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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today that it is suspending premium processing requests for all Form I-129 Nonimmigrant Worker and Form I-140 Immigrant Worker petitions until further notice because of COVID-19.
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BAL Analysis: The suspension of the 15-day expedited processing option will cause significant additional delays to USCIS processing. The announcement did not indicate how long the suspension would last.
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