Should EB-5 investors be concerned about charter school investments? Charter schools have become a popular type of EB-5 project for EB-5 investors to...
Read moreNovember EB-5 Visa Bulletin
The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs released the November EB-5 visa bulletin. Small changes were made to November's EB-5 visa bulletin..
Read moreEB-5 Program Extension!
EB-5 Program extension through December 9, 2016, passes Congress and has been signed by President Barack Obama. The Program was set to expire September...
Read moreEB-5 Industry Concerned With EB-5 Immigration Reform Bill H.R. 5992
With the September 30th, 2016, EB-5 Program expiration date looming, an EB-5 immigration reform bill was introduced to Congress on September 12th, but...
Read more2016 EB-5 September Visa Bulletin
The 2016 EB-5 September Visa Bulletin has been released by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs. The visa bulletin chart reveals...
Read moreWhy You Should Apply For EB-5 Now!
Will Congress extend the program, change the program, or let it expire? Why should you apply for EB-5 now? You should apply...
Read more2016 EB-5 August Visa Bulletin -Still No Changes For Mainland China Applicants
The EB-5 August Visa Bulletin released by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs reveals no change for Mainland-China visa applicants...
Read moreJuly 2016 EB-5 Visa Bulletin Reveals No Change For Mainland China Applicants
U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs releases July 2016 EB-5 Visa Bulletin. This July 2016 EB-5 Visa Bulletin reveals that there is no change in...
Read moreUSCIS Released EB-5 Petition Data For Q2
USCIS released EB-5 data for the Q2: January 2016 through March 2016. This data showed how many I-526 Petitions and I-829 Petitions were received...
Read moreConsidering Filing An EB-5 Regional Center Form I-924? File Now...
On May 4, 2016, the DHS proposed an increase to many of the EB-5 Program's fees including a large increase to the EB-5 Regional Center Form I-924...
Read moreSEC And FINRA Scrutinize EB-5 Broker-Dealers
The U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) are going after unregistered EB-5 broker-dealers who..
Read moreEB-5 New Visa Bulletin Chart For May 2016
The new visa bulletin chart for May 2016 is available at USCIS website. Use the new visa bulletin chart for May 2016 to determine when to file your...
Read moreUSCIS "Idea Community" Crowdsources Feedback On EB-5 Program
USCIS has created a platform called Idea Community, a crowdsourcing tool, and they have asked stakeholders to provide feedback on four different areas...
Read moreEB-5 Program: Fraud Investigation Into Vermont Ski Resorts
A Major EB-5 Program fraud investigation is currently being conducted in Vermont. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) raised a massive...
Read moreApril 13th, 2016, Senate EB-5 Hearing Info
On April 13th, 2016, Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa prepared a statement for the EB-5 hearing titled, "The Distortion of EB-5 Targeted Employment Areas..."
Read moreAre We Looking At EB-5 Program Expansion?
Is EB-5 Program expansion on the horizon? The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program let's wealthy foreigners invest $500,000 (or sometimes, but more rarely $1,000,000) in an EB-5 project...
Read moreEB-5 Program: SEC Charges Unregistered Broker Dealers
In June 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged two companies for acting as unregistered broker dealers for more than 155 EB-5...
Read moreChina's Currency Exchange Restrictions Problematic For EB-5 Investors
Chinese investors make up more than 80% of the participants in the EB-5 Program. Current banking laws and foreign currency exchange restrictions are...
Read moreEB-5 Program Processing Times
As of January 31st, 2016, USCIS released updated EB-5 Program processing times for the Immigrant Investor Program Office's following forms...
Read more2015 EB-5 Visa Statistics: A Closer Look At The Countries
EB-5 Visa Statistics for 2015: Immigrant Visas Issued by Country: From the data, we can see that mainland China continues to dominate the EB-5 investor...
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