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Almost every person in the world has had their life changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. With an overwhelming number of deaths across the globe and dire economic consequences, COVID-19…

In 2008, the demand for EB-5 visas experienced a surge as the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program became a popular way for foreign investors to relocate to the United States. While…

Right now, there is much in the air regarding the current state of the EB-5 investment industry. As of June 22, 2021, the U.S. District Court of the Northern District…

Throughout its history, the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program has been the object of government legislation regulating EB-5 projects and investments. Such legislation has at times helped advance the EB-5 program’s…

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program offers foreign nationals a practical and lawful way to relocate to the United States: by making an EB-5 investment compliant with United States Citizenship and…

Many EB-5 investors are ultimately interested in pursuing U.S. citizenship and not U.S. permanent resident status. Permanent residents have many of the same rights as U.S. citizens but do have…

An EB-5 investment is a fantastic opportunity for foreign nationals who want to call the United States home. To make a successful EB-5 investment, foreign nationals need to complete numerous…

In light of the suspension of the EB-5 regional center program on June 30, 2021, many foreign nationals interested in making an EB-5 investment may wonder whether United States Citizenship…

According to data from the U.S. Department of Education, more than one million international students are enrolled in U.S. higher education. Of those, 50% were enrolled in science, technology, engineering,…

Ever since a surge in demand and a drop in processing efficiency by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in the 2010s, the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program has faced…

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has finally reacted to the court decision that overturned the EB-5 Modernization Final Rule on June 22, 2021. The U.S. District Court of…

Although the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program started out with little interest in 1990, the late 2010s witnessed an unprecedented surge in the demand for EB-5 investment visas. This, combined with…

Beginning in the late 2010s, stakeholders and EB-5 investors started getting frustrated with United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and its policy changes. USCIS’s standards were inconsistent and unfair…

In light of the July 1, 2021, deadline, the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program community has been concerned with the suspension of the EB-5 Regional Center Program, which has indeed happened.…

Considering the recent suspension of the EB-5 regional center program on June 30, 2021, industry stakeholders and EB-5 investors are worried about the future of EB-5 investments. Still, the vast…

Most people in the world can only dream of permanent residency status in the United States. The United States, with unparalleled freedom, state-of-the-art health and education facilities, and the world’s…

Ever since President Biden’s assumption of office on January 20, 2021, he has been rolling out extensive initiatives to modernize and solve existing efficiencies in the U.S. immigration system. Among…

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program is a relatively quick and straightforward way for a foreign national to receive U.S. permanent residency status for themselves and their qualifying family members. However,…

Are you interested in permanently immigrating to the United States? If so, your best bet is probably the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. Under the EB-5 investment program, immigrants who invest…

On June 22, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that former acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan did not have the authority to institute…

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program has provided U.S. permanent resident status to thousands of immigrant investors and their dependents since 1990. The program is generally regarded as one of the…

In the June 2021 Visa Bulletin, the Chinese final action date advanced for the first time in several months. It was only a three-week jump, but that nonetheless catalyzed celebrations…

While participating in the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program can generate a substantial financial return for an investor, most EB-5 investment participants are primarily concerned with obtaining U.S. permanent residency. Thankfully,…

Investors and stakeholders of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program face an uncertain future if the EB-5 Regional Center Program is not renewed by June 30, 2021, when it is currently…

Many foreign nationals dream of moving to the United States. The United States has many immigration programs for foreign nationals to immigrate either permanently or temporarily, but many of these…

Several thousand foreign nationals make EB-5 investments every year in the hopes of securing a brighter future in the United States with permanent residency status. The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program…

The EB-5 Regional Center Program’s sunset date of June 30, 2021, continues to inch ever closer, increasing the EB-5 regional center program’s risk of termination. The regional center program was…

One of the quickest and securest ways for foreign nationals with financial means to permanently immigrate to the United States is through the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. Investors receive U.S.…

Dreams of immigrating to the United States are unwavering among foreign nationals around the globe. Fortunately, there are plenty of U.S. programs welcoming talented immigrants to live and work inside…

