Last Updated: March 07, 2023, 13:48 IST
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services introduced premium processing of employment authorisation functions for sure classes on worldwide college students. The transfer is probably going to profit a big quantity of Indian college students on F-1 visas searching for non permanent work immediately associated to their main space of examine. It consists of enlargement of premium processing for sure F-1 college students searching for Optional Practical Training (OPT) and F-1 college students searching for science, know-how, engineering, and arithmetic (STEM) OPT extensions who’ve a pending Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, and want to request a premium processing improve.
“The availability of premium processing for sure F-1 college students, as well as to the convenience of on-line submitting, will streamline the immigration expertise for a terrific many worldwide college students,” said USCIS Director Ur M Jaddou.
The new online-filing procedures for Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, is now available to F-1 students who are seeking employment authorisation in the above categories, PTI reported.
These new measures will help F-1 students obtain employment authorisation more quickly.
In FY22, the USCIS accepted more than 1.8 million online applications, petitions and requests — a 53 percent increase from the 1.2 million online filings in FY21.
Premium Processing
The expansion of premium processing for certain F-1 students will be done in phases. To avail the benefit, students will have to adhere to the below-listed dates:
Form I-907 requests (online and offline) will be accepted from March 6 for students who already have a pending Form I-765 under these categories: Pre-Completion OPT (c)(3)(A); Post-Completion OPT (c)(3)(B); and 24-month extension of OPT (c)(3)(C) for STEM students.
Form I-907 requests (online and offline) will be accepted from April 3 for F-1 students in the above categories when filed together with Form I-765.
USCIS will reject premium processing requests for a pending Form I-765 before March 6, and premium processing requests for an initial or concurrently filed Form I-765 received before April 3.
How to File for F-1 Online
Applicants must create a free USCIS account to submit forms, pay fees and track status. It also provides a secure inbox to communicate and respond to requests for evidence online.
Applicants, who have already filed paper Form I-765 and wish to request premium processing for Form I-907 can refer to the USCIS account access notice for details to link their paper-filed cases to their online accounts. You must complete the link to file online.
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