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
In this episode of GT’s Immigration Insights series, host Kate Kalmykov is joined by Jill Jones, Head of Specialty Administration/General Counsel US, JTC, to discuss the EB-5 Reform & Integrity
Continue Reading Immigration Insights Episode 8 | Decoding the RIA: The Essential Role of Fund Administrators in EB-5 Regional Center Offerings
In this episode of GT’s Immigration Insights series, host Kate Kalmykov is joined by GT colleague Jennifer Hermansky to discuss USCIS regional center audits, including an introduction of the RIA
Continue Reading Immigration Insights Episode 7 | What to Expect in USCIS EB-5 Regional Center Audits
In this episode of Greenberg Traurig’s Immigration Insights series, host Kate Kalmykov is joined by James Sozomenou, Co-Head of Metropolitan Commercial Bank’s EB-5 Private Client Group, to discuss an
Continue Reading Immigration Insights Episode 4 | Bank Compliance and Investment Immigration: A Discussion with Metropolitan Commercial Bank
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
As the 2024 federal fiscal year concludes, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its highly anticipated October 2024 visa bulletin, ushering in the start of federal fiscal year
Continue Reading October 2024 Visa Bulletin Keeps Current Across Post-RIA Set-Aside EB-5 Categories, Backlogged Countries in the Unreserved Chart A Category Modestly Progress
Under the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA), designated EB-5 regional centers must make an annual payment into the EB-5 Integrity Fund. The annual fee is $20,000
Continue Reading EB-5 RIA Integrity Fees Coming Due for FY 2025
The U.S. State Department and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that they have issued all legally available visas in the unreserved EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program categories for Fiscal Year
Continue Reading US Department of State Announces Annual Limit Reached in EB-5 Unreserved Category
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 Stakeholders