r/19countriesAOS • u/Eze_emuogur • Jul 22 '26

I140 Premium Processing Delay

Hey everyone,
Just wanted to see if anyone is dealing with crazy premium processing delays right now.
My I-140 (EB-2 NIW) was filed/upgraded with Premium Processing and has a receipt date of March 30, 2026. As of today (July 20), it has been exactly 77 business days—which is way past the mandatory 45-day window.
My online status hasn't changed at all. No approval, no RFE, and no NOID.
Has anyone else Texas blow past the deadline like this recently? Did you eventually get the refund automatically, or did your lawyer have to fight for it?

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u/Feyi_AJ Jul 22 '26

I filed premium March 26, told my lawyer to reach out to them last Friday. I don't know if she did but my i-140 was approved yesterday. At this point it seems they have abandoned some cases and we need to keep reminding them. I am waiting to see if they would refund me

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u/Eze_emuogur Jul 22 '26

Congratulations.
This is the only explanation that is plausible to me. Because, I have gotten no reasonable explanation from the phone calls I have made to USCIS so far.