On Jan. 24, 2017, Senators Grassley (R-IA) and Feinstein (D-CA), the Chair and Ranking Committee members of the Senate Judiciary Committee introduced bill S. 232 to terminate the EB-5 Visa
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The Potential for Unprecedented Use of the Congressional Review Act to Roll Back Obama Administration Rules
By Hon. Charles F. Bass ˘ on
Posted in GT Alert
Much attention has been focused of late on the impact that the incoming president will have on President Obama’s executive orders and rulemaking relative to a great number of issues…
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Proposed Continuing Resolution Until March 2017
By Greenberg Traurig, LLP on
Posted in EB-5 Program
Representatives of the Trump transition team and key members of the House of Representatives leadership agreed that a Continuing Resolution through March 31, 2017, will continue to fund the U.S.
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Summary of GAO report – Immigrant Investor Program: Proposed Project Investments in Targeted Employment Areas
By Greenberg Traurig, LLP on
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently reviewed a sampling of unadjudicated I-526 petitions from the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015 to obtain information on: 1) the ratio between investors…
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美国移民局有关2016年10月排期的说明
By Nataliya Rymer on
美国移民局于2016年9月22日决定，在2016年10月，除了少数职业移民的类别外，家庭移民和职业移民的调整身份申请人可以根据申请递件排期表（Dates of Filing Visa Application chart）,也称为签证排期表中的表B来递交调整身份的申请。美国移民局指出EB-4宗教人士类别的调整身份申请人和EB-5区域中心项目类别的调整身份申请人，将只能使用移民签证名额的实际排期表(Final Action Dates chart), 也被称为表A。美国移民局解释说，由于EB-5区域中心项目和EB-4宗教人士移民项目预计于9月30日到期，因此这两个类别将在被国会延期之前，没有签证名额可用。公告还指出，这两个项目在延期后，移民局会适当的更新签证排期表以及更新网页来提供有关身份调整资格的信息。
在2016年9月28日，国会批准了短期联邦支出法案，其中包括将EB-4和EB-5区域中心项目在没有政策改变的情况下延期到2016年12月9日。 虽然美国移民局有更新该项目的网页，以反映在这些类别目前有签证名额可用。然而EB-5类别的调整身份申请人仍然不能使用表B来进行调整身份的申请。此外，移民局指出所有EB-5类别的申请人（包括区域中心和非区域中心项目）必须使用移民签证名额的实际排期表(Final Action Dates chart), 也被称为表A。对于出生在中国大陆已获得I-526批准的调整身份申请人，在2016年10月，只有那些优先日在2014年2月21日或之前的申请人才可以申请调整身份。
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USCIS Clarifies Availability of Priority Dates for October 2016
By Nataliya Rymer on
Posted in EB-5 Program, Eb-5 Regional Center, Regional Center, State Department, USCIS, Visa, Visa Bulletin
On September 22, 2016, USCIS determined that for October 2016, Adjustment of Status applicants in family-based and employment-based categories will be able to utilize the Dates of Filing Visa Applications…
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Congressional Research Service Analyzes Validity of EB-5 Program Extension
By Laura Foote Reiff ‡ on
The most recent continuing resolution (CR) authorized the EB-5 Regional Center Program through Dec. 9, 2016. The House and Senate passed the measure on Sept. 28, and the President signed…
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The Logic of Immigration Policy Reform – It’s about People and That’s why the Policy is so Difficult
By Laura Foote Reiff ‡ on
Immigration Policy is broken. We all agree. How should we fix it and why haven’t we been able to fix it over the last two decades? There is a multifaceted…
Section-by-Section Summary of the Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act
By Greenberg Traurig, LLP on
On May 16, 2016, Representative Will Hurd (R-TX), along with Representatives Michael McCaul (R-TX), Candice Miller (R-MI), Peter King (R-NY), John Katko (R-NY), and Martha McSally (R-AZ), introduced H.R. 5253,…
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Senate Approves Measure Allowing for a Three Year Reauthorization of the EB-5 Regional Center Pilot Program
By Kate Kalmykov on
Posted in Speaking Engagement
The EB-5 community received welcome news from Capitol Hill Today. Through a unanimous vote the Senate passed S. 3245 which provides for a three year extension of the EB-5 Regional…
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