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- The Real Status of the EB-5 Premium Processing for Investors October 13, 2011
The types of requests we started to receive from our clients make it clear that there exists a certain extent of confusion in the EB-5 market regarding the availability of Premium Processing. Foreign investors are now demanding only the EB-5 Projects t...
- The Implementation of Enhancements to the EB-5 Program Has Begun September 13, 2011
Beginning today, USCIS starts implementing some of the earlier proposed enhancements to the EB-5 program. According to USCIS website, Form I-924 applicants (Regional Center Application) will be able to communicate directly with USCIS adjudicators via e...
- How to treat an EB-5 Consular Interview September 12, 2011
When applying for an EB-5 Visa many people focus just on the approval of the initial part of the process and the approval of the form I-526. And while the approval of your 526 is critical it is not the final part of the process before you can emigrat...
- Do you need to apply for your EB-5 Visa before you child turns 21 years old? August 24, 2011
If you plan to immigrate via an EB-5 visa along with your family, you must plan to begin the process well before any of your children turn 21 years old. The US Government considers a ‘child’ as someone who is under the age of 21 and who is not ma...
- USCIS Proposes Significant Enhancements to EB-5 Visa Processing to Help America Win the Future August 2, 2011
released May 19, 2011 Actions Will Streamline Program Designed to Create Jobs WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today proposed significant enhancements to the administration of the USCIS Immigrant Investor Progra...
- Why do some EB-5 applications get denied by USCIS? June 14, 2011
According to the United States Citizens & Immigration Services (USCIS) there were 1,955 initial applications for conditional permanent residency made in 2010. Of those applications approximately 165 were denied. When asked by our clients why U...
- Using the EB-5 Visa as an alternative to the L1, E2 and H-1B Visa so you don’t have to leave the United States June 8, 2011
We often find ourselves talking to a new client who is currently living in the United States under the provisions of an existing visa, however these other visa options most typically do not provide permanent residence or green card status. Often t...
- USCIS Proposes Significant Enhancements to EB-5 Visa Processing to Help America Win the Future May 27, 2011
released May 19, 2011Actions Will Streamline Program Designed to Create Jobs[caption id="attachment_3990" align="alignright" width="257" caption="Will expedited processing finally become a reality?"][/caption]WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigrati...
- Colorado congressman comments on immigration legislation October 13, 2010
A U.S. congressman made a statement about the recently introduced Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act.Colorado Democratic Representative Jared Polis commended Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) for introducing the legislation.&ld...
- USCIS adds fee for EB-5 regional centers September 28, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) recently adjusted a number of its fees, including one for the EB-5 visa program.The USCIS had published the proposed changes in the June 11 edition of the Federal Register to provide a period of publ...
- Michigan county postpones decision on forming EB-5 regional center September 27, 2010
A county in Michigan has decided to postpone its decision regarding whether or not to establish an EB-5 regional center until next year.The Macomb County commissioners voted 14-12 decided to delay the $40,000 decision after a contentious debate that sa...
- Internal USCIS memo suggests improvements for EB-5 August 5, 2010
In an undated internal memo from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) staffers to the agency’s director, Alejandro N. Mayorkas, some suggestions to improve the EB-5 visa program are laid out.The intent of the suggestions are to make E...
- What does the StartUp Visa Act mean for investor visa legislation? March 25, 2010
Entering 2010, healthcare and financial regulatory reform, job creation, and immigration were among the top priority legislative issues before Congress. With the controversial healthcare reform bill finally passed through both houses, and President Oba...
- Immigration attorney weighs in on StartUp Visa Act March 24, 2010
While the U.S. Senate waits to act on the StartUp Visa Act of 2010, which proposes to expand the existing EB-5 visa program by offering an expedited green card process to foreign entrepreneurs, some immigration attorneys have begun throwing their suppo...
- Report says job growth dependent on new businesses, expanding EB-5 visa can help March 12, 2010
Supporters of expanding the existing EB-5 visa program to permit green cards to qualified foreign entrepreneurs, as well as investors, are citing a recent study that depicts a job market that relies on increased hiring from the nation's top companies.A...
- Southwest Florida could gain from StartUp Visa Act, lawyer says March 11, 2010
While the EB-5 visa program has been supporting local economies in the U.S. since its inception in 1990, a Florida immigration attorney is now saying that an expansion of the measures of the existing investor visa under the proposed StartUp Visa Act of...
- Lawmakers aim to keep business owners in U.S. March 11, 2010
In the business world and among proponents of immigration reform, the recently proposed StartUp Visa Act of 2010 has received astute attention.The proposal, by essentially expanding the parameters of the existing EB-5 visa program to include entreprene...
- Venture capital trade group supports expanded EB-5 visa program February 25, 2010
On Thursday, the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), a trade group representing the U.S. venture capital industry, praised the newly-introduced StartUp Visa Act of 2010 as a crucial tool to spur economic growth in the country.The bill, sponsor...
- ITIC: Expansion of EB-5 visa program will bring new jobs February 25, 2010
On Wednesday, a prominent national tech group offered resounding approval in response to the StartUp Visa Act of 2010, a measure that effectively aims to expand the EB-5 visa program by making U.S. visas available to immigrants eyeing the country as lo...
- Senators unveil StartUp Visa Act of 2010 February 24, 2010
For months, lawmakers and economists have discussed the merits of offering a U.S. visa to immigrants who are looking to launch a new business in the country, thereby expanding the measures of the existing EB-5 visa program.On Wednesday, February 24, De...
- EB-5 visa proposal could shape immigration reform February 22, 2010
With Congress still ironing out the details of healthcare, jobs, and climate change legislation, it seems unlikely that lawmakers will take major action on a comprehensive and controversial immigration reform bill later this year.For this reason, some ...
- EB-5 visa program could eventually shape Obama's job creation proposals February 5, 2010
Because the policies pursued by President Barack Obama has positioned the leader as strong supporter of entrepreneurship, some analysts believe his administration may eventually amend the U.S. EB-5 visa program to further favor startup companies.In his...
- Experts: 'Misinterpretation' belies value of expanded EB-5 visa proposal January 19, 2010
The main argument against the proposal by Congressman Jared Polis, a Democrat speaking for Colorado in the House of Representatives, to expand the EB-5 visa program to foreign-born entrepreneurs interested in starting a technology in the U.S. is predom...
- Mayor Bloomberg throws support behind expanded EB-5 visa program January 18, 2010
Last week, a group of entrepreneurs from India won the NYC Next Idea 2009-2010 competition, which is aimed at supporting and encouraging foreign entrepreneurs who submit their business plans in New York City.In this, the competition's first year, the w...
- Senators: Make EB-5 visa regional centers permanent January 13, 2010
Congressional members from both parties are throwing their support behind an effort to maintain EB-5 visa regional centers.Bipartisan support, which is particularly rare on immigration issues, has lead lawmakers to support proposal that aims to elimina...
- California investors lobby for expanded EB-5 visa eligibility January 8, 2010
A group of investors in California's Silicon Valley is lobbying lawmakers to provide visas to foreign citizens who want to establish technology start-ups in the U.S., in what would effectively constitute an expansion of the EB-5 visa program.The propos...
- House proposal may expand EB-5 visa eligibility January 5, 2010
Congressman Jared Polis, a Democrat from Colorado, has penned a proposal in the U.S. House of Representatives that aims to encourage foreign-born entrepreneurs interested in starting a technology company to bring their investments and know-how to the U...