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EB-5 Insights
Bipartisan Policy Center Event Highlights the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Ahead of Reauthorization Deadline
On September 17, 2015, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), a Washington, D.C. non-profit organization that promotes consensus policy solutions on issues of national concern, hosted a panel discussion on the…
EB-5 Insights
In-Depth: The AAO Decision Which Re-interpreted the Definition of “Capital” in EB-5
For the six (6) months prior to the April 22 EB-5 Stakeholder Engagement, USCIS began to follow a reinterpretation of the regulatory definition of “capital” found at 8 CFR 204.6(e).…
EB-5 Insights
Are EB-5 Investments Considered Securities?
The EB-5 program provides foreign investors who demonstrate that their investments create a minimum level of required job creation in the United States with a potential avenue to lawful permanent…
EB-5 Insights
Where is the EB-5 Regional Center Reauthorization Program Headed as September 30, 2015 Approaches
Democratic and Republican Negotiators in the House and Senate are working through the EB-5 Regional Center Program’s reauthorization and have not reached consensus as of this writing. The House and…
EB-5 Insights
GT Attorneys Participate as Speakers in Leading Industry Conferences
This year's EB-5 Investor Magazine's Annual Conference in Los Angeles featured Greenberg Traurig attorneys Kate Kalmykov and Laura Reiff. The 4th Annual EB-5 Conference hosted nearly 500 regional centers, attorneys,…
EB-5 Insights
Summer Update: USCIS Processing Time for I-526, I-829, and I-924 Petitions
By Laura Foote Reiff ‡, Rebecca B. Schechter ‡
On August 31, 2015, USCIS released updated processing times for EB-5 related petitions. The following chart provides the average processing times for cases being adjudicated by the Immigrant Investor Program…
EB-5 Insights
EB-5 Reform Principles from The Real Estate Roundtable, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and EB-5 Investment Coalition to Members of Congress
With the looming September 30, 2015 expiration date fast approaching, leading EB-5 stakeholders including The Real Estate Roundtable, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the EB-5 Investment Coalition drafted a…
Immigration Blog
Cautionary Tale for EB-5 Investors
The SEC has sued Seattle developer Lobsang Dargey, alleging that he misappropriated $17 million from investors in his EB-5 program, and announcing a freeze of Dargey’s assets at the same…
Financial Services Observer
SEC Files a Complaint and TRO against Seattle Developer Alleging Misuse of EB-5 Funds
By William Mack, Aimee Wildstone
Yesterday, the SEC filed a civil action and a motion for a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) against a well-known Seattle EB-5 developer. The SEC alleges, inter alia, that a developer…
EB-5 Insights
New FINRA Rule 2040 Becomes Effective
By William Mack
Yesterday, new FINRA Rule 2040 became effective. The rule was approved by the SEC earlier this year. Rule 2040(c) requires a broker-dealer who sells EB-5 securities disclose to investors the…