Oftentimes, the ultimate goal for EB-5 investors and their eligible family members isn’t to garner profits from their capital investment, nor is it necessarily to gain U.S. permanent resident status.…

It isn’t news that the United States is the most sought-after immigration destination around the globe, being the home of the world’s largest economy and state-of-the-art health and education facilities,…

The U.S. designed the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program to help investors start a new life in the United States while boosting the U.S. economy. Since 1990, the EB-5 program has…

In 1990, Congress established the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program to boost local U.S. economies while offering foreign investors a path to permanent residency in the United States. Potential investors must…

The Visa Bulletin for June 2021 is out, having been released, like every month, by the U.S. Department of State – Bureau of Consular Affairs. The Visa Bulletin reveals the…

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program offers a chance at permanent residency in the United States in exchange for an investment of substantial funding proven to be lawfully sourced in qualified,…

Throughout the 2010s, the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program has been faced with several problems. The program had a challenging year in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s devastation and the…

EB-5 investments can be lucrative financial endeavors, often generating handsome returns on investment. However, a high percentage of EB5 investment participants prioritize their goals of obtaining U.S. green cards for…

Every year, students from around the world apply to universities in the United States, including the top-ranked Ivy League colleges. Many foreign nationals studying at U.S. universities enter the United…

There is a high global demand for U.S. permanent residency. With some of the best universities and health care facilities, families around the world look to fulfill the American dream…

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released the EB-5 investment program’s processing data for FY2021 Q1 (October–December 2020). This data closes out the 2020 calendar year, which saw…

One of the first consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic was the closing of U.S. businesses and the furloughing of U.S. workers. The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program may be the perfect…

For over 25 years, the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program has provided U.S. permanent resident status to nearly a hundred thousand immigrants. The EB-5 investment program is generally seen as one…

Aiming for a brighter future in the United States, thousands of foreign nationals make EB-5 investments every year. The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program is considered by many to be the…

Just a few weeks stand between the EB-5 Regional Center and its sunset date of June 30, 2021, and with the severance of the program from its traditional omnibus government…

The lengthy backlogs in the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program are no secret—some applicants end up finally receiving their EB-5 visa five or more years after initially making their EB-5 investment.…

Shutdowns, lockdowns, and border closures made for a rocky ride in 2020, especially for participants in the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. As U.S. consulates and embassies temporarily shuttered and routine…

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the world, but thankfully, the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program has remained active, continuing to provide foreign investors with a path to legal residency while…

Created in 1990, the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program is the United States’ flagship residency-by-investment program. However, since the late 2010s, the inefficiencies of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS),…

2020 was a tumultuous year for the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. 2020 saw only 114 new applicants. 2021, however, will welcome many more immigrant investors under the residency-by-investment program. Many…

Many discussions about the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program involve some discussion of what reform to the program could look like, although little actual reform has materialized. The EB-5 Regional Center…

While participants in the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program are by and large foreign nationals who reside in their home country, there is a segment of investors making EB5 investments while…

Data for FY2020 Q4 (July–September 2020) from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reveals that the number of filed I-526 petitions for the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program is the…

Discussion around reform that would improve the EB-5 investment program continues to swirl around Capitol Hill. President Biden has pledged to improve the U.S. immigration system by decreasing processing times,…

Despite the advantages the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program provides to foreign nationals seeking U.S. permanent residency, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has earned a reputation for its inefficient…

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program boasts one of the most direct routes to United States permanent residency, but that doesn’t mean EB-5 investments are completely without risk. Every EB5 investment…

Extended wait times for I-526 processing isn’t news to the EB-5 industry. The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program has long been plagued with processing delays, including backlogs of qualified investors sitting…

Over the last three+ decades, EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program participant preference for investing through the EB-5 Regional Center Program has been a primary catalyst in the residency-by-investment program’s success. Working…

The possibility of living and working in the world’s strongest economy—even today. The opportunity to attend world-renowned higher education institutes. Easy access to the United States’ state-of-the-art health-care facilities. These…

As April 2021 approaches, the U.S. Department of State—Bureau of Consular Affairs has once again released a Visa Bulletin to inform waiting immigrant hopefuls of their place in queue. The…

