On November 15, 2021, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security released its December 2021 visa bulletin. While visas continue to be unavailable (or “U”) for regional center-based EB-5 investors, visas associated with the Direct EB-5 Program are available or “current”...
Serving Clients Across The U.S. And Around The World
EB-5 Program
Failed EB-5 Project? Don’t Give Up. Here’s What You Can Do.
Our firm recently received good news: our client finally received approval of his Form I-829 petition after waiting almost a decade and enduring the EB-5 process. But this was not just any regular I-829 approval. The client came to us for help after his initial EB-5...
[DHP Client Alert] USCIS Issues New Guidance Clarifying Acceptable Redeployment of EB-5 Funds
On July 24, 2020, USCIS issued a new policy memo clarifying its guidance on acceptable deployment and redeployment of EB-5 capital. This new guidance is effective immediately and affects all pending I-526 and I-829 petitions. Below we discuss USCIS new restrictive...
EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program: New Regulations Effective on 11/21/2019
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has announced new EB-5 regulations that will be published tomorrow (7/24/2019) and become effective on 11/21/2019. These are the first significant changes to the program since it was created by U.S. Congress in 1990....
U.S. Congress and President Trump Extend the EB-5 Regional Center Program for 2 Weeks
Last Friday (December 7, 2018), President Trump signed a 2-week “stopgap” (a.k.a. extension) spending bill that allows the U.S. government to continue operating until December 21, 2018. This extension also includes allowing the EB-5 regional center program to continue...
Direct Investment as an EB-5 Visa Path
With EB-5 regional centers being the most popular avenue for EB-5 visa applicants, many do not realize that direct investment as a path for obtaining an EB-5 visa holds many opportunities as well. In fact, the direct EB-5 investment pathway is underutilized among...
EB-5 Retrogression and Vietnam: Answers to the Most Frequent Questions
This post is created to answer the following: What is EB-5 retrogression? What will happen at the end of the fiscal year to visas that have not been used and how will they be allocated to the “oversubscribed” nations such as China and Vietnam? How long will...
Variables That May Affect EB-5 Wait Times
There are two overarching questions when it comes to EB-5 immigration: time and money. The money necessary to secure an EB-5 visa is relatively easy to predict. It depends, of course, upon whether the individual applicant is investing under the current normal minimum...
David Hirson & Nima Korpivaara Recognized by Eb5 Investors Magazine
David Hirson and Nima Korpivaara of David Hirson & Partners, LLP Recognized Again as Two of the Top Twenty-Five Immigration Attorneys by Eb5 Investors Magazine Both Mr. David Hirson and Mr. Nima Korpivaara were again recognized as being two of the top twenty-five...
EB-5 CLIENT & PARTNER ALERT
DATE: November 10, 2017 FROM: David Hirson & Partners, LLP SUBJECT: Summary & Analysis from USCIS IPO EB-5 Stakeholders Meeting – November 7, 2017 *NOTE: The following is not intended to be legal advice. Please consult with your...