What is the USCIS Premium Processing Service?
By filing Form I-907 and paying a fee of $1,000, an employer may request to have certain petitions, including H-1B petitions, reviewed within 15 calendar days of filing. This fee is in addition to the normal H-1B filing fees that must be paid. Premium processing can greatly assist in obtaining a prompt decision in a H-1B petition. However, it does not increase one’s chance of acceptance in any lottery of cap-subject filings. It also does not permit a start date of employment or cap-subject cases of any earlier than October 1 of that year.
