U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) continues to issue formal notifications initiating audits of EB-5 Regional Centers under the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA)’s authority.
The RIA
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The newly released USCIS proposed fee rule includes reductions to several key EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program filing fees.
At a time when USCIS fees have largely trended upward due to
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On Sept, 25, 2025, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) began issuing Notices of Regional Center Termination (the Notices) to EB-5 investors whose investments were made through Regional Centers that
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It is the time of year again for USCIS approved Regional Centers to pay their annual EB-5 Integrity Fees to USCIS. Under the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA)
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On Aug. 19, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its policy manual to provide guidance on how USCIS officers should exercise discretion when reviewing immigration benefit requests. Specifically
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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
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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
Kate Kalmykov, co-chair of GT’s Global Immigration & Compliance Practice, spoke on the “Securing EB-5’s Future Webinar: How Will Pending Litigation Impact the Industry?” hosted by JTC Nov. 20
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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
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