The U.S. Immigration Service earlier this year announced that it would expand the scope of review
. Just a few weeks ago, the Immigration Bureau had clearer news about how to expand the process, such as how to charge fees, and how many days it would take to accelerate the process. The following table shows some of the specific information:
This article will summarize and discuss related strategies.
Judging from the table, in short, the applications that can be accelerated so far are generally I-140 zero and I-129 applications, which are mainly work-related. For example, the I-140 application for employment immigration includes employer-supported PERM, PERM-based I-140, and EB1A and EB1B I-140.
However, EB1C and NIW could not be accelerated before, but the Immigration Bureau has made changes accordingly recently. EB1C and NIW can be accelerated in principle, but there are still some restrictions. Many accelerations can only be accelerated now if they have been submitted for a certain period of time. Added acceleration requirements. Because the Immigration Bureau also takes into account the backlog of many applications. If everyone is allowed to speed things up now, cases that may cause speeding up will not be handled. But since the Immigration Bureau has mentioned acceleration, we believe that this scope will continue to expand in the future, and the processing time for EB1C and NIW applications will be greatly shortened. This type of application may be accelerated. So there are still many advantages in this regard. For example, if you or your spouse were born outside mainland China, then using NIW, there will be no waiting list. However, it turns out that NIW still has disadvantages compared to EB1A and EB1B, because it takes a long time to submit the I-140. If the I-140 is approved first, you can wait for the schedule with peace of mind.
Previously, I-129 applications could be accelerated, mainly for work visa categories, including H1B, O1, L1, etc. It is expected that acceleration will be available for I-539 and I-765 applications later this year. So what do these applications include? I-539 is a change of visa status within the United States.
For example, if you enter the United States with B visa , and then want to change to F1, you want to change to F2, H4 or O3, etc., or you used to work on H1B and now want to go to school and change to F1, then you can use I-539 Come and apply, this still brings a lot of convenience to applicants. Because in the past, for example, if you wanted to transfer to student status in the United States, this was very troublesome. Because you have to wait a long time after submitting your application, more than half a year or even longer, which delays the start of school. In the future, if such applications can be processed through expedited processing, a lot of time can be saved. For example, if I entered the United States with another visa, but later changed it to a student visa or family visa, I can submit an I-539 application and use accelerated processing to get the result in a shorter time.
Please note that there is currently a category of applications that cannot use accelerated processing. B2 extensions cannot currently use accelerated processing, so the processing time is still relatively long. Please pay attention.
I-765 can also be processed through expedited processing. I-765 is an application for an employment card. OPT and F1 graduates can also use I-765, so if I have a job waiting for me and want to start as soon as possible, it will be a lot more convenient to expedite the I-765 processing.
To summarize, EB1C and NIW will soon be able to use acceleration frequencies, but there are still some limitations. Then I-539 and I-765 to change status and apply for work card, these can also be processed through expedited processing. It has appeared on the form of the Immigration Bureau. At present, the Immigration Bureau has not officially announced when it will be officially implemented. It is expected to be implemented within this year. Generally speaking, these are some conveniences for applicants. The disadvantage is that you have to pay extra. For this immigration application, there are many things that the Immigration Bureau still charges. On the other hand, handling immigration applications and visa applications also gives individuals more development in their careers.
