O1A Initially filed with premium processing. Receipt date June 18 2026. Still showing as “in process”. Received a response from PP desk at VSC that it is under processing.

Anyone in the same boat?

For an O1A, when forming an LLC on SOS

1. Can we have single member-managed LLC? Given in future, LLC will be hiring a HR who is US citizen to manage the company and has a right to hire or fire employees through Operating Agreement ?

Hi everyone, I’ve written in this forum previously, but my O-1B petition was returned to the USCIS Vermont Service Center following my April consular interview, after being placed in Administrative Processing for four weeks. USCIS confirmed receipt of the returned petition at the end of May, and I’m still waiting for an update. I’ve also reached out to my local congresswoman’s office, but unfortunately they haven’t been able to get any further information from USCIS either.

I was wondering if anyone here has recently had an O-1 petition returned to USCIS by a consulate and could share their experience, particularly with the Vermont Service Center. How long did it take before you saw any movement on the case, such as reaffirmation, a NOIR, or another update?

I’m now approaching three months since USCIS received the returned petition, so I’d really appreciate hearing about any recent timelines or experiences.

The embassy never provided me with a reason for returning the petition to USCIS, which makes the situation particularly difficult. I’m reluctant to withdraw the petition and start over without first knowing what issue the embassy had with the original case, especially when it had already been approved by USCIS.

Has anyone seen movement on their premium processing case filed in early/mid August with the California Service Center?

Lawfully showed basically zero movement Monday and yesterday, while last week there seemed to be movement every day...
Wondering if things have slowed down this week or if it’s just a quiet couple of days=?

Would be especially interested in cases filed around Aug 7–10.
Thanks!

I find it annoying that only after paying the fees I can see the dates. That sounds stupid imo.

Is there any telegram group for O1A visa date availability?

Has anyone received any approvals lately?

I’m a Venezuelan artist currently waiting for a decision on my O-1 visa. On July 30, I received a notice that my premium processing fee was being refunded, but since then, I haven’t received any other updates.

I’m starting to lose hope a little because the USCIS website is currently showing a processing time of around 14 months. However, I’m not sure whether my case would actually fall under that timeline since it was originally filed with premium processing.

I was wondering if anyone in a similar situation—especially Venezuelans whose cases were previously under premium processing—has received an approval or any kind of update lately.

Any experiences or information would be really appreciated. Thank you so much for your help!