The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has experienced ongoing processing delays which are leading to slower processing times for immigration benefits, particularly for H-1B petitions.

Many employers using regular processing are waiting 6-8 months for an H-1B adjudication including new filings and extension. If you are an employer or employee with an upcoming or pending H-1B filing, you should plan for these delays which will also affect plans to travel abroad.

The USCIS has advised that it is now prioritizing cap-subject H-1B filed for Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17) where beneficiaries are receiving “cap gap” status and work authorization extensions through September 30, 2016. As a result, we have begun receiving approvals of regularly filed cap-subject new H-1B. All of our premium processed cap-subject FY17 H-1B have been adjudicated.