EB-5 has been a popular program for decades among foreign entrepreneurs wishing to move to the United States. In exchange for investing $1 million, or more commonly, $500,000 into job-creating U.S. enterprises, foreign investors and their immediate families can all obtain green cards...
Read moreWhat EB-5 Applicants Need To Know During The Government Shutdown
On December 21st, the federal government shutdown when the President didn’t sign the extension into law. This would have extended the EB-5 Regional Center Program, which was up for renewal...
Read moreWhat Does A Government Shutdown Mean For The EB-5 Regional Center Program?
Talk of a government shutdown has increased in the last 24-hours after President Trump announced that he would be “proud to shut down the government over border security.” What does this mean for the EB-5 Regional Center Program if a shutdown does occur?
Read moreJudge Rules That Applicants Can Borrow Funds To Pay For EB-5 Visa Investment
The plaintiff’s attorney in Zhang et al v USCIS has convinced the judge that borrowed money is an acceptable source of funds to use for EB-5 investment.
Read moreJanuary 2019 EB5 Visa Bulletin
U.S. Department of State — Bureau of Consular Affairs has released its January 2019 EB5 Visa Bulletin...
Read more5 Tips For Filing I-526 Petitions Before The December 21st EB-5 Expiration
Filing the I-526 Petition is one of the most important steps to the process of acquiring an EB-5 visa...
Read moreEB-5 Regional Center Program Deadline Pushed Back To December 21st
Today President Trump signed H.J.Res. 143 into law. This extends fiscal year 2019 funding for the federal government through December 21st. The EB-5 Regional Center Program is one of the programs extended under this continuing resolution....
Read moreWill It Or Won't It? The EB-5 Renewal Question
The EB-5 Regional Center Program is up for renewal and the deadline is tomorrow, December 7th. While the EB-5 program has typically seen extensions every 6 to 9 months, this time appears to have more of the industry concerned...
Read moreWhy EB 5 Should Be Here To Stay
This Friday, December 7th, the EB 5 Regional Center Program comes up for renewal....
Read moreDecember EB5 Deadline Is Next Week, Should You Invest Now?
Next week, on December 7, the EB5 Regional Center Program is up for reauthorization. If reauthorized, the EB5 Program would be part of the congressional funding bill for FY 2019...
Read moreEB-5 Visa Bulletin For December 2018
The Department of State—Bureau of Consular Affairs has released its EB-5 Visa Bulletin for December 2018.
This visa bulletin reveals big movement for Vietnamese applicants, but little advancement for Mainland-China applicants.
Final action dates for Vietnam advanced two months to May 1, 2016. Final action dates for Main-land China advanced one week to August 22, 2014. All other countries are “C” or current.
Dates for filing have unfortunately, not advanced for investors from Mainland China. The date remains October 1, 2014. All other countries dates for filing has remained “C” or current.Additionally, for investors seeking to adjust their status by filing Form I-485, USCIS states to use the chart for “Dates for Filing” chart rather than the “Application for Final Action Dates,” chart that they’ve typically used in the past. This means that USCIS is pushing the dates back further.For more information about EB-5 Program cut-off dates, send us a message.[formidable id="11" title="1"]
EB-5 News: What’s The Average I-526 Petition Approval Rate?
After the AILA and IIUSA EB-5 Industry Forum at the end of October, USCIS released a treasure trove of EB-5 data...
Read moreJust Filed I-526? Here’s How Long Can You Expect To Wait For An EB-5 Visa
How long can you expect to wait for an EB-5 visa? What does the EB-5 visa data reveal? At a 2018 AILA & IIUSA EB-5 Industry Forum panel, the Department of State Visa Control Office Chief...
Read moreHow To Find The Right EB-5 Professionals
One of the most important questions a potential EB-5 investor will ask is how do you judge good EB-5 professionals?
Read moreMajor Drop In EB-5 Petitions | Lowest In 5 Years
USCIS has released its 3rd quarter (April through June 2018) EB-5 I-526 Petition processing data and what it reveals is a huge shift in who is applying for the program...
Read moreEB-5 Investor Program Process Explained
Here’s an easy to follow breakdown of the EB-5 Investor Program process. First, to decide if the EB-5 Program is right for you, consult with an experienced EB-5 immigration attorney. An EB-5 attorney can help you determine if the EB-5 Program is the right choice for you…
Read moreNovember 2018 EB-5 Visa Bulletin
The upcoming November 2018 EB-5 Visa Bulletin was released by the U.S. Department of State—Bureau of Consular Affairs...
Read more9 Tips For EB-5 Project Selection
Here’s a quick and easy to read list of 9 tips for EB-5 project selection. But first, here’s why EB-5 project selection is so important. The EB-5 Program allows…
Read more2018 EB-5 Emerging Investor Markets To Watch
The EB-5 Program competition for visas are heating up and new countries are entering the market. These are the 2018 EB-5 emerging investor markets to watch...
Read moreAll About The EB-5 Visa
Everything you need to know about the EB-5 visa. Find out what the EB-5 visa is, why it’s popular, how to get started applying, and more...
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