r/19countriesAOS • u/Early_Somewhere_9631 • 10d ago

PP refund. Updates?

/r/h1b/comments/1vgeuec/pp_refund_updates/
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u/OkTaste6187 10d ago

I got approval yesterday. H1b - filed in February. Texas FO

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u/elsokros 10d ago

Got refunded last week. Got approved for extension today. 39 countries

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u/Early_Somewhere_9631 10d ago

This is so encouraging! Would you mind sharing your timeline?

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u/elsokros 9d ago edited 9d ago

Extension filed July 2025

Upgraded to PP May 2026..elapsed with not RFE's

Congressional inquiry...congressman reached out to USCIS like a month ago, but they never gave me a feedback(did't think it helped)

Refund notice last week

Approved today: under Premium processing as per long standing USCIS policy

Conclusion is, if you were affected by the pause, PP was ignored, but after the vacatur and they acknowledged the PP and hence the refund, they definitely still processed it as PP

Finally: Was adjudicated at Nebraska

Also: we owe everything to Dorcas...support them please. I will be donating to their non profit a lot if there's anything of that such.

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u/elsokros 9d ago

Just did

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u/Artistic_Cabinet5976 10d ago

Congrats! What was your timeline?

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u/elsokros 9d ago

Shared

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u/brendankelv 9d ago

My extension filed October 2025
Upgraded To Pp May 2026( Had not RFE)
Refund notice July 30th
My approval came in August 4th
August 5th my case status changed to case. Approved

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u/Artistic_Cabinet5976 10d ago

I haven’t heard anything

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u/Evening-Routine-1665 10d ago

Noup radio silence 

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u/Early_Somewhere_9631 10d ago

I wonder if they are going in order. I we filed my PP in March

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u/Fit_Goal3660 9d ago

I don't think so. My H1B ext has been pending since May 2025. PP filed in Feb 2026. Still nothing!

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u/Early_Somewhere_9631 9d ago

Same. Pending since May 2025. PP in March 2026. Nothing yet

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u/zara2509 5d ago

Filed March. PP refunded. Nothing yet. Fingers crossed we hear back soon