▁is ▁far ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁( i . e . ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁long ▁queue ), ▁Prem ium ▁Process ing ▁would ▁not ▁exped ite ▁the ▁overall ▁process ▁because ▁the ▁cut off ▁date ▁over wh el ms ▁even ▁the ▁standard ▁processing ▁time . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁possible ▁to ▁apply ▁for ▁Prem ium ▁Process ing ▁on ▁an ▁already - sub m itted ▁application . ▁In ▁this ▁case , ▁the ▁clock ▁for ▁Prem ium ▁Process ing ▁begins ▁when ▁the ▁Prem ium ▁Process ing ▁is ▁requested . ▁ ▁Ben ef its ▁of ▁having ▁a ▁u 8 0 1 ▁and ▁approved ▁Form ▁I - 1 4 0 ▁pet ition ▁ ▁Q ▁ 6 7 ▁and ▁ ▁Section ▁ 1 0 6 ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Compet it iveness ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁Century ▁Act ▁( AC 2 1 ) ▁includes ▁special ▁prov isions ▁in ▁case ▁of ▁length y ▁adj ud ic ations . ▁In ▁particular , ▁it ▁allows ▁extensions ▁by ▁one ▁year ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁H - 1 B ▁status ▁for ▁people ▁with ▁long - p ending ▁Form ▁I - 1 4 0 ▁pet itions ▁( p ending ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁ 3 6 5 ▁days ). ▁Here , ▁" p ending " ▁includes ▁an ▁appeal ▁that ▁is ▁pending . ▁It ▁also ▁allows ▁people ▁with ▁Form ▁I - 4 8 5 ▁pet itions ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁pending ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 8 0 ▁days ▁to ▁switch ▁jobs ▁without ▁invalid ating ▁the ▁underlying ▁Form ▁I - 1 4 0 ▁and ▁labor ▁cert ification . ▁However