January 2020 Update: This post was originally written and posted in 2015. In November 2019, EB-5 minimum investment amounts increased to $1.8 million (and $900,000 for investment in Targeted Employment Areas). Considering that the economy has been struggling to get...
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Month: October 2015
New Website Outlines USCIS Changes to EB-5 Protocols on Communications and Applications
A new web page provides training materials relating to the EB-5 immigrant investor program protocols issued earlier this year. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services added the new page to provide training materials that are required for some employees and...
The EB-5 Extension Gets Government Funding through December 11
On September 30, 2015, the United States Congress granted a short-term extension of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. The bill, referred to as Continuing Resolution, will allow the program to continue through December 11, 2015. With the new time extension, EB-5...
EB-5 Legislation Updates Address GAO Recommendations
Among a number of potential changes to the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, one in particular could pose significant new challenges for foreign citizens wishing to obtain U.S. visas. Under the American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act, pending in...