Here’s the next bomb for US immigrants!
Ever since US President Donald Trump assumed his office, bad news isn't a shock or surprise anymore. He made it very clear in his election manifesto and campaigns on dropping iron hands over immigrant workers and improving jobs for native US citizens. Guess he’s man of his words. Though his previous moves on alerting immigration laws making it unfavorable for immigrants is heavily criticized, he never seems to back away his moves. Here comes his new bomb shell over the US immigrants,
USCIS will temporarily suspend premium processing for all H-1B petitions https://t.co/RV1QrLovW4
— USCIS ($$USCIS) March 3, 2017
With effect from April 3, US Government has suspended issuance of premium H1B visas. This suspension is declared as a temporary one and may last up to six months.
What is Premium H1B visa?
Typically, a regular H1B visa application takes 2 to 6 months duration to process. To avoid this duration, the applicant can opt for premium processing. By paying an additional $1225, he/she can expect a fastened processing time thereby acquiring visa within 15 days. Most of applicants and organizations applying for H1B visas tends to choose this option.
What's the impact?
With suspension on premium processes, many visa applications would take a delay of more than 6 months. This is the same for those who intends to renew their H1B visa status that are about to expire. As the situation gets more complex, the companies would struggle to send talents from overseas to US through on-site projects.
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