The Department of State has posted the June 2026 Visa Bulletin. The Employment-Based Fifth Preference (EB-5) visa categories are as below: Chart A: · Mainland China - EB-5 Unreserved category remains the same with the priority date of September 22, 2016. · India - EB-5 Unreserved category remains the same with the priority date of May 1, 2022. · All EB-5 set aside categories remain CURRENT. Chart B: · Mainland China - EB-5 Unreserved category remains the same with the priorit

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, while in her final days of office, has introduced Bill H.R. 6937 to aggressively phase out the H-1B visa. At this time, the text summarizing the bill has not been released on Congress.gov. The Bill is titled “To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the H-1B program, and for other purposes.” It was introduced on January 2, 2026, to the House Judiciary, House Energy and Commerce, and House Ways and Means Commi

The Department of States has posted the October 2024 Visa Bulletin. The Employment Base Fifth (EB-5) visa categories are as below: Chart A: Mainland China - EB-5 Unreserved category moved forward 213 days with the priority date of July 07, 2016. India - EB-5 Unreserved category moved forward 396 days with the priority date of January 01, 2022. All EB-5 set aside categories remains CURRENT. Chart B: Mainland China - EB-5 Unreserved category moved backward 92 days with the prio

IIUSA and several other Regional Centers have recently initiated a lawsuit (IIUSA v. Blinken) against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), aiming to block the reallocation of unused EB-5 visas. A successful outcome would have a substantial impact on investors under the pre-RIA era, particularly those from countries with severe visa retrogression, such as Mainland China or India. This legal action follows another lawsuit by IIUSA concerning the definition of the sustainm

On Friday August 16, the Department of State (DOS) announced that all legally available visas for the Unreserved EB-5 categories have been used. The Department will continue to schedule appointments in August and September, but no new visas will be issued until FY 2025, starting on October 1, 2024. Many ARCFE investors from the Pre-RIA era have recently had their interviews scheduled. This further demonstrates the successful efforts by both the DOS and USCIS to enhance proces

The Department of States has posted the September 2024 Visa Bulletin. The Employment Base Fifth (EB-5) visa categories are as below:...

Congratulations to multiple ARCFE investors who have received their I-485 approval after just 3 months of their I-526E approvals! Following the I-485 approval of ARCFE investor just one month after their I-526E approval, more investors continue receiving their I-485 approvals in short period of time after their I-526E approvals. It's evident that USCIS is making commendable efforts to process petitions efficiently. These approvals, coming in less than a year after the project

As the FY2024 reaches its midpoint, the U.S. immigration authorities have noted significant improvements in addressing delays in processing times for EB-5 applications. Efforts have been made to minimize retrogression for applicants of the EB-5 program for the remainder of the fiscal year. These improvements include: faster processing time, electronic petition transmission, prompt applicant responses, stable final action dates for set aside categories, and strategic visa numb

The Department of States has posted the August 2024 Visa Bulletin. The Employment Base Fifth (EB-5) visa categories are as below: Chart A: Mainland China - EB-5 Unreserved category remains the same with the priority date of December 15, 2015. India - EB-5 Unreserved category remains the same with the priority date of December 1, 2020. All EB-5 set aside categories remains CURRENT. Chart B: Mainland China - EB-5 Unreserved category remains the same with the priority date of Ja