The US has resumed premium processing of H-1B work visas in all categories, months after it was suspended temporarily to handle the huge rush of applications for the work visas popular among Indian IT professionals. This was announced by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) yesterday. <br/><br/>It said Premium processing is now available for all types of H-1B petitions. USCIS also said the administration opened up some categories of the H-1B visas for the fast processing in September.Premium processing of H-1B visa was suspended in April to handle huge rush of new petitions.<br/> <br/>External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj mentioned the visa issue with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson when the two leaders met in New York last month on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.<br/><br/>The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. The technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year.