EB-5 Program

On Feb. 25, 2025, President Trump announced that he will seek to end the U.S. EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, which provides foreign investors with permanent residency in the United States.

Continue Reading President Trump Addresses EB-5 Green Card Program and Proposes New Gold Card Immigration Program

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

Continue Reading USCIS Releases EB-5 Adjudication Statistics 

GT Immigration & Compliance Practice Co-Chair Kate Kalmykov spoke during a recent webinar on the EB-5 industry’s future, explaining that changes to the RIA to tighten oversight of regional centers

Continue Reading Kate Kalmykov Weighs in on EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act Litigation: Law360

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 Entities

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 Categories