Changes to the Procedures for Notifying the Public of Premium Processing Service Designations and Availability

Status: In force. The effective date has passed and nothing here records a change to that.

From the published effective date. Nothing here records a court changing it.

• Document number: 06-4754
• Type: Final Rule
• Published: May 23, 2006
• Effective: May 23, 2006
• Agency: Homeland Security Department; U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Official abstract

This interim rule amends Department of Homeland Security regulations to change the process whereby U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will notify the public of the dates and conditions for Premium Processing Service of designated employment-based petitions and applications. This interim rule also clarifies that notices announcing the designation of petitions and applications for Premium Processing Service will identify the individual classifications within each designated petition or application that will be eligible for premium processing.

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