• California Announces New Policy for State EB-5 Designations

    • June 28, 2012
    • Category: EB-5, Regional Center, TEA
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    Effective June 19, 2012, California’s newly-established Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) announced a new policy for certifying a Targeted Employment Area(‘TEA’).  To consolidate all business development programs, GO-Biz has taken over all TEA designations.

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  • New EB-5 Regional Centers

    • June 21, 2012
    • Category: EB-5, Regional Center
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    The USCIS list of Regional Centers has two new Regional Centers:

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  • New EB-5 Regional Centers

    • May 7, 2012
    • Category: EB-5, Regional Center
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    The USCIS list of Regional Centers was updated in early May 2012 with four new Regional Centers:

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  • New EB-5 Regional Centers

    • March 23, 2012
    • Category: EB-5, Regional Center
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    The USCIS list of Regional Centers was updated in February 2012 with one new Regional Center:

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  • Global Entry to Expand to Four More U.S. Airports

    • March 5, 2012
    • Category: Global Entry
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      U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) today announced the initial expansion of the Global Entry program to four additional airports: Minneapolis – St. Paul International Airport, Minneapolis, Minn. March 5; Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, N. C. March 12; Denver International Airport, Denver, Colo. March 19 and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix, Ariz.

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  • TSA PreCheck To Expand in 2012: More Good News for Global Entry Members

    • February 29, 2012
    • Category: Global Entry, TSA, TSA Pre✓
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      Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John Pistole testified on February 28, 2012 for a House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Homeland Security hearing on the President’s budget request for TSA for Fiscal Year 2013.

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  • Secretary Napolitano Announces Rule Making Global Entry Program Permanent

    • February 6, 2012
    • Category: CBP, Global Entry, Napolitano
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      CBP has published a  final rule today setting forth federal regulations that replaces the current pilot with a permanent Global Entry program.

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  • New EB-5 Regional Centers

    • January 31, 2012
    • Category: EB-5
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    The USCIS list of Regional Centers now has 2 new entries.  The new entries are as follows: ARIZONA Arizona Alternative Energy Center, LLC Website: http://arizonaenergycenter.com Investment focus: solar power generation, wind power generation, water retrieval CALIFORNIA Hollywood Regional Center Website: http://www.hollywoodregionalcenter.com/ Investment focus: internet gaming Source:  Suzanne Lazicki The following is a list of all current

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  • Executive Order Establishing Visa and Foreign Visitor Processing Goals

    • January 19, 2012
    • Category: DHS, Global Entry, Obama
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      President Obama today issued an Executive Order to improve visa and foreign visitor processing and travel promotion in order to create jobs and spur economic growth in the United States. 

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  • Revised Draft Policy Memorandum Guiding EB-5 Adjudications

    • January 13, 2012
    • Category: EB-5
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    USCIS has submitted a revised draft policy memorandum that incorporates shareholder comments regarding EB-5 adjudication. Viewers should note that this is still in draft format and should not rely on the material as it is not finalized.

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