When the EB-5 program lapsed in June of 2021, some EB-5 investors with pending applications for I-526s and Immigrant Visas and Adjustment of Status found their applications held in a
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USCIS Starts Issuing 24-Month I-829 Petition Receipt Notices
On Sept. 3, 2021, USCIS announced that it will issue new Form I-797 receipt notices to eligible conditional permanent residents whose Form I-829 was still pending as of Sept. 4,
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EB-5 Investor Q&A – Regional Center Program Sunset
On Oct. 4, 2021, USCIS updated its EB-5 website and issued an alert regarding the current lapse of the EB-5 Regional Center Program. The Regional Center Program (the “Program”) has
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Federal Court Decision Strikes Down $900,000 EB-5 Investment Threshold
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
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Biden Executive Order Affirms Deference Policy Including EB-5 Cases
President Biden’s Executive Order, “Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Americans,” promotes the efficient and fair adjudication of immigration
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USCIS Approves Zhang EB-5 Petition Following D.C. Circuit Ruling
In April 2021, USCIS approved the I-526 Petition of Huashan Zhang, a Chinese national who had appealed the denial of his EB-5 petition under USCIS’s recent “Loan Proceeds Policy,” which
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Lawsuit Challenging EB-5 Regulations May Succeed
Based on a recent hearing in a lawsuit challenging certain EB-5 regulations, it appears the regulations may be struck down due to the illegal appointment of Department of Homeland Security
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Update – Processing Times for EB-5 Related Petitions
Processing times for many EB-5 related petitions continue to vary. The updated processing times are as follow:
- Form I-526: Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur – 29.5 to 61 months
- Form
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U.S. Senator Paul Seeks to Overturn Recent Obama-Era EB-5 Regulations
According to multiple media sources and independently confirmed, last week U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) circulated a “Dear Colleague” letter seeking co-sponsors to a process called the Congressional Review Act
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EB-5 Regulations Summary
As previously blogged (see EB-5 Regulations Published for Public Inspection), the EB-5 regulations have been published as of July 24, 2019, as final, to take effect Nov. 21,
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