by James Pinedo | Apr 29, 2021 | Investor Visas
By Bernard Wolfsdorf When I first started filing EB-5 petitions many years ago, my clients were frustrated if their EB-5 petitions took 6 months to process. Today, USCIS’ published processing time for an I-526 petition is between 30 and 48.5 months, and if from China,...
by James Pinedo | Apr 22, 2021 | Investor Visas
On April 14, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) approved our former client, Mr. Zhang’s, Form I-526 – Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur. His case had been pending since December 2013. This is a special Form I-526...
by Frank Alvarado | Apr 5, 2021 | Investor Visas
USCIS is reporting online that the estimated processing time for a Form I-829 Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status at Immigrant Investor Program Office is now 37 to 248 months. USCIS is only allowing case inquiries for cases...
by James Pinedo | Dec 26, 2020 | Investor Visas
By: Joseph Barnett The Form I-829, Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status (“Form I-829”) is the final step of the EB-5 process in which the immigrant investor provides evidence of one’s sustained investment and job...
by James Pinedo | Dec 6, 2020 | Investor Visas
By: Robert Blanco, Esq. President-elect Trump made immigration a significant issue in his campaign, promising to enact a host of immigration policies focusing on curbing illegal immigration and increased screening procedures. Although the details of any new...
by James Pinedo | Nov 27, 2020 | Investor Visas
On February 3, 2017, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington issued a temporary restraining order, prohibiting the federal government from enforcing Sections 3(c) [90-day travel ban on “immigrants and nonimmigrants” from designated...