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...
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EB-5 Investment Program Must Be Cautious of Unlawfully Sourced Funds
The federal courts in the Philadelphia Eastern District recently ordered a default judgement that every USCIS designated Regional Center needs to take note of. The judgement was ordered against an EB-5 investment limited partnership, due to use of funds directly...
Consider Strategic Approach to EB-5 Legislative Update
With a bill currently making its way through Congress that could raise minimum EB-5 investments after the end of September, many prospective investors are wondering if they should rush to file project plans. Legislation that extended authorization of the Immigrant...
EB-5 Legislative Update Could Shrink Construction Finance Availability
Proposed changes to the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program could create funding shortfalls in the commercial real estate finance market. An EB-5 legislative update currently moving through Congress would reauthorize the program, which expires September 30, 2015. Should...
EB-5 Attorney Can Solidify Chances of Outside Business Investment
The EB-5 visa program allows foreign nationals who invest money in businesses in the United States to get a green card. These investments must create or preserve at least 10 jobs in a United States business for U.S. workers. Workers and businesses in the United States...
Proposed Expansion of Eligibility for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers
Many individuals without lawful status face the dilemma of remaining in the United States without immigration status or leaving the U.S. to seek a waiver of inadmissibility and incurring a 3 or 10 year bar from reentry if that waiver is not granted. New proposed USCIS...
US Immigration News: New Legislation and Changes Coming to the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program
What is the EB 5 Program? The EB 5 Visa was designed for individuals who invest in the US economy by creating jobs for a minimum number of employees, to receive a green card. The EB-5 program, also referred to as the Immigrant Investor Program, is set to sunset on...
Hot Topics in U.S. EB-5 Retrogression and Investor Immigration
Current trending areas that are of note in the U.S. EB-5 investor immigrant program are Chinese retrogression and a crackdown on lawyers accepting commissions from regional centers. Forbes goes into details about the events impacting these hot topics. EB-5...
Exploring EB-5 Direct investment in Today’s Market
For too long there has been a prevalent myth surrounding the EB-5 visa. This myth states that single investors or operators whom are looking to start a U.S. business and subsequently earn their green card are likely to take direct investment projects. The myth goes on...
Department of Homeland Security’s Deputy Secretary Denies Political Favoritism
ABC News reports that Alejandro Mayorkas denies practicing political favoritism. He is currently the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Even so, Mayorkas needed to defend himself to congress against accusations of political favoritism. Mayorkas...