On 15 July 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will implement the second phase of the premium processing expansion for certain previously filed I-140 petitions in the multinational manager and executive (EB-1C) as well as the EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW) categories. Beginning 1 August 2022, EB-1C petitions pending since 1 July 2021 (or earlier) and NIW petitions pending since 1 August 2021 (or earlier) will be eligible for an upgrade to premium processing.
A Tax Alert prepared by EY Law LLP, and attached below, provides additional details.