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
GT Immigration & Compliance Practice Shareholder Jennifer Hermansky, the newly appointed EB-5 Committee chair for the American Immigration Lawyers Association, is featured on the EB5Investors.com blog. She discusses the challenges
Continue Reading Jennifer Hermansky Featured on EB5Investors.com Blog: ‘There is still quite a demand for EB-5 investment opportunities’
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
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
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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
Continue Reading USCIS Updates I-526E Filing Fee Schedule to Include $1,000 Integrity Fund Fee, Bringing Total Filing Fees to $12,160
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced new provisions regarding EB-5 regional center audits in accordance with the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022. Each designated regional center
Continue Reading USCIS Announces Information on EB-5 Regional Center Audits
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
Continue Reading USCIS Adds ‘Months of Inventory’ Data Point to Form I-526 Processing Times Page
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
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On October 11, 2023, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its policy on the minimum investment period for EB-5 visa applicants. This update seeks to clarify how USCIS
Continue Reading USCIS Updates Minimum EB-5 Investment Period: What this Means for EB-5 Investors