by James Pinedo | Nov 9, 2021 | Investor Visas
Authored by Joseph Barnett and Bernard Wolfsdorf, on behalf of AILA EB-5 Committee There has been a lot of recent interest from prospective immigrant investors in direct EB-5, including “pooled direct” investments. This is partially because the more popular EB-5...
by James Pinedo | Oct 12, 2021 | Global, Investor Visas
A once-in-a-century pandemic brought the world to a screeching halt and upended daily life. Freedom of mobility was put on pause as travel restrictions, lockdowns and border shutdowns became the new norm. All industries worldwide were impacted. In the global residency...
by James Pinedo | Sep 30, 2021 | Investor Visas
September 2021 will come and go without a reauthorization of the EB-5 Regional Center Program, leaving over 85,000 foreign nationals in immigration limbo after investing a minimum of $500,000 into the U.S. economy. Since the program lapsed on June 30, 2021, the...
by James Pinedo | Jul 21, 2021 | Investor Visas
The International Entrepreneur Rule (“IER”) was created to spur innovation within America as the U.S. competes with other countries to attract entrepreneurs. The IER provides a temporary immigration benefit pursuant to the Secretary of Homeland Security’s...
by James Pinedo | Jun 30, 2021 | Investor Visas
The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center Program expires at the end of the day on June 30, 2021, due to a lapse in Congressional authorization to continue the program. USCIS has released the following guidance today: Alert: Statutory...
by James Pinedo | May 7, 2021 | Investor Visas
There have been reports that U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) will soon be withdrawing the Trump Administration’s plan to remove the International Entrepreneur Parole Program. This would be part of President Biden’s and DHS’ Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’...
