As a follow up to our Oct. 13 blog post, the EB-5 Regional Center Program (the “Program”) continues to be lapsed, as the U.S. Congress passed a Continuing Resolution
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As a follow up to our Oct. 13 blog post, the EB-5 Regional Center Program (the “Program”) continues to be lapsed, as the U.S. Congress passed a Continuing Resolution…
Continue Reading Update on EB-5 Regional Center Legislation
Per the Department of State, as of June 2021, the Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Consulate has been closed for all routine services, including appointments scheduled with the American Citizen…
Continue Reading US Embassy in Ho Chi Minh City Temporarily Suspends Processing
The State Department recently published the July 2021 Visa Bulletin. In the July 2021 Visa Bulletin, the final action priority date for EB-5 Vietnam moved forward significantly to April…
Continue Reading July Visa Bulletin Advances EB-5 Vietnam Visa Backlog Significantly
The Department of State (DOS) has released its March 2020 Visa Bulletin, which shows significant advancement in most employment-based (EB) categories, particularly the EB-5 category.
根据国务院(DOS)最新发布的2020年3月签证排期表(Visa Bulletin),大多数职业类别的移民排期有大幅进展,尤其是EB-5投资移民类别。
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Continue Reading Significant Advancement in the EB-5 Category – March 2020 Visa Bulletin Update & Use of Chart B for Filing Adjustment of Status Applications
On Jan. 29, 2020, USCIS announced that it would be making a significant change to the processing of I-526 Petitions, commonly referred to as EB-5 Petitions. USCIS previously had a…
Continue Reading USCIS Announces Significant Change to EB-5 Adjudications Processing
On Dec. 16, Congressional leaders negotiated and debuted a $1.37 trillion spending package to fund the operational needs of the country and extend vital programs such as EB-5.
Under a new State Department policy, virtually all visa applicants to the United States are now required to submit information about social media accounts they have used in the past…
Continue Reading The United States Will Now Require Visa Applicants to Provide Social Media Information
The U.S. Department of State just released the updated Visa Bulletin for June 2019. The monthly updated waiting list provides the latest information for foreign nationals who seek to become…
Continue Reading June 2019 Visa Bulletin Updates on EB-5 Retrogression
On May 6, 2019, Charles Oppenheim, chief of the U.S. State Department Visa Control and Reporting Division, presented at the IIUSA Conference in Washington, D.C. on the state of visa…
Continue Reading May 2019 Update on Visa Backlog Times from U.S. State Department
The U.S. federal government shut down at the end of the day on Dec. 21, 2018, and the president did not sign into law the extension of the EB-5 program…
Continue Reading EB-5 Processing During the Government Shutdown