GT’s Immigration and EB-5 attorneys Kate Kalmykov and Nataliya Rymer are on the move. We look forward to seeing clients and partners in our travels.
The Trump administration has issued a number of executive orders since taking office that impact immigration. While these do not directly target employers or address business immigration, they nevertheless may impact employers and their workforce.
GT Immigration and EB-5 Shareholder Jennifer Hermansky is on the move.
She will be in Vietnam from March 7 – 18, 2025.
Please click here to find a time to connect with Jennifer while she is in Vietnam.
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On Feb. 25, 2025, President Trump announced that he will seek to end the U.S. EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, which provides foreign investors with permanent residency in the United States. The EB-5 program requires a foreign national to invest in
The Trump administration issued several executive orders (EOs) in the first week following the inauguration. Many of the EOs for immigration focus on enhancing security measures relating to foreign nationals, including scrutiny of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa applications and enhanced background
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published EB-5 program data for Fiscal Year 2024, Quarter 4. The released data show a high rate of denial for I-526 petitions versus I-526E petitions.
The denial rate for I-526 petitions was around 30%, which
EB-5 investors who have received an I-829 Petition denial but who have a valid I-551 stamp in their passport should reconsider international travel and, if abroad, consider returning to the United States. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents reportedly have
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the availability of immigrant numbers in its March 2025 Visa Bulletin. All dates listed below are based on the final action dates for employment-based preference cases. Applicants must have a priority date
In this episode of GT’s Immigration Insights series, host Kate Kalmykov is joined by Jill Jones, Head of Specialty Administration/General Counsel US, JTC, to discuss the EB-5 Reform & Integrity Act of 2022; how the post-RIA fund administrator is different
In this episode of GT’s Immigration Insights series, host Kate Kalmykov is joined by GT colleague Jennifer Hermansky to discuss USCIS regional center audits, including an introduction of the RIA 2022, site visits, and debarment procedures for bad faith actors.