Glimmer of hope for Indian IT: H-1B premium processing may start again

IT majors TCS, Wipro, and Infosys have already seen the number of their H-1B applications drop

Indian information technology (IT) firms and techies may find some relief as the US Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) last week said that premium processing of H-1B visa petitions could come back as and when the agency's workload permits.

While reinstating premium processing for one particular category of applicants only, the agency said in its statement: "USCIS plans to resume premium processing of other H-1B petitions as workloads permit. We will make additional announcements with specific details related to when we will begin accepting premium processing for those petitions." 

In March this year, the US suspended the processing of premium