 calendar days. A response may be an approval, denial or request for evidence.
USCIS intends to further expand premium processing options to additional form types, such as Form I-765 applications for employment authorization for F-1 students and Form I-539 applications to extend or change a nonimmigrant status.

Foster will continue to monitor the USCIS expansion of premium processing and will make future updates available via the Foster website at  www.fosterglobal.com.