The base-level requirement for every EB-5 investment participant is providing the minimum amount of capital to be invested. The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, first implemented in 1990, offers up the…

One of the primary eligibility requirements of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program is that each foreign national’s EB-5 investment capital be responsible for the creation of a minimum of 10…

There is no difference in the outcome of any successful EB-5 investment: Meet all program requirements, and both the investor and their eligible family members can secure permanent residency status…

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, implemented more than three decades ago now, was designed to be a residency-by-investment opportunity for foreign nationals around the world. Its purpose was twofold: attract…

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has directly said that every investor participating in the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program is required to “demonstrate by a preponderance of the evidence that…

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released an update to the I-526 petition historical national average processing time. This updated average processing time, which includes data from the…

Congress’s purpose in establishing the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program was to provide a direct pathway for foreign capital into high-needs regions across the United States. At its core, the program…

What can an EB-5 investor do when wait times reach an unreasonable length? Why doesn’t it seem like EB-5 attorneys are pulling out all the stops to get their clients’…

Every foreign national with dreams of immigrating permanently to the United States and the means to invest should consider tapping into the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. This residency-by-investment program provides…

The March 2021 Visa Bulletin has been posted to the U.S. Department of State (DoS) website and reveals little change as the end of FY2021’s second quarter approaches. Visa Bulletins…

Even amidst the most challenging obstacles and hardships, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)’s EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, which offers residency by investment, has maintained its status as…

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program is a residency-by-investment opportunity open to any foreign national with the means to meet the participation requirements. Its popularity stems from two completely different aspects…

A sanctions package passed in July 2020 by the United States Congress was designed to penalize banks conducting business with officials from China. It is called the Hong Kong Autonomy…

While 2020 will certainly go down in history as a volatile year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, for the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program and its thousands of active EB5 investment…

January 2021 nearly marks a year since COVID-19 emerged as a pandemic, sweeping the globe without mercy, economies and livelihoods just two of its clearest casualties. This illness continues to…

The contrast between the Biden administration and the Trump administration is stark. Compare the outright immigration bans throughout Trump’s last year in office to President Biden’s announcement within weeks of…

Due to media sensationalism surrounding the very few cases of fraudulent activity that have surfaced over the course of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program’s more than 30-year history, these incidents…

The EB-5 industry is abuzz about Biden’s pick for head of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Alejandro Mayorkas was officially confirmed by the Senate. The excitement in the EB-5…

Nearly every government around the globe has restricted the personal freedoms of its citizens to control the public health crisis COVID-19 has caused. Adjustments in social benefits, travel restrictions, and…

Although United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has yet to release detailed data on petition processing for the last half of FY2020, as of January 12, 2021, statistics for…

One key program requirement for EB-5 investment participants is that all capital remain at risk for the duration of the investment period. Sometimes this means redeploying capital to maintain eligibility…

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program is an opportunity for foreign investors to achieve permanent residency status in the United States through a qualifying EB-5 investment. This lawfully sourced investment of…

The February 2021 Visa Bulletin is out, and it’s another bout of bad news for most Chinese and Vietnamese nationals pursuing an EB-5 investment. 2021 is shaping up to be…

The need for reform in the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program is no secret. Plagued with such issues as increasingly growing backlogs, confusing changes to redeployment policy, and incompetent—or deliberately inefficient—leadership…

Two years after the inception of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, the EB-5 Regional Center Program was formed and immediately began fielding the majority of EB-5 investment traffic, solidifying its…

In 2020, before assuming presidential office, Joe Biden announced his choice of Alejandro Mayorkas as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The day before President Biden’s inauguration, Mayorkas…

The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has brought major changes to the worldwide economy, impacting nearly every market sector. Hiring freezes, layoffs, workforce reductions, global supply chain disruptions, travel and operational restrictions,…

2020 market trends for the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program point to South Africa as an emerging market for EB-5 investment. In just two years, the number of EB5 investment participants…

January 20, 2021, marks the dawn of a new era in the United States: President-Elect Joe Biden will assume the role of U.S. president. Following one of the most contentious…

