

45 calendar days for EB-1 petitions for multinational executives and managers, and EB-2 petitions for advanced degree holders or exceptional ability in the sciences, arts, or business, when requesting a national interest waiver of the job offer and labor certification requirement.30 calendar days for certain I-765 EAD applications.30 calendar days for change of status to F-1, F-2, M-1, M-2, J-1 or J-2, and change of status to or extension of stay of E, H, L, O, P, or R dependents.15 calendar days for most apps and petitions including I-129s and I-140s.The final rule sets premium processing time frames as follows: Premium processing fees are in addition to the standard application or petition filing fees for the underlying benefit request. $1,500 for certain I-765 EAD applications (once availability is announced).$1,750 for change of status to F-1, F-2, M-1, M-2, J-1 or J-2, and change of status to or extension of stay of E, H, L, O, P, or R dependents (once availability is announced).$2,500 for most employment-based petitions including H-1B, O (except petitions for R-1 and H-2B, set at $1,500), and many I-140 categories this is what the current premium processing fee is for those petitions.The final rule sets the premium processing fees as follows: Please be sure to consult the Federal Register notice at 87 FR 18227 (March 30, 2022). This NAFSA page summarizes the final rule only, and does not constitute legal advice. The rule went into effect on May 31, 2022, but the new premium processing categories added by the rule will become available only when USCIS completes necessary system development and announces specific availability dates. Premium processing is requested by filing Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service with the requisite premium processing fee. Premium processing is an optional program that allows eligible applicants or petitioners to request faster, more guaranteed processing times for eligible applications and petitions. 1356(u)(3)(A), and to establish new fees and processing timeframes for new immigration benefit requests, consistent with the conditions and eligibility requirements set forth by section 4102(b)(1) of the USCIS Stabilization Act." "The purpose of this rulemaking is to amend the DHS premium processing regulations to codify those fees set by the USCIS Stabilization Act under section 286(u)(3)(A) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. A final rule titled Implementation of the Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act was published in the Federal Register at 87 FR 18227 (March 30, 2022).
