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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USCIS Terminates Regional Centers That Have Not Paid RIA Integrity Fees: Implications for Stakeholders
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
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How EB-5 Regional Centers Can Prepare For USCIS Audits
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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USCIS Updates I-526E Filing Fee Schedule to Include $1,000 Integrity Fund Fee, Bringing Total Filing Fees to $12,160
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
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EB-5 – Filing Tip for Form I-526E Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor
This blog post provides stakeholders with a filing tip regarding Form I-526E, Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor. When filing Form I-526E, if the applicant has an existing My
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Oct. 16 WEBINAR | USCIS Provides Additional Guidance on RIA with Updates to Required EB-5 Investment Timeframe and Terminated Regional Centers
Please join Kate Kalmykov, Co-Chair of the Global Immigration & Compliance Practice, at an upcoming webinar Oct. 16 from 12 to 1 p.m. EDT.
On Oct. 11
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Jennifer Hermansky Quoted in EB5 Investors Article, ‘Why EB-5 Regional Centers Need to File the Updated Form I-956G’
GT Immigration & Compliance Practice Shareholder Jennifer Hermansky is quoted in an article titled “Why EB-5 Regional Centers need to file the updated Form I-956G,” published on the EB5 Investors
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USCIS Removes Biometrics Requirement for Form I-526E Petitioners
Effective March 15, 2023, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is removing the biometrics submission requirement and $85 fee requirement for petitioners filing Form I-526E, Immigrant Petition by Regional
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USCIS Issues Guidance on Regional Center Integrity Fees; Endorses a New Interpretation of the ‘Sustainment Period’
USCIS issued a notification on March 1, 2023, that it was implementing the statutorily required annual fee to fund the “EB-5 Integrity Fund.” The “EB-5 Integrity Fund” was authorized in
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Kate Kalmykov Presents the ‘Top EB-5 Issues and the Attraction of Rural TEAs’ on the Voice of EB-5 Podcast Hosted By EB-5 Investors Magazine
Kate Kalmykov, Co-Chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Immigration and Compliance Practice, recently appeared on the Voice of EB-5 podcast for an in-depth discussion with host Ali Jahangiri on her
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