For United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the fiscal year runs through September 30, and as calendar year 2020 came to a close, it was clear that the year…

In January 2021, well into FY2021, the EB-5 industry is only now seeing the impacts the volatile year that was FY2020, and things don’t seem to be getting better very…

In November 2020, the chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division at the U.S. Department of State (DOS), Charles Oppenheim, spoke virtually about his projections for the EB-5 investment…

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program was created by Congress in 1990 as a way to stimulate the U.S. economy with foreign investment capital. The program offers foreign nationals the opportunity…

The challenges faced throughout 2020 have been plentiful. With a worldwide pandemic and an unprecedented level of market volatility, every economy, business, and individual has been majorly impacted. Unfortunately, the…

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted both everyday life and the global economy. The hospitality, retail, and travel industries have experienced a downturn in the wake of the virus, while…

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program has helped thousands of foreign nationals permanently relocate to the United States. Although it is considered one of the fastest and easiest ways to obtain…

A simple, passive investment can earn foreign nationals the right to live, work, and study freely in the United States for the rest of their life. This is the offer…

When the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program was established in 1990, the intention was to revive in-need areas of the U.S. economy through the infusion of foreign capital, which would then…

An EB-5 investment is one of the fastest ways to obtain permanent residency status in the United States. However, that doesn’t mean the process is quick. Typically, the entire process…

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program is one of the fastest and most attractive ways for foreign investors to achieve permanent residency status in the United States, for both themselves and…

The COVID-19 pandemic has roiled the global economy, creating vast fluctuations in the financial markets. Interruptions in supply chains, hiring freezes, permanent and semi-permanent closures, extended medical leave, and general…

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought disruptions and changes to nearly every aspect of the global economy, and the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program is no exception. Travel restrictions, extended medical leave,…

The EB-5 investment program has seen an influx of H1-B visa candidates in recent years as a faster alternative to a permanent life in the United States. This was due…

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has long adopted the use of country caps to more evenly allocate immigrant visas to foreign nationals from different countries. The practice has…

There’s no quicker or easier way for foreign investors to obtain U.S. permanent resident status than by making an investment in the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. Every year, the program…

Sarah Kendall, Chief of the Immigrant Investor Program Office (IPO), led a two-week virtual EB-5 investment industry forum that began on November 10, 2020. The materials presented on the first…

The EB-5 visa investment program is an employment-based immigration system in the United States that allows a foreign national and their immediate family members, i.e. spouse and unmarried children under…

1. What is an EB-5 visa? An EB-5 visa is an immigration visa for U.S. permanent residency, also known as a green card. An EB-5 visa is an employment-based green card that is…

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published Q3 data for FY2020 in November, and this recent information release isn’t painting an overly welcoming picture for EB-5 investment participants. This…

Chart B Advances for EB-2 and EB-3 On September 24, 2020, the Department of State (DOS) issued the October 2020 Visa Bulletin. With this bulletin, the Chart B dates for…

The State Department experienced significant publishing delays with the November 2020 Visa Bulletin but December’s bulletin, while still delayed, has come out more quickly. The industry is hopeful this indicates…

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)’s residency-by-investment initiative, the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, may be on the precipice of fundamental change following a federal court ruling that overturned EB-5…

The growing polarization of U.S. politics has made the 2020 presidential election contentious, to say the least. Even though Joe Biden has finally been declared the projected winner of this…

The October Visa Bulletin brought welcome news for EB-5 investors. For FY2021, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has nearly doubled the number of available employment-based visas to a…

Wealthier Investors On November 21, 2019, EB-5 investors saw an increase in the required investment amounts to $1.8 million, or $900,000 for a targeted employment area (TEA). But new TEA…

As of November 10, 2020, EB-5 investors who check the Case Processing Times page on the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services site for I-829 petitions may be in for…

Although each of the two journeys carries its own sets of pros and cons, all paths lead to a life in the United States – a highly sought after future…

When the October 2020 Visa Bulletin came out, the slow advancement of the final action dates for Chinese and Vietnamese EB-5 investors weren’t all that surprising. With the Visa Bulletin…

