Issue: USCIS requests employment records from 10+ years ago.
Tips: If the investor owns their own company, we can provide:
- Evidence of company registration.
- Evidence in the form
Takeaways From State Department’s EB-5 Visa Delays
The federal government’s fiscal year begins on Oct. 1, and while the new fiscal year brings new visa numbers, many EB-5 regional center stakeholders and investors were surprised by the
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The State Department’s October 2022 Visa Bulletin Shows Retrogression for Mainland-China- and India-born EB-5 Investors
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the monthly Visa Bulletin for October 2022 — the first month of Fiscal Year 2023. A review of the Visa Bulletin shows
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Kate Kalmykov and Jennifer Hermansky Present on Understanding the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program
Greenberg Traurig Shareholders Kate Kalmykov and Jennifer Hermansky recently participated in the Celesq presentation, “Understanding the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program.” Click here to listen to the full recording.
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USCIS Starts Issuing 24-Month I-829 Petition Receipt Notices
On Sept. 3, 2021, USCIS announced that it will issue new Form I-797 receipt notices to eligible conditional permanent residents whose Form I-829 was still pending as of Sept. 4,
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Federal Court Decision Strikes Down $900,000 EB-5 Investment Threshold
As discussed on this blog previously, a lawsuit challenging certain EB-5 regulations was successful on June 22, as Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley of the U.S. District Court for
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Biden Executive Order Affirms Deference Policy Including EB-5 Cases
President Biden’s Executive Order, “Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Americans,” promotes the efficient and fair adjudication of immigration
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USCIS Approves Zhang EB-5 Petition Following D.C. Circuit Ruling
In April 2021, USCIS approved the I-526 Petition of Huashan Zhang, a Chinese national who had appealed the denial of his EB-5 petition under USCIS’s recent “Loan Proceeds Policy,” which
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USCIS Releases FAQ on Redeployment Guidance Updates
As part of USCIS’ updated Redeployment guidance released July 24, USCIS released a Q&A. The Q&A confirms the guidance from July 24, including the more questionable aspects of
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Hong Kong Executive Order – July 14, 2020
On July 14, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order regarding Hong Kong’s preferential immigrant visa chargeability. EB-5 investors who were born in Hong Kong will see their visa
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