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Premium Processing of Work Authorisation for STEM – US’ recent announcement

Premium Processing of Work Authorisation for STEM - US' recent announcement

For STEM students, they must be filing under either pre-completion OPT, post-completion OPT, or 24-month extension of OPT. Moreover, from April 3, Form I-907 requests will be accepted by USCIS that have been filed either via paper form or online. Also, in the above categories, requests have been accepted from F-1 students when filed together with Form I-765.

On Tuesday, it was announced by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) the expansion of premium processing of Work Authorisation for other categories of international students. This expansion is exclusively for students who seek Optional Practical Training (OPT) and for students with F-1 visas seeking STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).

Also, the expansion will be available for OPT extensions who have a pending Form I-765 and Application for Employment Authorization. These categories can request a premium processing upgrade. USCIS has been accepting Form I-907 requests since March 6 which have been filed either through a paper form or online. Also, requests have been accepted from certain F-1 students who already have a pending Form I-765 and application for employment authorization.

Authorization for STEM students

However, for STEM students, they must be filing under either pre-completion OPT, post-completion OPT, or 24-month extension of OPT. Moreover, from April 3, Form I-907 requests will be accepted by USCIS that have been filed either via paper form or online. Also, in the above categories, requests have been accepted from F-1 students when filed together with Form I-765.

Candidates should remember that for a pending Form I-765, USCIS will reject premium processing requests if it has been received before March 6. Moreover, for an initial or concurrently filed Form I-765, it will reject any premium processing request that is received before April 3. For certain F-1 students, the immigration experience will be streamlined for a great many international students with the availability of premium processing along with the ease of online filing.

Expansion of Online Filing as a priority

The expansion of online filing which is ongoing is a priority for USCIS. The USCIS is continuously creating operational efficiencies and has been increasing access to the immigration system for applicants, stakeholders, requestors, petitioners, and those that are being served. The faster processing of Form I-129 can be requested through form I-907.

Form I-907 can also be used to request the faster processing of Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, Form I-140, and Application for Employment Authorization and Certain classifications of Form I-765. Also, The application for employment authorization can be done through Form I-765.

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