On July 12, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the expansion of the myProgress tool in USCIS online accounts. This expansion includes the addition of Form I-765 (Application for Employment Authorization) and Form I-131 (Application for Travel Document) to the tracking options.
MyProgress tracking is already available for Form N-400 (Naturalization), Form I-90
On March 1, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security posted a Federal Register notice providing information related to the EB-5 Integrity Fund. See Notice of EB-5 Regional Center Integrity Fund Fee. The EB-5 Integrity Fund was a special fund established by the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 to administer the EB-5 Regional
On June 9, 2021, USCIS issued three new Policy Alerts in the USCIS Policy Manual. These updates support Executive Order (EO) 14012, “Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Americans,” directing federal agencies to identify strategies that promote inclusion and identify barriers that impede access to
On July 24, 2020, USCIS issued a Policy Alert titled “Clarifying Guidance for Deployment of Capital in Employment-Based Fifth Preference (EB-5) Category.” The Policy Alert outlines those changes that USCIS made, without prior notice to the public, regarding its policy on “redeployment” of EB-5 capital, including:
Former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has been appointed acting director of USCIS, replacing Acting Director Koumans. Director Koumans replaced Director Cissna on June 3 as acting director.
Below is the USCIS release:
WASHINGTON— Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan today announced that Kenneth T. (Ken) Cuccinelli will serve as the new
USCIS Deputy Director Mark Koumans has been appointed acting director following L. Francis Cissna’s departure. Mr. Koumans has experience in Custom Border Protection and the U.S. Foreign Service.
Prior to his exit from USCIS, former Director L. Francis Cissna released a report highlighting agency programs, workload and accomplishments, in which he states the following:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that revised versions of the I-526, Immigrant Petition for Alien Entrepreneur is now available for use.
The I-526 form is the actual application on which an investor self-petitions for an EB-5 visa. While many in the immigration and EB-5 stakeholder community have submitted comments to the USCIS
Cory Richards recently authored an article on EB5investors.com’s blog entitled “USCIS’ May 30, 2013 Policy Memorandum Effect on Pending Federal Cases”. The article analyzes the recent Policy Memorandum issued by U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS), specifically the “material change” issue and its impact on EB-5 immigrant investors as well as pending cases in federal
The USCIS has moved the Guangzhou field office to the new U.S. Consulate General facility in the Zhujiang New Town area. Beginning today, all USCIS will be provided at this location. The exact address is as follows:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
U.S. Consulate General
Entrance at Huaxia Road near Zhujiang New Town Metro Station
By: James Cormie
On May 23, 2013, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services will hold a “conversation” regarding the implementation of the new Electronic Immigration System (ELIS). ELIS will transform the current EB-5 paper submission system into an online submission.
At the stakeholder teleconference on March 28, there were several concerns regarding the repeated