All projects approved through the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program can be split into two geographical categories: those inside a targeted employment area (TEA) and those outside. The majority of foreign…

As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its second wave, triggering a resurgence of lockdowns across Europe, immigration to the United States may be the last thing foreign investors are considering. But…

The year 2020 has been an unexpected rollercoaster of events for U.S. green card hopefuls who are participating in EB-5 investments. From extensive I-526 petition processing wait times and widespread…

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has always been up front about long processing times for EB-5 investment petitions. Two years isn’t an uncommon wait time for EB-5 investors,…

Barreling headlong into FY2021, the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program has, nevertheless, borne its own set of challenges in the wake of a global pandemic and the subsequent mental, physical, and…

EB5 Affiliate Network (EB5AN) has added several useful features to its interactive national targeted employment area (TEA) map. The map allows users to immediately see whether a project address is…

While the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program is a popular path to U.S. permanent resident status for its speed and relative ease, parts of the program can be somewhat complex. Generally…

Beginning in August 2020, I-526 processing time ranges were split into two categories by United State Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). One range is assigned to Chinese EB-5 investor applicants,…

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program is one of the fastest and easiest ways for foreign nationals to obtain permanent resident status in the United States. The program allows foreign nationals…

Household lockdowns en masse. Entire communities brought to an economic halt. Many businesses shuttered for good. This was the picture of the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the globe in early 2020,…

Directly following a new Chinese national security law targeting the autonomous region of Hong Kong, the U.S. president signed the Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization in July 2020. His…

Established in 1990, the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program offers a unique opportunity for foreign nationals to obtain permanent resident status in the United States in exchange for a qualifying investment…

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced changes to the filing fees for immigration petitions. The adjustment of fees will take effect on October 2, 2020, and will…

Since its inception, the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program has provided countless investors from all over the globe with a direct route to U.S. permanent residency. From 1990 on, foreign investors…

At first glance, the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program is fairly easy to understand. A foreign national investor chooses a qualified EB-5 project to invest in, creates a minimum of 10…

Although the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program is considered one of the fastest and easiest ways to immigrate into the United States, applicants are still often subject to long wait times…

In March 2020, the United States temporarily shut down all U.S. embassies and consulates due to the emerge of the COVID-19 pandemic. These closures have significantly delayed many foreign investors’…

Due to the constantly changing EB-5 landscape, the monthly Visa Bulletins (published by the U.S. Department of State – Bureau of Consular Affairs) is a document of varying importance among…

Many foreign nationals from all over the world hope to begin a future in the United States. Whether education, employment, or entrepreneurial opportunities, the United States of America offers immigrants…

Every month, the U.S. Department of State – Bureau of Consular Affairs publishes a new Visa Bulletin with important information for EB-5 investors. The Visa Bulletins indicate which countries currently…

Over the spiraling course of a pandemic-induced economic downturn in the United States, a handful of Republican senators have spoken out about employment-based visa programs, including the EB-5 program. Their…

The first step in your journey to attaining a green card through the EB-5 program is filing an I-526 petition. After that, you must wait for it to be adjudicated…

In July 2020, United States Citizenship Immigration Services (USCIS) announced through a Policy Alert guideline updates for capital redeployment on EB-5 projects. The revisions, published in Volume 6, Part G,…

Faced with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Trump enacted on April 22, 2020, a proclamation temporarily banning immigration to the United States. The ban was in effect…

July 2020’s Visa Bulletin offers some long-awaited news to Indian EB-5 investors: The Indian final action date is finally current. Indian investors have long been subject to lengthy waits for…

No one foresaw the COVID-19 pandemic, and it has wreaked havoc on the world in ways no one could have predicted. The world has seemingly become a prison, with the…

Countries around the world have been ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns. In June 2020, as the threat begins to subside in some countries, people can start…

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has shut down life in countries all over the world and ravaged economies from Europe to Asia, hasn’t been able to stop the EB-5 Immigrant Investor…

As the entire world contends with the unprecedented threat of COVID-19, the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program continues, allowing foreign nationals to gain a U.S. green card for an investment in…

