In this pre-recorded webinar, WR Immigration’s Managing Partner Bernie Wolfsdorf explains the new EB-5 Regional Program alongside Partner Vivian Zhu who provides a Chinese translation.
Webinar: The New EB-5 Regional Program – A Comprehensive Update
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My I-526E for an Investment in a Rural Project Has Been Approved in 3-4 Months – Now What?
By Joey Barnett The EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (“RIA”) created new EB-5 reserved visa set-aside categories which allow certain visa bearing nonimmigrants lawfully in the U.S. to concurrently file an adjustment of status application on Form I-485 with the Form I-526E, Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) has also heeded Congress’ directive to prioritize the processing and adjudication of EB-5 petitions for investment projects located in rural area, and USCIS has approved several Forms I-526E in as quick as 3-4 months! Some adjudications on Forms I-526E for investments in a “High Unemployment Area” are taking “only” 12-14 months. This “last-in-first out” LIFO approach to processing post-RIA cases is frustrating to investors who filed petitions in 2019 (or in some cases 2018) before the Regional Center program lapsed in June 2021. WR Immigration has filed hundreds of Forms I-526E and have already received dozens of approvals. Here are next steps for the immigrant investor and his/her family. 1. Form I-526E Approval Notice. The Form I-797C, Notice of Action indicates that the Form I-526E has been approved for one or more visa classifications and lists two visa categories – both reserved and […]
