Petitioners of selected H-1B cap petitions filed with regular processing will receive a receipt notice in the mail during late April and May. If an attorney has filed your H-1B cap-subject petition with premium processing on behalf of your employer, the attorney will receive an e-mail notification during the month of April through early May, if your petition has been selected. Our office has already received a number of e-mail notifications for selected H-1B petitions and expects to continue to receive more. It is too early to worry if you filed your petition with premium processing and your attorney has not yet received an e-mail notification. As previously recommended, during April and May, employers should monitor their bank accounts carefully to see if USCIS has processed any filing fees. It is not clear in what order USCIS will begin to process filing fees and when this process is expected to occur.
Premium processing for cap-exempt H-1B petitions and other visa classifications will begin on the date USCIS receives the request. From that point, petitions can expect a 15-day processing period for these petitions. Premium processing for cap-subject H-1B petitions for the advanced degree exemption will not begin until May 12, 2016 regardless of the date USCIS receives the Form I-907.
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