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December 2022 Visa Bulletin – Worldwide Cut-Offs for EB-2 Category

By Linnea C. Porter on November 28, 2022

Posted in Department of State, Featured, USCIS, Visa, Visa Bulletin

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published the December 2022 bulletin which reflects an increased demand across multiple categories. As warned in last month’s bulletin, the December bulletin implements…

Nov. 16 WEBINAR | Annual Compliance on Form I-956G After The EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act

By Greenberg Traurig, LLP on November 10, 2022

Posted in EB-5, Events, Featured, I-924, USCIS, Webinar

Please join Greenberg Traurig Immigration & Compliance Practice Shareholders Jennifer Hermansky, Kate Kalmykov, and Dillon Colucci for a presentation on the new requirements for annual compliance under the…

Tips for Vietnamese Source of Funds

By Kate Kalmykov & Jennifer Hermansky on October 26, 2022

Posted in EB-5 Program, Featured, Immigrant Investor, Immigration & Compliance, Investment, USCIS, Vietnamese

Issue: USCIS requests employment records from 10+ years ago.

Tips: If the investor owns their own company, we can provide:

Evidence of company registration.
Evidence in the form

Source of Funds Issues for Vietnamese Investors

By Kate Kalmykov & Jennifer Hermansky on October 19, 2022

Posted in EB-5 Investment, Featured, I-526, Immigrant Visa, Investment, USCIS, Vietnamese

This guide provides a list of documents generally required for the I-526 Source of Funds Analysis. Because each case is unique and presents different facts and circumstances, the list below…

USCIS Incorporates Changes to EB-5 Program into Policy Manual

By Patty Elmas* on October 12, 2022

Posted in EB-5, EB-5 Legislation, EB-5 Program, Featured, Immigration & Compliance, Immigration Law, USCIS

USCIS recently issued a Policy Alert notifying the public that they updated the USCIS Policy Manual to include changes from the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022. The EB-5…

Five Key Issues of Importance in Preparing EB-5 Source of Funds for Vietnamese Investors

By Kate Kalmykov & Jennifer Hermansky on October 11, 2022

Posted in EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, EB-5 Program, Featured, Immigration, USCIS, Vietnamese

Currency Restrictions: Vietnamese laws regulate the export of Vietnamese currency abroad. This makes it difficult for investors residing in Vietnam to transfer funds to the United States for EB-5 investment

Jennifer Hermansky and Kate Kalmykov To Present Two EB-5 Webinars

By Greenberg Traurig, LLP on October 10, 2022

Posted in EB-5, EB-5 Legislation, Eb-5 Regional Center, Events, Featured, I-526, Legislation, USCIS, Webinar

Please join Greenberg Traurig Immigration & Compliance Practice Shareholders Jennifer Hermansky and Kate Kalmykov for a series of late breaking webinars:

Seminar 1 – EB-5 Update

This seminar will cover…

USCIS Extends Green Card Validity Extension to 24 Months for Green Card Renewals

By Kristen Burke on October 3, 2022

Posted in Featured, Green Cards, Immigrant Visa, USCIS, Visa, Visa Issuance

Effective Sept. 26, 2022, USCIS is automatically extending the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) from 12 months to 24 months for lawful permanent residents who…

Takeaways From State Department’s EB-5 Visa Delays

By Nataliya Rymer on September 29, 2022

Posted in EB-5, EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, EB-5 Processing Times, Featured, Immigrant Investor, Immigrant Visa, Immigration, Regional Center, U.S. State Department, USCIS, Visa, Visa Bulletin

The federal government’s fiscal year begins on Oct. 1, and while the new fiscal year brings new visa numbers, many EB-5 regional center stakeholders and investors were surprised by the…

The State Department’s October 2022 Visa Bulletin Shows Retrogression for Mainland-China- and India-born EB-5 Investors

By Nataliya Rymer on September 9, 2022

Posted in China, Department of State, EB-5, EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, EB-5 Investment, EB-5 Processing Times, Featured, I-526, Immigrant Investor, Immigrant Visa, India, USCIS, Visa Bulletin

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the monthly Visa Bulletin for October 2022 — the first month of Fiscal Year 2023. A review of the Visa Bulletin shows…
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