The unfortunate reality is that life in many countries is unstable and uncertain. Corrupt governments, civil unrest, weak infrastructure, poor education, and economic volatility are some of the problems that…

U.S. employment-based visas are some of the most sought-after visas in the world. Every year, thousands of highly skilled immigrants from around the world flock to the United States on…

The historical national average processing time for I-526 petitions, as of February 29, 2020, sits at 12.9 months. Though this is a slight uptick from the 12.6 months prior to…

The sad reality is that health care in many countries is subpar. Across Africa and the poorer regions of Asia and Latin America, millions of people rely on faulty health…

With some of the best colleges in the world, the United States is where many high school graduates around the world set their sights. However, the process of immigrating to…

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program has felt the effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic, with the closure of U.S. embassies and consulates around the world and United States Citizenship and…

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) closed all its domestic offices to the public on March 18, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. All overseas U.S. embassies and…

I-526 Visa Availability Processing Approach On March 31, 2020, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) implemented the visa availability approach for processing I-526 petitions. Whether this new approach will…

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on the EB-5 program, as evidenced by the closure of U.S. embassies and consulates abroad and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)…

The U.S. Department of State — Bureau of Consular Affairs has released May 2020’s Visa Bulletin, and much to the delight of Indian EB-5 investors, it reveals that the Indian…

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) implemented a new visa availability processing approach for I-526 petitions on March 31, 2020. Prior to this, I-526 petitions were processed using a…

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, which offers foreign nationals the opportunity to obtain U.S. permanent resident status through an investment in the U.S. economy, has not escaped the far-reaching effects…

I-526 processing times are not consistent. I-526 petitions contain a wide range of information and supplementary documents that differ dramatically from investor to investor, which means not all I-526 petitions…

The purpose of the EB-5 “at risk” eligibility requirement is to ensure that an EB-5 investor’s investment capital is actually used to fund a new commercial enterprise (NCE) that will…

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) implemented the EB-5 Modernization Rule in 2019. The new rule resulted in major changes to the EB-5 visa program, as well as a…

For parents around the world, making the decision to leave their birth country can be difficult—with friends, family, business contacts, and more, they would be leaving a lot behind, and…

COVID-19 is the most devastating disease outbreak the world has seen since the Spanish Flu. While less deadly than some other outbreaks, the virus has left almost no country on…

The COVID-19 pandemic rages on, and as the number of infections rises, so too does the unemployment rate. The crisis has particularly impacted certain industries, such as real estate and…

In today’s tightly connected world, viruses can travel farther and more quickly than ever before, as evidenced by the novel coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 respiratory illness. What began in…

In recent months, EB-5 demand in India has dropped significantly, which improves the situation for the Indian investors already participating in the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. According to United States…

There’s one observation that can’t be missed when you look at the EB-5 processing statistics from the past decade: FY2019 broke the trend and recorded incredibly low I-526 petition processing…

The EB-5 Visa Bulletin for April 2020 from the Department of State — Bureau of Consular Affairs is out. April is the first month of United States Citizenship and Immigration…

We probably have the Freedom of Information Act to thank for the release of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)’s I-526 and I-829 processing data for the first quarter…

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)’s March 13 public engagement on the new visa availability approach to the processing of I-526 petitions offered valuable insights into how the EB-5…

If you’re a foreign investor dreaming of a life in the United States, the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program might be just the program you’ve been looking for. In exchange for…

As with any government program, the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program is subject to continuous changes in its regulations and processing methods as implemented by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services…

Indian EB-5 investors will have a new obstacle to wrestle with come April 1, 2020: a new 5% tax on remittances out of India, announced recently by the Indian government.…

Every year, thousands of foreign investors from around the world invest in the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program in hopes of obtaining U.S. permanent residency for themselves and their families. Each…

Unfortunately, the answer is typically longer than EB-5 investors would like. Despite the long wait times, however, the ability to obtain a green card for the United States is worth…

The Report of the Visa Office 2019 has been released by the U.S. Department of State. It provides a summary of the number of EB-5 visas issued, as well as…

One of the most popular reasons EB-5 investors choose to participate in the EB-5 visa program is to ensure a better future for their children in the United States. As…

