Effective March 15, 2023, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is removing the biometrics submission requirement and $85 fee requirement for petitioners filing Form I-526E, Immigrant Petition by Regional
Continue Reading USCIS Removes Biometrics Requirement for Form I-526E Petitioners
As we reported recently, on March 1, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security posted a Federal Register notice providing information related to the EB-5 Integrity Fund. USCIS is implementing
Continue Reading EB-5 Integrity Fee: Key Question Left Unanswered by USCIS
USCIS issued a notification on March 1, 2023, that it was implementing the statutorily required annual fee to fund the “EB-5 Integrity Fund.” The “EB-5 Integrity Fund” was authorized in
Continue Reading USCIS Issues Guidance on Regional Center Integrity Fees; Endorses a New Interpretation of the ‘Sustainment Period’
A mandamus action can be an effective way to address a delayed I-829 petition, which is the final step in the EB-5 visa process that removes the conditions on permanent
Continue Reading Mandamus for Delayed I-829 Applications: 5 Benefits to Consider
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
Continue Reading Department of Homeland Security Provides Information Related to EB-5 Integrity Fund
GT’s immigration litigation team recently secured a record mandamus victory in federal court for a delayed I-829 case pending for over four years. Despite numerous requests to United States Citizenship
Continue Reading Greenberg Traurig Secures Mandamus Victory in Record Time
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued updated guidance in its Policy Manual, which makes a key change in the interpretation of when an immigrant visa number “becomes available”
Continue Reading USCIS Updates Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) Age Calculation for Certain Adjustment of Status Applicants
On Jan. 23, 2023, USCIS announced it will issue new Form I-797 receipt notices to newly filed I-829 petitions and eligible conditional permanent residents (CPRs) whose Form I-829 was still
Continue Reading USCIS Starts Issuing 48-Month I-829 Petition Receipt Notices
Greenberg Traurig Immigration and Compliance Shareholder Laura Foote Reiff offered perspective on the recent call by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to delay implementation of filing new I-956 and I-956G
Continue Reading Laura Foote Reiff Quoted in EB-5 Investors Magazine, ‘USCIS postpones EB-5 I-956 and I-956G filing date’
On Dec. 23, 2022, USCIS posted an Alert indicating that Dec. 29, 2022, is no longer the deadline to file new Forms I-956 and I-956G. USCIS now indicates that neither
Continue Reading USCIS Reverses Itself on Dec. 29, 2022, End-of-Year Filing Requirements for Certain Forms