The U.S. State Department and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that they have issued all legally available visas in the unreserved EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program categories for Fiscal Year 2024. Embassies and consulates have been directed to not issue immigrant visas in these categories until the new fiscal year (FY 2025) starts on Oct.

On July 13, 2023, Greenberg Traurig Shareholders Kate Kalmykov and Bruce Rosetto, along with EB-5 Affiliate Network (EB5AN), presented a webinar titled “Evaluating EB-5 Projects from an Immigration and Securities Law Perspectives.” Attendees gained greater understanding and insights on mitigating the immigration and financial risks of engaging in the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program.

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Please join Greenberg Traurig Shareholders Kate Kalmykov and Bruce Rosetto, along with EB-5 Affiliate Network (EB5AN), for a webinar titled “Evaluating EB-5 Projects from an Immigration and Securities Law Perspectives” July 13 from 2 to 3 p.m. ET. Attendees will gain greater understanding and insights on mitigating immigration and financial risks if they…

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Processing times for many EB-5 related petitions continue to vary. The updated processing times are as follow:

  • Form I-526: Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur –  29.5 to 61 months
  • Form I-829: Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions – 25.5 to 47.5 months
  • Form I-485: Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
    • California Service Center

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On Nov. 26, 2019, a complaint for Injunctive Relief and a Temporary Restraining Order was filed by Florida EB-5 Investments, LLC against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) challenging a Nov. 21, 2019, DHS-issued final rule amending its regulations for the EB-5 program to purportedly modernize the rules (EB–5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization, 84 Fed.…

Today, the U.S. Senate approved the House-passed Continuing Resolution (CR; H.R. 4378 ) to fund the U.S. government through Nov. 21 by a bipartisan vote of 82-15. The last step in the process is the president’s signature which, according to media reports, remains likely.

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Yesterday, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) introduced a continuing resolution (CR) to fund government from end of the current fiscal year, Sept. 30, until Nov. 21, 2019. By a vote of 301-123, the House today passed H.R. 4378, the CR that will fund the government through Nov. 21.

To EB-5 advocates, this timing is…

According to multiple media sources and independently confirmed, last week U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) circulated a “Dear Colleague” letter seeking co-sponsors to a process called the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to negate the recently proposed Obama-era EB-5 regulations.

The CRA provides Congress with a 60-day window to seek sufficient support – here, 30 senators …