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EB-5 Visa Program
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EB-5 Insights
Ranking the Top EB-5 Countries by US Immigrant Visa Issuance
The following is a ranking of the top EB-5 countries ranked according to the number of EB-5 visas issued in the 2014 fiscal year. Inclusion in the list below was…
EB-5 Insights
EB-5 Visas Now Available for Chinese Nationals
The October 2014 Visa Bulletin reflects that EB-5 visas are now available for Chinese EB-5 investors. In August, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) announced that the EB-5 visa category…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Visa program for wealthy investors maxed out by Chinese demand
A few weeks ago, the Los Angeles Times reported on a new visa development. "Fueled by demand from wealthy Chinese nationals, an immigration program that exchanges visas for large investments…
Inside Business Immigration
Greenberg Traurig and EB5 Investors Magazine to Co-Host Webinar on Visa Retrogression and the Impact on Chinese EB-5 Applicants
As previously reported by Greenberg Traurig’s Business Immigration & Compliance Practice, the U.S. Department of State announced on August 23, 2014, that immigrant visa numbers for Chinese nationals in the…
Housing Plus
Ill-equipped or ill-researched? A letter to the editor of Fortune Magazine
There's an irony in Fortune Magazine's July 24, 2014, article "The dark, disturbing world of the visa-for-sale program." The article accuses foreign EB-5 investors of being "ill-equipped (or disinclined) to…
Real Estate Legal Update
(US) EB-5 Visas: When Real Estate and Immigration Law Collide
Part 5 of a series on creative Real Estate financing. A developer financing method returns - IRS provides clarity on the use of historical rehabilitation tax credits Using Crowdfunding to finance…
EB-5 Insights
Greenberg Traurig Continues to Expand Business Immigration and Compliance Practice in Philadelphia
We are excited to continue to grow our Business Immigration and Compliance Practice in the firm’s Philadelphia office. Attorneys Jennifer Hermansky and Nataliya Rymer joined the firm earlier this year, and…
Inside Business Immigration
Greenberg Traurig Continues to Expand Business Immigration and Compliance Practice in Philadelphia
We are excited to continue to grow our Business Immigration and Compliance Practice in the firm’s Philadelphia office. Attorneys Jennifer Hermansky and Nataliya Rymer joined the firm earlier this year, and we have now added senior paralegal…
EB-5 Insights
U.S. Department of State Expects Record Number of EB-5 Visas to be Issued in 2012
On July 11, 2012, Charlie Oppenheim, Chief of Visa Control at the U.S. Department of State issued data for EB-5 visa usage in fiscal year 2012. The data shows that…
ImmigrationProf Blog
EB-5 Seminar in Los Angeles
The Immigration Section's Executive Committee for the Los Angeles County Bar Association is hosting an all day seminar on EB-5 visas on February 11 in downtown Los Angeles. According to the organizers: "The EB-5…