by James Pinedo | Jan 4, 2022 | Investor Visas
Although more than 80 countries have E treaties, recently released statistics show that a relative few use most of the visas. Worldwide, in fiscal year (FY) 2020, the nonimmigrant visa workload for E-2s was 26,759, with 23,493 issued and 3,266 refused. Japan was the...
by James Pinedo | Dec 20, 2021 | Investor Visas
Short answer, yes. We just attended the adjustment interview while working with well-known EB-5 lawyer Tammy Fox-Isicoff to obtain an approval. In this case, the foreign national obtained conditional permanent residency through an EB-5 application that ultimately...
by James Pinedo | Dec 20, 2021 | Investor Visas
Obtaining a temporary green card stamp (also known as an ADIT-stamp or a Form I-551) is a legal right for immigrant investors with a denied Form I-829 until an immigration judge enters a final order of removal, and any administrative appeals have been completed. ...
by James Pinedo | Dec 13, 2021 | Investor Visas
With Processing 36-60 Months, Litigation May Be the Only Option to Secure Permanent Green Card USCIS has begun to issue receipt notices to all immigrant investors with pending Form I-829, Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status, three...
by James Pinedo | Dec 8, 2021 | Investor Visas
The EB-5 Regional Center program continues to lapse as the U.S. Congress sifts through legislative priorities like the President Biden’s “Build Better Back” bill, the defense budget, the debt ceiling, and others. It is beyond frustrating for many who have been...
by James Pinedo | Nov 22, 2021 | Investor Visas
The December 2021 Visa Bulletin states that the EB-5 direct visa categories have become “Current” for December 2021, including for nationals born in mainland-China or India or Vietnam. This means that “direct’ EB-5 investors with Form I-526 approvals at this...