The reasons why foreign investors decide to invest in the EB-5 program are numerous, as each investor’s situation is different, but they all have the same general goal: obtaining a…

Recently, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) amended the regulations for the EB-5 investor program, creating what is possibly the most dramatic changes the program has ever seen…

Navigating the changes to the EB-5 program published in the Federal Register in July 2019 is challenging considering the length and complexity of the Final Rule. Nevertheless, current and future…

A comprehensive EB-5 modernization bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate by three Republican senators who aim to strengthen the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. The proposed bill offers a…

Samuel Silverman, Managing Partner of EB5 Affiliate Network, discusses the introduction of a new initiative that promises to protect EB-5 investors’ funds in the event of an I-526 application denial.…

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program benefits both the U.S. economy and foreign investors desiring permanent residency in America. The program facilitates job growth in America by foreign capital creating new…

It doesn’t take a lot of research to see that American immigration policy is becoming somewhat volatile. Investors want to stay informed and manage risks with EB-5 investments. It helps…

With rapid and drastic changes in U.S. immigration policies, foreign nationals seeking permanent residency find the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa Program to be their best resource. The recent tightening of…

There have never been more varied or higher quality EB-5 investment projects available than there are today. Less than 10 years ago, EB-5 equity and financing investments were considered to…

The EB-5 Program — also known as the Immigrant Investor Program — is a U.S. visa program that grants lawful permanent resident (LPR) status to foreign individuals. The program requires…

The EB-5 program is not one to rush into with your eyes only half open. It is a time-consuming process that requires a substantial amount of money and commitment. Before…

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program is not for the faint of heart. While the program is an ideal way for foreign nationals to quickly gain permanent resident status and eventual…

The EB-5 visa program, launched in 1990, is a relatively simple way for investors with the necessary capital to move to the United States permanently and eventually become citizens, if…

Common Obstacles Faced by EB-5 Investors The EB-5 Program, while providing many benefits to the U.S. economy and investors alike, is not without its challenges. Program investors may encounter several…

Permanent Resident Status through the EB-5 Investor Program Foreign nationals who choose to participate in the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program have obtaining permanent resident status in the United States as…

An Overview of U.S. Citizenship There are two ways to be classified as a U.S. citizen: being born into citizenship and becoming a naturalized citizen. Children who are either born…

Due Diligence in EB-5 Investments Within the EB-5 program, conducting due diligence with a thorough investigation of the EB-5 project and major players and the regional center that will be…

Planning for Taxation This section recommends several strategies that EB-5 immigrant investors can use when planning for the taxes they will be assessed following immigration and resident status. Be aware…

Taxation in the United States The U.S. taxation system is somewhat unique in that it requires legal residents to not only pay income tax on income obtained in the United…

The Importance of Retaining Separate Representation To protect the interests of both investors and regional centers, it is recommended that each party retain their own immigration attorney for advisement during…

Outline of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program The employment-based 5th preference visa program, more commonly known as the EB-5 Program, was established as part of the Immigration Act of 1990…

EB-5 Investment Options The EB-5 program was originally designed to stimulate the U.S. economy through foreign capital and job creation within the United States. It has since become a program…

Steps to Becoming a Permanent U.S. Resident Through the EB-5 Program The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa program was established in 1990 to provide an opportunity for foreign nationals to become…

Permanent Resident and Temporary Resident Statuses: EB-5 and E-2 Investment Visas The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa and the E-2 Treaty Investor Visa are two types of visas offered to foreign…

Evaluating Projects with Immigration Risks in Mind When evaluating a project for a potential EB-5 investment, investors should keep two important questions in mind: Is the project likely to see…

Evaluating Immigration Risk in EB-5 Projects There are two categories of risk involved in an EB-5 investment: immigration risk and financial risk. Immigration risk involves the possibility that the investor…

Evaluating Financial Risk There are two categories of risk involved in an EB-5 investment: immigration risk and financial risk. Immigration risk involves the possibility that the investor will not be…

When Material Changes are Necessary On occasion, EB-5 projects do not proceed exactly as outlined in the original project description. While in general all reasonable efforts are made to remain…