Last week USCIS held their quarterly stakeholders meeting. The agency released usage statistics for the EB-5 visa available here. They also provided the following updates: The regional center interim decision board will be implemented shortly. The board will be charged with reviewing I-924 cases for regional center designation or amendments that have been recommended for a… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to Econometric Report RSS FeedExecutive Summary and Clarifications from May 1, 2012 EB-5 Stakeholders Meeting with USCIS
Posted in EB-5 Program, Econometric Report, Non-Regional Center, Regional Center, USCIS Public EngagementOn May 1, 2012, the USCIS held their quarterly stakeholders meeting at the California Service Center. Yesterday, the USCIS issued anUSCIS EB-5 May Summaryof that meeting, in which they attempt to address questions that were asked during the meeting but which could not be commented on during that time. The following is an overview of… Continue Reading
USCIS Announces Engagement with EB-5 Economists
Posted in EB-5 Program, Econometric Report, Inspector General, Regional Center, USCIS Public EngagementThis week in response to stakeholder requests, the USCIS announced that Director Alejandro Mayorkas would beholding a stakeholder engagement with USCIS economists on Friday, June 22, 2012 from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm (Eastern). During the session, USCIS economists will address the agency’s review of economic methodologies used in EB-5 Immigrant Investor cases, including the… Continue Reading
USCIS on Tenant Occupancy…How Times Have Changed Since 2009
Posted in EB-5 Investment, EB-5 Program, EB-5 Project, Econometric Report, Regional CenterAs we reported a few weeks back, USCIS has changed their policy with respect to the tenant occupancy method of calculating job creation. In recent weeks, they have issued a number of Requests for Evidence (RFE) associated with I-924 petitions for either initial regional center designation or project amendment that rely on “tenant occupancy” to… Continue Reading