"Once we lift the suspension, people are able to file for premium processing and we will process their application within 15 days," she said.
"I think the other thing to keep in mind is that these visas that they're applying for in April are not available until October. So what we do is we take them in, we process them, we organise them and then when we're ready, we let people file for the premium processing if they think that that's what they need.
"But the visas aren't available until October in any event, so it's really not delaying anybody from getting their visa when they're ready to pick up the visa," she said.
"What happens in April is that we open a window, where people file — and usually it's only for a week, because we get so many applications in that time period. We usually get in between 200,000, 240,000 applications in one weeks time," Scialabba said.
"Just getting the data entered into our systems and getting those processed so that they're ready for adjudication takes some time. That's why when we are unable... the only thing we're suspending is the premium processing. We're not promising to do anybody's visa, anybody's petition, in 15 days," she noted.
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