今天，移民局放出消息，2019年H-1B Cap的H1B加急服务将继续被取消！也就是说如果你准备在2018年4月2日递交你的第一次H-1B申请，那么不好意思，你不能加急了。

特别是对于那些OPT有效期2月截止的同学来说，你只能进行漫长的等待，并且这期间你由于EAD卡已经过期，还不能工作。这个时间可能是3个月，可能是6个月，更有可能是10个月。如果有以上情况最好早做打算。

需要注意的是，移民局特意指出，如果你把I-129表格的费用和I-907表格的费用已经写在了一张支票里，那么这样是会被移民局拒收的！如果你这么做了，那么请赶紧重新写一张I-129表格费用的支票，金额是$ 460 美元。

      Starting April 2, 2018, USCIS will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 cap. We will temporarily suspend premium processing for all FY 2019 cap-subject petitions, including petitions seeking an exemption for individuals with a U.S. master’s degree or higher. This suspension is expected to last until Sept. 10, 2018. During this time, we will continue to accept premium processing requests for H-1B petitions that are not subject to the FY 2019 cap. We will notify the public before resuming premium processing for cap-subject H-1B petitions or making any other premium processing updates.

      During this temporary suspension, we will reject any Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, filed with an FY 2019 cap-subject H-1B petition. If a petitioner submits one combined check for the fees for Form I-907 and Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, we will reject both forms. When we resume premium processing, petitioners may file a Form I-907 for FY 2019 cap-subject H-1B petitions that remain pending.

Requesting Expedited Processing

      While premium processing is suspended, a petitioner may submit a request to expedite an FY 2019 cap-subject H-1B petition if it meets the criteria on the Expedite Criteria webpage. It is the petitioner’s responsibility to demonstrate that they meet at least one of the expedite criteria, and we encourage petitioners to submit documentary evidence to support their expedite request. We review all expedite requests on a case-by-case basis and will grant requests at the discretion of USCIS office leadership.

Why We Are Temporarily Suspending Premium Processing for These Petitions？

This temporary suspension will help us reduce overall H-1B processing times. By temporarily suspending premium processing, we will be able to:

Process long-pending petitions, which we have currently been unable to process due to the high volume of incoming petitions and the significant surge in premium processing requests over the past few years; and

Prioritize adjudication of H-1B extension of status cases that are nearing the 240 day mark.

距离H-1B申请还有10天

祝大家好运！