• New York City Real Estate Developers Suspected of Gerrymandering to Gain EB-5 Funds

    • December 19, 2011
    • Category: EB-5, gerrymandering
    1 Comment

    The New York Times is reportingĀ that in New York, developers and state officials are stretching the rules to qualify projects for EB-5 foreign financing.

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  • EB-5 Stakeholder Engagements for 2012

    • December 19, 2011
    • Category: EB-5, Stakeholder Engagements
    No Comments

    USCIS has established the following schedule for EB-5 stakeholder engagements in 2012.

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  • Senators Favor Making EB-5 Regional Center Pilot Program Permanent

    • December 7, 2011
    • Category: EB-5, H-1B Visas
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    The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing onĀ reauthorizing the EB-5 Regional Center Pilot Program on December 7, 2011.

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  • Reauthorizing the EB-5: Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on December 7

    • December 5, 2011
    • Category: EB-5
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    Under the latest extension, Congress had authorized the EB-5 Regional Center Pilot Program through September 30, 2012.Ā Ā The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing onĀ reauthorizing the program on December 7, 2011. Ā 

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  • A Work in Progress: Towards A New Draft Policy Memorandum Guiding EB-5 Adjudications

    • November 15, 2011
    • Category: EB-5, USCIS Director Mayorkas
    No Comments

    This draft memo is a work in progress and will not guide adjudication decisions until it is published in complete andĀ final form.Ā  The comment period ends onĀ December 9, 2011.

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  • El Monte Regional Center EB-5: What Happened

    • October 20, 2011
    • Category: EB-5
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    Immigration Attorney Adam Green has written an excellent summary of what went wrong the EB-5 El Monte Regional Center recently de-certified by USCIS.

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  • USCIS Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Rule Impacting Certain Pending Immigrant Investor (EB-5) Applications

    • October 18, 2011
    • Category: EB-5
    No Comments

    WASHINGTONā€”U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) seeks public comments on a proposed rule published in the Federal Register today that would enable USCIS to process certain applications approved between 1995 and 1998 by immigrant investors under the fifth preference employment-based immigrant visa classification, also known as EB-5.

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  • EB-5: USCIS Announces “Entrepreneurs in Residence” Initiative

    • October 13, 2011
    • Category: EB-5, USCIS, USCIS Director Mayorkas
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    USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas has announced the ā€œEntrepreneurs in Residenceā€ Initiative.Ā  This new innovative initiative will utilize industry expertise to strengthen USCIS policies and practices surrounding immigrant investors, entrepreneurs and workers with specialized skills, knowledge, or abilities.

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  • Immigrant Investor Regional Centers

    • October 8, 2011
    • Category: EB-5, Regional Center
    No Comments

      The following is a list of current EB-5 (Immigrant Investor) Regional Centers by state.Ā  USCIS periodically updates the list. Because of this, here is the link to the USCIS site that has the current list:   regional centers Ā  Ā 

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  • Statement of Lamar Smith at Hearing on the Investor Visa Program

    • October 7, 2011
    • Category: EB-5, Senator Lamar Smith, Startup Visa
    1 Comment

      Lamar Smith is a Judiciary Committee Chairman Member for the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.Ā  He made the following opening remarks on both the EB-5 and Startup Visa Act at the hearing onĀ September 14, 2011:Ā Ā 

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