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Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-054 Context (guidance or announcement) Confirmed from a secondary source

USCIS alert, USCIS Announces Temporary Suspension of Premium Processing for All I-129 and I-140 Petitions Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic (Mar. 20, 2020)

USCIS Announces Temporary Suspension of Premium Processing for All I-129 and I-140 Petitions Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic

USCIS · United States Department of Homeland Security, USCIS (federal agency) (Federal)

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Context, not an order

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The record

Jurisdiction
United States Department of Homeland Security, USCIS (federal agency)
Level
Federal
Authority
8 U.S.C. 1356(u); 8 C.F.R. 106.4
Issued
2020-03-20 Mar. 20, 2020
Effective
2020-03-20
End
2020-06-01 (resumed in phases June 1-22, 2020; Ex. 059) (read as 2020-06-01)
In force
Mar. 20, 2020 to June 1, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Courts and public officesOther
Addressees
  • employers petitioning for H-1B, L-1, O-1, TN, E and other nonimmigrant workers (Form I-129) and for immigrant workers (Form I-140)
Functions reached
  • HR hiring and start dates for professional and specialty workers delayed by months
  • OP
Character
context
Collection
Federal labor and immigration agencies AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION

Enforcement

Administrative: 15-day adjudication service unavailable; petitions adjudicated on regular timelines

Notes

The suspension and its dates are verified from Ex. 059 (the June 1, 2020 resumption alert), which states USCIS is resuming premium processing 'in phases over the next month' after the suspension.

Retrieval note

Cite through Ex. 059.

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