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EB-5 Insights
Updates on EB-5 Visa Retrogression
At a recent EB-5 industry forum, Mr. Charles Oppenheim, Chief of the Department of State (DOS) Immigrant Visa Control & Reporting Division, provided key insights on what the latest data…
EB-5 Insights
USCIS Updates Policy Manual Regarding Impermissible Debt Arrangements
On Oct. 30, 2018, USCIS issued an update to the USCIS Policy Manual clarifying the types of agreements that constitute an impermissible debt arrangement. USCIS revised Part G, Volume 6,…
EB-5 Insights
November 2018 Visa Bulletin Updates
The Department of State (DOS) November 2018 Visa Bulletin shows movement in employment-based categories. The EB-1 category remained retrogressed for November 2018. Although it is likely that there will be some…
EB-5 Insights
Important Development for Vietnamese and Chinese EB-5 Investors in October 2018
This coming October, USCIS is allowing a number of foreign nationals to apply for adjustment of status earlier than they would otherwise be eligible. Specifically, USCIS has announced that it will…
EB-5 Insights
U.S. Senate Passes Minibus Appropriations Bill with Continuing Resolution
Yesterday, by a bipartisan vote of 93-7, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and related agencies…
EB-5 Insights
Updates to USCIS Policy Manual on EB-5 Investors: Change of Regional Center Considered a Material Change by USCIS
On Aug. 24, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) made a significant update to its Policy Manual, Part G: Immigrant Investors. In its Policy Alert, USCIS outlined the changes…
Whitman Legal Solutions Blog
Donations to Support the Arts and EB-5 Investments to Create US Jobs
Recently, I attended a concert which included a composition by a living composer, who happened to be present for the performance. The orchestra manager announced that the orchestra’s “Patrons” were…
EB-5 Insights
Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Oversight Hearing on EB-5
Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary held an oversight hearing on the Immigrant Investor EB-5 program. The well-attended full committee hearing focused on reported fraud within the current…
Immigration
IIUSA Sends Open Letter To USCIS In Support Of Proposed Rulemaking
By mmacdonald
Linked below is a letter submitted, a few weeks back, by IIUSA in support of the proposed rulemaking of USCIS to adopt regulations (the "Regulations") that will have a material…
EB-5 Insights
USCIS Policy Alert on EB-5 Investors with Pending I-829 Petitions
On May 2, 2018, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a Policy Alert regarding an update made to the USCIS Policy Manual related to the documentation for…