In recent months, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has sent notices of intent to terminate (NOITs) to EB-5 regional centers that have not paid the “Integrity Fees” implemented by
Continue Reading USCIS Terminates Regional Centers That Have Not Paid RIA Integrity Fees: Implications for StakeholdersJennifer Hermansky
Jennifer Hermansky focuses her immigration practice on employment-based immigration. Jennifer has experience serving health care, pharmaceutical and real estate industries, as well as entrepreneurs, scientists and researchers in scientific communities for a wide range of temporary visa options and permanent residence solutions.
USCIS Updates Policy Manual on Noncompliance of EB-5 Entities
On July 16, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued new guidance for the EB-5 Regional Center Program, detailing sanctions for noncompliance, adverse actions on EB-5 petitions, and special…
Continue Reading USCIS Updates Policy Manual on Noncompliance of EB-5 EntitiesEB-5 Filing Strategies: Continued Immigrant Visa Availability Under the RIA’s Set-Aside Categories
The passage of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act (RIA) in 2022 resulted in the most significant changes to the EB-5 investor immigrant visa program since its establishment in 1990.
Continue Reading EB-5 Filing Strategies: Continued Immigrant Visa Availability Under the RIA’s Set-Aside CategoriesHow EB-5 Regional Centers Can Prepare For USCIS Audits
On April 9, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services introduced audit guidelines for EB-5 regional centers as part of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act. Prior to the RIA passage in…
Continue Reading How EB-5 Regional Centers Can Prepare For USCIS AuditsMarch 2024 Chart B AOS Filings Disallowed by USCIS
The U.S. State Department has published the March 2024 Visa Bulletin. For EB-5 cases, the Chart A priority dates for the new “set aside” visa categories of rural areas…
Continue Reading March 2024 Chart B AOS Filings Disallowed by USCISUSCIS Issues Guidance on Regional Center Integrity Fees; Endorses a New Interpretation of the ‘Sustainment Period’
USCIS issued a notification on March 1, 2023, that it was implementing the statutorily required annual fee to fund the “EB-5 Integrity Fund.” The “EB-5 Integrity Fund” was authorized in…
Continue Reading USCIS Issues Guidance on Regional Center Integrity Fees; Endorses a New Interpretation of the ‘Sustainment Period’USCIS Updates Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) Age Calculation for Certain Adjustment of Status Applicants
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued updated guidance in its Policy Manual, which makes a key change in the interpretation of when an immigrant visa number “becomes available”…
Continue Reading USCIS Updates Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) Age Calculation for Certain Adjustment of Status ApplicantsTips for Vietnamese Source of Funds
Issue: USCIS requests employment records from 10+ years ago.
Tips: If the investor owns their own company, we can provide:
- Evidence of company registration.
- Evidence in the form
Source of Funds Issues for Vietnamese Investors
This guide provides a list of documents generally required for the I-526 Source of Funds Analysis. Because each case is unique and presents different facts and circumstances, the list below…
Continue Reading Source of Funds Issues for Vietnamese InvestorsFive Key Issues of Importance in Preparing EB-5 Source of Funds for Vietnamese Investors
- Currency Restrictions: Vietnamese laws regulate the export of Vietnamese currency abroad. This makes it difficult for investors residing in Vietnam to transfer funds to the United States for EB-5 investment