Premium Processing Now Available for Certain R-1 Religious Worker Visas

Effective July 21, 2009, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) resumed Premium Processing Service for nonimmigrant religious worker petitions filed by certain R-1 petitioners.  Only those petitioners who have successfully passed an on-site inspection are eligible to file under Premium Processing Service.  USCIS has implemented a site inspection requirement as part of the adjudication process for religious worker petitions.  Premium Processing Service guarantees that for an addition $1000 processing fee, USCIS will adjudicate the petition within 15 calendar days of receipt.  USCIS is only offering this expedited processing to those petitioners who have previously succesfully completed an onsite  inspection at the location where the beneficiary will be employed.  Feel free to contact our office to help you assess whether you can take advantage of the Premium Processing Service.