Four Congressional leaders came together and published a bipartisan letter to the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas on May 9th, 2022. The letter specifically mentioned that Congress did not intend for all Regional Centers to go through redesignation per the confusing interpretation that sparked outrage published by USCIS on […]
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On Friday April 29th, USCIS updated some significant details regarding how the agency plans to implement the EB-5 Reform Act passed by President Biden on March 15th, 2022. Read our summary below: USCIS requires all Regional Centers, including new entities and those previously approved, to file form I-956 for Regional […]
After two years of disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry’s authoritative IIUSA Industry Forum was successfully held in Orlando, Florida from April 12th to 13th. Many of the EB-5 industry’s leading Regional Centers, Attorneys and immigration intermediaries attended the two-days event to discuss the reauthorization of the EB-5 […]
ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS Understand the Employment-Based Visa Types Chart A vs. Chart B: What each chart tells you? Huge EB-2 and EB-3 backlogs for Indians Jackson Project Qualifies for 10% Reserved EB-5 Visas The May 2022 Visa Bulletin is a bit different from the previous Visa Bulletins that we have seen […]
USCIS Restarts I-526 Petitions Processing USCIS announced on Monday April 11th that it will restart its I-526 processing for investors who submitted their petitions prior to July 1st, 2021. All I-526 petitions filed before March 15th are applicable to be included into the grandfathering clause of the new EB-5 regulations. […]
The immigration agency announced on March 29th that it will “increase capacity, improve technology and expand staffing to achieve these new goals by the end of FY 2023.” Although the announcement did not mention the EB-5 program explicitly, this decision by USCIS aligns with the new EB-5 legislation which requires […]
Did you know that there is an easier and faster way for F-1 international students or professionals on H1B visa to get a green card? Concurrent filing in the new EB-5 program allows you to do just that! Let us explain what concurrent filing is and how it will benefit you […]
On Tuesday March 15th, President Biden signed the $1.5 trillion Omnibus spending bill that include the EB-5 Regional Center (EB-5 RC) program reauthorization along with the EB-5 Reform Bill. This means that EB-5 RC is officially back and all new regulations immediately go into effect. However, USCIS will not be […]
The Department of States (DOS) have posted their April Visa Bulletin. The Employment Base Fifth category are as follow: The EB-5 Regional Center program has been reauthorized at this time. The reauthorization comes hand-in-hand with the EB-5 program reform, so the new laws repeal the old EB-5 laws. With […]
The EB-5 Regional Center Reauthorization and the EB-5 Reform bill was confirmed earlier this week to be attached to the $1.5 Trillion Omnibus package. The package passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday and by the Senate on Thursday by a 68-31 vote. It is now on President Biden’s […]