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Trump Administration Nominates Poland for U.S. Visa Waiver Program

By Robert Y. Maples˘ & Anna H. Morzy on October 4, 2019

Today, President Trump announced that his administration has nominated Poland as a Visa Waiver Program (VWP) participating country. Entry into the U.S. Visa Waiver Program allows citizens of participating countries to travel to the United States for tourism, business, or in transit for up to 90 days without having to obtain a visa. President Trump stated: “…This is an important step in continuing to increase economic, security, cultural, and people-to-people connections between our two…

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President Signs Continuing Resolution Into Law

By Robert Y. Maples˘ on September 30, 2019

President Trump signed the latest Continuing Resolution into law Friday night (Sept. 27) extending government operations and vital programs, such as EB-5, through Nov. 21 – Bill Announcement Healthcare Issued on: September 27, 2019 All News On Friday, September 27, 2019, the President signed into law: H.R. 4378, the “Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019,” which provides FY 2020 appropriations to Federal agencies through November 21, 2019, for continuing projects and activities of…

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Senate Approves CR to Fund Government, Including Vital Programs Like EB-5

By Robert Y. Maples˘ on September 26, 2019

Today, the U.S. Senate approved the House-passed Continuing Resolution (CR; H.R. 4378 ) to fund the U.S. government through Nov. 21 by a bipartisan vote of 82-15. The last step in the process is the president’s signature which, according to media reports, remains likely. Please contact your GT attorney with any specific questions and check back as matters are updated. For more on continuing resolutions, click here.…

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House Passes Continuing Resolution to Fund Government, Including Vital Programs Such as EB-5

By Robert Y. Maples˘ on September 19, 2019

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Yesterday, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) introduced a continuing resolution (CR) to fund government from end of the current fiscal year, Sept. 30, until Nov. 21, 2019. By a vote of 301-123, the House today passed H.R. 4378, the CR that will fund the government through Nov. 21. To EB-5 advocates, this timing is significant in that this CR extends the program coterminous with implementation of the recent Obama-era regulations. This timing continues to…

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Greenberg Traurig’s Jennifer Hermansky Named Law360 Rising Star

By Greenberg Traurig on September 17, 2019

Jennifer Hermansky and Fang Xie, Ph.D., attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, have been named to Law360’s 2019 Rising Stars. Hermansky and Xie, named an Immigration Rising Star and a Life Sciences Rising Star respectively, were recognized among 175 attorneys from 1,300 submissions, spanning 39 practice areas. The list highlights attorneys “whose legal accomplishments transcend their age,” according to Law360. To read the full press release, titled “Jennifer Hermansky & Fang Xie…

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U.S. Senator Paul Seeks to Overturn Recent Obama-Era EB-5 Regulations

By Robert Y. Maples˘ on August 30, 2019

According to multiple media sources and independently confirmed, last week U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) circulated a “Dear Colleague” letter seeking co-sponsors to a process called the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to negate the recently proposed Obama-era EB-5 regulations. The CRA provides Congress with a 60-day window to seek sufficient support – here, 30 senators – on a Resolution of Disapproval requiring simple majority passage in both bodies, and presidential signature to negate the regulations.…

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Greenberg Traurig’s Jennifer Hermansky Featured in Law360 Article on Rising EB-5 Compliance Checks

By Greenberg Traurig on August 8, 2019

In a recent Law360 article, Jennifer Hermansky, shareholder in Greenberg Traurig’s Philadelphia office, provides insight on how attorneys can prepare clients for unannounced site visits and questions from the government given the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ recent efforts to step up compliance checks on the EB-5 investor visa program. She shares a few strategies for dealing with EB-5 compliance checks. To read the full article, click here (subscription). …

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EB-5 Regulations Summary

By Kristen W. Ng on July 25, 2019

As previously blogged (see EB-5 Regulations Published for Public Inspection), the EB-5 regulations have been published as of July 24, 2019, as final, to take effect Nov. 21, 2019. Below is a summary of the changes that will impact the EB-5 program: Priority Date Retention: Generally, priority date retention can be retained from an approved I-526 petition if the investor needs to file a subsequent I-526 petition, even if it was a petition that was approved…

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New EB-5 Regulations: Winners and Losers

By Dillon Colucci on July 24, 2019

After years of delay the Obama-era EB-5 immigration regulations were published on July 24, 2019. You can find a copy of the regulations at this link. You can also find a summary of them here. The regulations only apply to those who file their I-526 Petitions on or after Nov. 21, 2019. Without further ado, below are some winners and losers of the new regulations. Those who will lose out with the new…

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EB-5 Regulations Published for Public Inspection

By Laura Foote Reiff, Robert Y. Maples˘ & Kristen W. Ng on July 23, 2019

After more than two and a half years, Obama-era EB-5 immigration regulations are set to be published on July 24, 2019, with an effective date 120 days after publication or Nov. 21, 2019. See EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization. These regulations have been opposed by many industry participants, as evidenced in a letter to Congressional Leadership in May 2019. For years all involved have called for significant reforms and modernization to the program including:…

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Trump Administration Nominates Poland for U.S. Visa Waiver Program

President Signs Continuing Resolution Into Law

Senate Approves CR to Fund Government, Including Vital Programs Like EB-5

House Passes Continuing Resolution to Fund Government, Including Vital Programs Such as EB-5

Greenberg Traurig’s Jennifer Hermansky Named Law360 Rising Star

U.S. Senator Paul Seeks to Overturn Recent Obama-Era EB-5 Regulations

Greenberg Traurig’s Jennifer Hermansky Featured in Law360 Article on Rising EB-5 Compliance Checks

EB-5 Regulations Summary

New EB-5 Regulations: Winners and Losers

EB-5 Regulations Published for Public Inspection

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