Why Premium Processing Does Not Change the USCIS Approval Standard

Many EB-1A and EB-2 NIW applicants hear “Premium Processing” and assume that paying for faster processing somehow improves the petition itself. It does not make evidence stronger, make an applicant more qualified, make an EB-1A criterion easier to satisfy, or make an NIW requirement easier to meet. What Premium Processing changes is timing: USCIS agrees to take an adjudicative action within an accelerated timeframe for an eligible request. That distinction matters because speed can be extremely useful when an I-140 decision is the real bottleneck. But faster action does not necessarily solve problems involving filing

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