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International Financial Law Prof Blog
SEC to Target Deals Giving Visas to Rich Foreign Investors
Bloomberg reported that -- The SEC is preparing sanctions against as many as two dozen immigration lawyers, people familiar with the matter said, for collecting deal fees from foreign investors trying…
Inside Business Immigration
Congress Moves to Make Regional Center Program Permanent
As many of you are aware, the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center pilot program is scheduled to expire in September. In recent years, there has been a surge in the…
Inside Business Immigration
University of Michigan Students Get Lesson on Post-Graduate Visa Options
Last week, Greenberg Traurig EB-5 attorney Kate Kalmykov presented to students at the University of Michigan on the topic of “Post-Graduate Immigration Options with a Focus on the USCIS EB-5…
EB-5 Insights
USCIS EB-5 Processing Times Increase
USCIS updated its processing times for the Immigrant Investor Program Office on Feb. 11, 2015. Unfortunately, the news is not welcome. Processing times ticked up slightly to 14 months for I-526…
EB-5 Insights
Greenberg Traurig EB-5 Group to Sponsor and Co-Chair 2015 Invest in America Summit and Exhibition
Greenberg Traurig's EB-5 team will sponsor the 2015 Invest in America Summit and Exhibition, the largest USA-themed investment conference and exhibition in China, with attorney Kate Kalmykov serving as Summit Co-Chair.…
EB-5 Insights
Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Speak at the Franchise Expo South
Last week, Greenberg Traurig EB-5 attorney Ali Brodie and Franchise & Distribution attorneys David Oppenheim and Alan Greenfield, spoke in Houston, Texas, at the Franchise Expo South sponsored by the…
EB-5 Insights
Greenberg Traurig Wishes our Clients a Very Happy and Healthy Year of the Goat!
Greenberg Traurig’s EB-5 team would like to thank our clients, colleagues and fellow EB-5 industry members for another successful year. We look forward to working with each of you in…
EB-5 Insights
Retrogression, Priority Dates and I-526 Petition Approval Notices
By Dillon Colucci, Jennifer Hermansky
With retrogression looming, it is a good time for a quick primer on priority dates and the information contained on an I-526 petition approval. U.S. federal law caps the number…
EB-5 Insights
USCIS Publishes List of Terminated EB-5 Regional Centers
On Jan. 13, 2015, USCIS established a webpage which lists the EB-5 regional centers which have had their designations terminated. The full webpage can be accessed here. This is a…
Virgin Islands Law Blog
EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Offers Funding to Entrepreneurs
By Tom Bolt
It’s a fairly well known fact that obtaining U.S. residency can be a process rife with difficulty, including considerable expenses and time delays. For foreign investors interested in becoming permanent…