WR Immigration Director of Visa Consulting Charlie Oppenheim and Joey Barnett provide unique insights on the August EB-5 investor visa outlook. The team also covers the latest updates on the September Visa Bulletin. Watch below!
Chatting with Charlie Webinar: August EB-5 Investor Visa Outlook
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Travel Alert (updated February 4, 2017)
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 countries], 5(a) [120-day ban on U.S. refugee program], 5(b) [prioritization of certain refugee claims], 5(c) [indefinite suspension of Syrian refugee admissions], and 5(e) [case-by-case refugee admissions] of the January 27, 2017 Executive Order on a nationwide basis. All U.S. land and air ports of entry are prohibited from enforcing these portions of the EO until further order from the court. DOS: DOS has confirmed that assuming there are no other issues in the case, provisionally revoked visas have been reversed and are once again valid for travel. CBP: All CBP Field Offices have been instructed to immediately resume inspection of travelers under standard policies and procedures. All airlines and terminal operators have been notified to permit boarding of all passengers without regard to nationality. Individuals who arrived last weekend and had their visas physically cancelled as a result of the EO will not need to reapply for a new visa and absent any other admissibility issues will receive an I-193 waiver (Application for Waiver of Passport and/or Visa) […]
U.S. Embassy in Paris Introduces Expedited Processing for Treaty Trader E-1 and Treaty Investor E-2 Visa Applications for Certain Large, Multinational Companies
By: Allison-Claire Acker, Esq. and Joseph M. Barnett, Esq. In a positive development for promoting trade and commerce between the U.S. and France, the U.S. Embassy in Paris, France has recently allowed certain large, multinational corporations to undergo an expedited scheduling program for certain Treaty Trader (E-1) and Treaty Investor (E-2) visa applications. We are hopeful that this program will be used as a pilot for E-visa application processing worldwide. The E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrant visa categories are for citizens of countries with which the United States maintains treaties of commerce and navigation. An applicant must be coming to the U.S. to engage in substantial trade, including trade in services or technology, in qualifying activities, principally between the U.S. and the treaty country (E-1), or to develop and direct the operations of an enterprise in which the applicant has invested a substantial amount of capital (E-2). Employees of the Treaty Investor engaged in executive or supervisory duties, or if employed in a lesser capacity, have special qualifications which share the same nationality of the principal alien employer also qualify for E-2 visa classification. To apply for an E-1 or E-2 visa, an applicant must complete a number of steps. The order of these steps and how […]
