▁of ▁the ▁pet ition , ▁which ▁may ▁result ▁in ▁appro val , ▁den ial , ▁or ▁the ▁issu ing ▁of ▁a ▁Request ▁For ▁Ev idence ▁or ▁Notice ▁of ▁Intent ▁to ▁Den y . ▁ ▁For ▁imm igr ant ▁vis a ▁allocation , ▁the ▁Form ▁I - 1 4 0 ▁pet ition ▁must ▁be ▁approved ▁and ▁the ▁priority ▁date ▁assigned ▁to ▁that ▁pet ition ▁must ▁be ▁before ▁the ▁cut off ▁date ▁( which ▁depends ▁on ▁the ▁country ▁of ▁charge ability ▁and ▁the ▁vis a ▁category ). ▁Since ▁the ▁cut off ▁date ▁and ▁the ▁processing ▁time ▁for ▁Form ▁I - 1 4 0 ▁pet itions ▁are ▁independent , ▁the ▁wait ▁time ▁for ▁Form ▁I - 1 4 0 ▁to ▁be ▁processed ▁is ▁the ▁later ▁of ▁the ▁vis a ▁number ▁avail ability ▁time ▁( the ▁cut off ▁date ) ▁and ▁the ▁Form ▁I - 1 4 0 ▁processing ▁time . ▁Therefore , ▁Prem ium ▁Process ing ▁can ▁exped ite ▁the ▁overall ▁process ▁of ▁obtain ing ▁law ful ▁permanent ▁resident ▁status ▁when ▁the ▁Form ▁I - 1 4 0 ▁processing ▁time ▁is ▁longer ▁than ▁the ▁vis a ▁number ▁avail ability ▁time . ▁In ▁other ▁words , ▁if ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁vis a ▁number ▁avail ability ▁wait ▁time , ▁either ▁because ▁the ▁category ▁is ▁un c apped ▁or ▁the ▁caps ▁are ▁now here ▁near ▁being ▁met , ▁then ▁Prem ium ▁Process ing ▁is ▁advantage ous . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁for ▁a ▁vis a ▁category ▁with ▁a ▁country ▁of ▁charge ability ▁where ▁the ▁current ▁cut off ▁date