WR Immigration Director of Visa Consulting Charlie Oppenheim and Joey Barnett provide unique insights on the October EB-5 investor visa outlook. The team also covers the latest updates on the September Visa Bulletin. Watch below!
Chatting with Charlie Webinar: October EB-5 Investor Visa Outlook
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Winter 2016 U.S. Immigration Compliance Travel Advisory
by Avi Friedman and Bernard Wolfsdorf This travel advisory summarizes the main issues and requirements for foreign nationals who plan to travel outside the U.S. to make ensure reentry is as seamless as possible. If unclear, or if your specific situation needs attention, please check with your Wolfsdorf Rosenthal LLP professional prior to departure. Simply put, in order to reenter the U.S. you will need a valid immigrant visa (green card) or a valid nonimmigrant visa, or other travel document such as an advance parole travel permit, in order to be able to re-enter the U.S. Basic Documents Required Re-Entry to the U.S.: Passport valid for at least six months beyond the date of intended departure from the U.S. Valid U.S. Visa (see below, if applying for a new visa while abroad) Original Form I-797, Notice of Approval (for nonimmigrant petition based cases) and a full copy of the petition Valid Advance Parole for pending adjustment of status applicants (this must be approved prior to departure, unless you have a valid H-1B/H-4 or L-1/L-2 visa) Valid Lawful Permanent Resident Card (“Greencard”) for U.S. permanent residents. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has automated Form I-94 at air and sea ports of […]
WR Secures First Form I-526E Approval
WR Immigration, a distinguished U.S. law firm that specializes with EB-5 visas, has secured its first approval on a Form I-526E, Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor since the U.S. Congress passed the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (“RIA”). This is particularly exciting news because it only took around 8 months for USCIS to approve the Form I-526E, without any Request for Evidence related to the immigrant investor’s lawful source of investment capital. It appears that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) is following Congress’ mandate in the RIA to prioritize the processing of Form I-526Es related to qualifying investments in rural areas. USCIS must first approve a Regional Center’s Form I-956F, Application for Approval of an Investment in a Commercial Enterprise prior to approving any Form I-526E filed by an immigrant investor in that EB-5 project. WR Immigration filed a writ of mandamus lawsuit against USCIS on the pending Form I-956F earlier this summer and was able to get USCIS to take action and approve the Form I-956F. Even more exciting is that the immigrant investor, a Chinese national, will face no visa backlog and can immediately apply to the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou for an immigrant […]
