The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program remains a powerful pathway to U.S. permanent residency while supporting economic growth and job creation. Investors who act strategically—by filing early, documenting comprehensively, and monitoring compliance—may be best positioned for success.
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In recent months, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reportedly issued denials of EB-5 immigrant investor petitions (Form I-526E) where investors filed after making only an initial installment toward their qualifying EB-5 investment, but later missed the deadline for subsequent installments into the New Commercial Enterprise (NCE). These denials highlight a fundamental legal principle
In response to a Freedom of Information Act request the American Immigrant Investor Alliance (AIIA) filed, USCIS released updated statistics on I-526 and I-526E petition receipts. This data provides insights into the demand for EB-5 visas across different targeted employment area (TEA) categories and countries of chargeability for visa backlog prediction purposes, covering the
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published EB-5 program data for Fiscal Year 2024, Quarter 4. The released data show a high rate of denial for I-526 petitions versus I-526E petitions.
The denial rate for I-526 petitions was around 30%, which means USCIS issued denials for almost a third of all applicants that invested funds. These
In an update to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) fee schedule, USCIS updated the Form I-526 fee table to include the EB-5 Integrity Fund Fee, adding an additional $1,000 in filing fees for Forms I-526.
The EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 established the EB-5 Integrity Fund, which is to be financed
Earlier this month, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it would be publishing a “Months of Inventory” data point on its Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Investor (Legacy), processing times page. “Months of Inventory” is a data point that USCIS will calculate by dividing the pending pre-EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act
Please join Kate Kalmykov, co-chair of GT’s Global Immigration & Compliance Practice, for an upcoming webinar Feb. 7, 2024, at 2 p.m. EST.
Kate will be joined by immigration attorney Rohit Kapuria and EB5AN managing partners Sam Silverman and Mike Schoenfeld, who will discuss best practices for making a partial EB-5 investment of
This blog post provides stakeholders with a filing tip regarding Form I-526E, Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor. When filing Form I-526E, if the applicant has an existing My USCIS account number, it should be included in the I-526E application in order to check its status. USCIS’s systems may not be able to
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published EB-5 program data for the second fiscal quarter of 2023. The statistics released reveal some jarring findings, particularly in regard to I-526 petitions, which show high rates of denial.
Continue Reading Why EB-5 Data Shows I-526 Petitions Have Elevated Denials
The GT EB-5 team recently filed a Form I-485, Application for Adjustment of Status for clients currently in the United States in F-status and with a pending Form I-526 pursuant to the concurrent filing rules introduced in the Reform and Integrity Act of 2022. The I-485 applications were approved in only two months, much faster