On Wednesday, May 25, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will hold a listening session from 2 to 3 p.m. ET. The session is intended to allow interested stakeholders
Continue Reading USCIS to Hold EB-5 Reform Listening Session May 25
The new Form I-956 and I-956 H contain a series of certifications and detailed personal information requirements with respect to the integrity and backgrounds of the owners, operators, and officers
Continue Reading What Does the New I-956 EB-5 Regional Center Designation Process Mean for Regional Center Investors?
On March 11, 2022, Congress passed the “EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act” as part of the Omnibus spending bill. See blog post here. On April 11, 2022, USCIS posted
Continue Reading Challenge to USCIS Agency Interpretation of EB-5 Legislation in Federal District Court
On Feb. 17, the U.S. Senate passed a Continuing Resolution to fund the government through March 11, 2022. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Continuing Resolution Feb. 8. This
Continue Reading Congress Passes Continuing Resolution through March 11
On Thursday, Feb. 17 at 10 a.m. EST, please join Kate Kalmykov and Jennifer Hermansky, shareholders in GT’s Immigration & Compliance Practice, as they present a
Continue Reading WEBINAR – New Issues in I-829 Adjudications: A Reexamination of Source of Funds Issues Post I-526 Approval
On Sept. 3, 2021, USCIS announced that it will issue new Form I-797 receipt notices to eligible conditional permanent residents whose Form I-829 was still pending as of Sept. 4,
Continue Reading USCIS Starts Issuing 24-Month I-829 Petition Receipt Notices
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
Kate Kalmykov is quoted in a EB-5 Investors Visa Blog post titled “Consular Processing Uses Tiered Approach to Triage EB-5 Applications.”
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On Oct. 4, 2021, USCIS updated its EB-5 website and issued an alert regarding the current lapse of the EB-5 Regional Center Program. The Regional Center Program (the “Program”) has
Continue Reading EB-5 Investor Q&A – Regional Center Program Sunset
On Sept. 3, 2021, USCIS announced that Petitioners who file a Form I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence or a Form I-829 Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions on
Continue Reading I-751 Petition Receipt Notices and I-829 Petition Receipt Notices Now Valid for 24 Months as Proof of Status