Updated Processing Times

Updated Processing Times for USCIS

USCIS updated the processing times it is taking for applications. There are some glaringly slow processing times. These are dates that reflect statistics from January 31, 2016. If you have an Extension or Change of Status for H-1B cases, you will be waiting many months, no matter whether it is in California’s or Vermont’s Service Center. The slow pace of H-1B extension processing times has been problematic over the past few months and is the source of much ire from companies, employees, and lawyers. It is essentially demanding the $1,225 fee for premium processing. U visa processing time has just frozen in May of 2014.

If you have a petition pending at the Potomac Service Center – you know that because your receipt number begins with the string ‘YSC’- you will not know your processing time. Petitions that are pending at the Potomac Service Center do not have published processing times and you cannot check their status on the case status checker online.

Recognizing that many of their employment authorization petitions are pushing 90 days, USCIS is issuing transfer notices and spreading the work load.