Headlines 1. USCIS Holds Teleconference With EB-5 Stakeholders – Nicholas Colucci, the new director of USCIS’s Immigrant Investor Program Office, led the teleconference. 2. USCIS Releases New EB-5 Statistics; Chinese Petitions Surge – Chinese investors now account for more than 80% of EB-5 visas issued, up from 13% a decade ago. 3. State Dept. Reports […]
Category Archives: EB-5 Investor News
Headlines: 1. Signaling Flexibility Within Limits, USCIS Releases Final Version of EB-5 Policy Memo – USCIS has released the final version of a long-awaited memorandum on EB-5 adjudications policy that went through four iterations beginning in November 2011. 2. USCIS Holds EB-5 Stakeholder Engagement With SEC on Securities Law Compliance – The SEC provided an […]
Headlines: 1. USCIS-SEC Call Highlights Complexities of EB-5 Program – SEC subject matter experts discussed securities law compliance in the context of EB-5 regional centers and investments. 2. USCIS Issues Third Draft of Adjudications Policy Memo – Several commenters recommended revisions.3. USCIS Holds EB-5 Stakeholder Call on E-Filing Initiative – USCIS is considering integrating EB-5 […]
Headlines: 1. President Signs Extension of EB-5 Regional Center Program for Three Years – The law extends the EB-5 Regional Center Pilot Program for three years, until September 30, 2015. 2. USCIS Comments on Issues During October EB-5 Stakeholders Meeting – Among other things, USCIS confirmed that it is reviewing some regional center activities with […]
Headlines: 1. Congress Acts to Extend EB-5 Regional Center Program for Three Years – Congress has agreed in principle to extend the EB-5 regional center program for three years, until September 30, 2015. 2. USCIS Announces New EB-5 Program Office – USCIS announced the creation of a new office to oversee administration of the EB-5 […]
Headlines: 1. USCIS Creates Controversy Over Tenant-Occupancy Economic Model – USCIS issued a memo in February questioning certain EB-5 projects that use a tenant-occupancy economic model. USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas held a call on April 27 on the tenant-occupancy economic model and related RFEs. USCIS issued guidance on May 8 on what deference it would […]
Headlines: 1. USCIS Announces Several Thousand EB-5 Green Cards Issued So Far in First Quarter of FY 2012, Releases Latest Stats – Between October and mid-January, 2,364 EB-5 green cards were issued. At that rate, over 9,000 EB-5 visas might be issued this fiscal year, which is very close to the statutory cap of 10,000. […]
Headlines: 1. USCIS Institutes Direct E-Mail Communication for Regional Center Applicants – Form I-924 applicants now are able to communicate directly with USCIS adjudicators via e-mail. 2. USCIS Announces Increase in RC Filings, EB-5 Approvals at Quarterly Meeting – USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas said the EB-5 program is a high priority and the agency realizes […]
Headlines: 1. USCIS Holds Immigrant Investor Quarterly Meeting – USCIS discussed case processing times and statistics, visa usage, and use of the governmental logo; regional center economic analysis; and stakeholder suggested topics and questions, including targeted employment areas, solicitation of funds before official RC designation; the use of multiple legal organization plans, and reorganized and […]
Headlines: 1. USCIS Releases Data at Stakeholders Meeting: EB-5 Visa Usage, RC Filings High – USCIS is on track to approve a record number of EB-5 visas; Regional Center filings in the first quarter of FY 2011 have already exceeded those for all of FY 2010. 2. USCIS Releases Executive Summary of December 2010 EB-5 […]
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