Presently there is a large interest by EB-5 investors in filing an I-526 Petition following the Behring federal court decision, which invalidated the 2019 EB-5 regulations. With the minimum investment
Continue Reading Filing a Direct EB-5 Petition: Structuring Compliant Job Creation
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted immigration processes considerably over the past 18 months. Now that COVID-19 vaccines are broadly available and as people start to return to
Continue Reading Immigration Changes and Considerations in a Nearing Post-COVID-19 World
By statute, the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman submits an Annual Report to Congress by June 30 of each year. The Office of the Ombudsman’s Annual Report
Continue Reading Why the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Exacerbated USCIS Backlogs and Processing Delays
As an update to our previous blog, the EB-5 Regional Center program was not extended by Congress by June 30, 2021. Congress did not pass a law to extend
Continue Reading EB-5 Regional Center Program Expires June 30, 2021
Greenberg Traurig’s Immigration & Compliance Practice has been recognized by The Legal 500 U.S. 2021 Guide (U.S. Guide) in the area of “Labor and Employment – Immigration.” Seven
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On Monday, June 28 from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. EDT, please join the Greenberg Traurig EB-5 Team to discuss recent critical judicial and regulatory changes to the EB-5 Program.
Continue Reading 6/28 WEBINAR: EB-5 Judicial and Regulatory Update
As discussed on this blog previously, a lawsuit challenging certain EB-5 regulations was successful on June 22, as Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley of the U.S. District Court for
Continue Reading Federal Court Decision Strikes Down $900,000 EB-5 Investment Threshold
Per the Department of State, as of June 2021, the Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Consulate has been closed for all routine services, including appointments scheduled with the American Citizen
Continue Reading US Embassy in Ho Chi Minh City Temporarily Suspends Processing
The State Department recently published the July 2021 Visa Bulletin. In the July 2021 Visa Bulletin, the final action priority date for EB-5 Vietnam moved forward significantly to April
Continue Reading July Visa Bulletin Advances EB-5 Vietnam Visa Backlog Significantly
The EB-5 Regional Center program is set to expire again on June 30, 2021. The U.S. Congress has never made the Regional Center program permanent, and so it continued to
Continue Reading What will happen if the EB-5 Program Expires on June 30?