April 26, 2002 - INS recently indicated that all pending and future petitions and applications, except N-400s, are being subjected to a new security check. The INS is unable to tell us at this time to what degree this process is expected to delay adjudications. The Service has also advised that it will not be implementing premium processing for I-140 petitions at this time. INS stated that the existing premium processing program will not be delayed by these new security checks unless there is a security "hit."

Source: American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)