In response to a Freedom of Information Act request the American Immigrant Investor Alliance (AIIA) filed, USCIS released updated statistics on I-526 and I-526E petition receipts. This data provides
Continue Reading Following AIIA Lawsuit, USCIS Releases Detailed I-526/I-526E Petition Data Through Jan. 31, 2025
As the 2024 federal fiscal year concludes, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its highly anticipated October 2024 visa bulletin, ushering in the start of federal fiscal year
Continue Reading October 2024 Visa Bulletin Keeps Current Across Post-RIA Set-Aside EB-5 Categories, Backlogged Countries in the Unreserved Chart A Category Modestly Progress
The EB-5 program allows foreign investors to obtain a green card for themselves and their immediate family members by investing in U.S.-based businesses.
Continue Reading EB-5 Financing Accounts for Over $780,000,000 in Past 6 Months
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?
As discussed on this blog previously, a lawsuit challenging certain EB-5 regulations was successful on June 22, as Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley of the U.S. District Court for
Continue Reading Federal Court Decision Strikes Down $900,000 EB-5 Investment Threshold
There are currently many different investment immigration programs offered by countries around the world, all of which offer their own unique benefits. Two popular programs are the EB-5 Visa Program
Continue Reading Immigration Through Investment: A Comparison of the U.S. EB-5 Program vs. the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program
Two members of the Senate introduced The American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act, S. 1501, in June 2015. The bill has many provisions seeking to provide reform to
Continue Reading Economic Impacts of S. 1501’s Redefinition of TEA
Introduction
The Government Accountability Office wrote in its report of August 12, 2015 that 90 percent of EB-5 investments are made in Targeted Employment Areas (TEA). Under current EB-5 law,
Continue Reading Targeted Employment Area Policy Can Maximize EB-5 Job Creation: An Analysis of Current Legislative Proposals
On October 1st many U.S. Embassy and Consulates overseas, as well as the National Visa Center stopped processing EB-5 based immigrant visa petitions for regional centers due to a mistake
Continue Reading Mistake in October Visa Bulletin Results in Temporary Suspension in Processing of EB-5 Petitions