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EB-5 Insights
USCIS Issues New Redeployment Guidance
On July 24, 2020, USCIS issued a Policy Alert titled “Clarifying Guidance for Deployment of Capital in Employment-Based Fifth Preference (EB-5) Category.” The Policy Alert outlines those changes that USCIS made,…
OZ and EB-5 Investments
USCIS Issues “Clarifying Guidance” to Redeployment Under its Policy Manual
By 7996
Following its landmark release of an EB-5 Policy Manual on June 14, 2017 (the Policy Manual), until July 24, 2020, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) had only…
Corporate & Securities Law Blog
Supreme Court Preserves But Limits SEC Disgorgement Power
By Christopher Bosch, Sarah Aberg
In Liu v. Securities & Exchange Comm’n, No. 18-1501, 2020 WL 3405845 (U.S. June 22, 2020), the United States Supreme Court upheld the authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission…
OZ and EB-5 Investments
COVID-19 and EB-5 World
By 5031
Needless to say, the COVID-19 pandemic ("Pandemic") has had a tremendous impact on the EB-5 world. We have included a sample that an EB-5 Issuer can adopt either for notifications…
Coronavirus Immigration Blog
White House Considers Dramatic Increase in EB-5 Numbers – March 18, 2020
By Greg Siskind
Politico is reporting that there is a provision in one of the coronavirus rescue bills that would increase EB-5 visas investor green cards from 10,000 to 75,000 annually while halving…
EB-5 Insights
Significant Advancement in the EB-5 Category – March 2020 Visa Bulletin Update & Use of Chart B for Filing Adjustment of Status Applications
The Department of State (DOS) has released its March 2020 Visa Bulletin, which shows significant advancement in most employment-based (EB) categories, particularly the EB-5 category. 根据国务院（DOS）最新发布的2020年3月签证排期表（Visa Bulletin），大多数职业类别的移民排期有大幅进展，尤其是EB-5投资移民类别。 Specifically for EB-5,…
OZ and EB-5 Investments
USCIS New Policy Guidelines for Managing EB-5 Visa Petition Inventory & Other Updates
By mmacdonald
USCIS New Policy Guidelines for Managing EB-5 Visa Petition Inventory & Other Updates Last week, USCIS issued significant Policy Guidelines concerning its stipulated attempt to address fairness concerns with coordinating…
Inside Business Immigration
USCIS Announces Significant Change to EB-5 Adjudications Processing
On Jan. 29, 2020, USCIS announced that it would be making a significant change to the processing of I-526 Petitions, commonly referred to as EB-5 Petitions. USCIS previously had a policy to…
EB-5 Insights
USCIS Announces Significant Change to EB-5 Adjudications Processing
On Jan. 29, 2020, USCIS announced that it would be making a significant change to the processing of I-526 Petitions, commonly referred to as EB-5 Petitions. USCIS previously had a…
OZ and EB-5 Investments
Update Regarding Regulations And Legislation
By mmacdonald
This blog shall provide a brief summary of the status of the pending lawsuit related to the New Regulations issued by USCIS and effective November 21, 2019, as well as…