This article is reprinted from the USCIS website. Priority Date Retention Q. Who may benefit from the new EB-5 rule’s priority date retention provision? A. Investors who file a new Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Investor, on or after Nov. 21, 2019, may use the priority date of a previously approved Form I-526 petition, subject to certain conditions. Q. When would USCIS not allow […]
By Clare Lithgow The data for the I-526 Petitions by Entrepreneurs as well as the I-829 Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status reveal slower processing times in FY 2019. Here’s the data, a few possible reasons for the slowdown, and what, as an investor, you can do […]
THE ‘NIGHT’ CONCERT – A Stand Against Hate! (Note from the editor of the site. Normally, while I find many political and social subject to be of great importance, I feel that they generally are not the proper subject of a business website or a business blog. I find this subject […]
After years of delay the Obama-era EB-5 immigration regulations were published on July 24, 2019. You can find a copy of the regulations at this link. You can also find a summary of them here. The regulations only apply to those who file their I-526 Petitions on or after Nov. 21, 2019. Without […]
Advance Copy of EB-5 Final Rule This final rule amends Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations governing the employment-based, fifth preference (EB-5) immigrant investor classification and associated regional centers to reflect statutory changes and modernize the EB-5 program. In general, under the EB-5 program, individuals are eligible to apply for lawful […]