by James Pinedo | Aug 6, 2020 | Investor Visas
By: Joseph Barnett, Robert Blanco, and Afshan Randera With current Form I-829 average processing times extending beyond 3 years, it’s critical for EB-5 conditional green card holders to maintain lawful immigration status. U.S. laws provide immigration...
by James Pinedo | Aug 6, 2020 | Investor Visas
By: Bernard Wolfsdorf and Joseph Barnett Yesterday USCIS released new guidance on the EB-5 Visa which updates the adjudication policy on issues related to Form I-526 and Form I-829 petitions. In particular, the new guidance...
by James Pinedo | Aug 6, 2020 | Investor Visas
By: Joseph Barnett Earlier this week, new Immigrant Investor Program Office Chief Sarah Kendall addressed the EB-5 community at the AILA/IIUSA EB-5 Industry Forum in Chicago, Illinois. We are happy to see this type of engagement by USCIS and are hopeful...
by James Pinedo | Jul 23, 2020 | Investor Visas
By: Wolfsdorf Rosenthal LLP On March 8, 2018, a draft of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa and Regional Center Program Comprehensive Reform Act (the “EB-5 Reform Act”) was released. This new proposal is similar to earlier congressional reform attempts but...
by James Pinedo | Jul 14, 2020 | Investor Visas
By: Joseph M. Barnett, Esq. With 39,443 I-526 EB-5 petitions filed in the past three fiscal years, at least $19 billion has been invested in the U.S. economy through the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program during the period from October 1, 2014 to September 30,...