The following are from the website of USCIS regarding PP:
Q: May the beneficiary of a visa petition seek Premium Processing Service?
A: No, except in cases where the petition is eligible to be filed as a self-
petition (i.e., the petitioner and the beneficiary are the same). Otherwise,
only the visa petitioner, or the attorney or representative who has filed a
notice of appearance (Form G-28) on behalf of the visa petitioner, may
request Premium Processing Service for designated visa petition
adjudications. The petitioner, attorney or representative, or beneficiary
may pay the $1,000 Premium Processing fee, but the beneficiary cannot sign
or file the Form I-907.
Meanwhile, the pdf version of the instruction for Form I-907 has the
following:
Part 3 - Original signature.
The petitioner, applicant, attorney, or accredited representative must sign
and date the request. If the Form I-907 does not contain an original
signature (stamped signatures or photocopies are not acceptable) the request
for Premium Processing Service (along with the $1,000Premium Processing
Service fee) will be returned to the requester.
NOTE: Only the petitioner (including the self-petitioner) or the applicant
of the relating petition may sign the Form I-907 to seek Premium Processing
Service on the related petition or application.
So, basically, the website says that beneficiary (I-140) cannot sign,
meanwhile, the instruction says the applicant (not the petitioner) may sign.
Doesn't beneficiary and applicant (not the petitioner) mean the same
person?
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