4/29 USCIS Q&A and Listening Session Report
On Friday April 29, USCIS offered a first installment of guidance on implementation of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022. USCIS published EB-5 Questions and Answers (updated April 2022) on the...
View ArticleComments on the new Form I-956 Application for Regional Center
As of this week “EB-5 2.0” has officially launched, with a new regional center program authorized since May 14, 2022. Now that 60 days have passed since enactment, the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of...
View ArticleRegional Center reporting and NCE approval forms released
From: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services <uscis@public.govdelivery.com>Sent: June 2, 2022 2:50 PMSubject: USCIS Releases New Forms for Immigrant Investor Program U.S. Citizenship and...
View ArticleBehring injunction shifts compliance risks
Who bears the burden of waiting for USCIS to ensure regional center compliance under the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA)? Who takes the risk that USCIS will find some pre-RIA regional...
View ArticleUSCIS website reacts to Behring injunction (6/29)
In April 2022, the USCIS website EB-5 pages published five statements referencing USCIS interpretation that previously designated regional centers were deauthorized by the EB-5 Reform and Integrity...
View ArticleNew Form I-526E and Revised FAQ
On July 11, USCIS deleted five Q&A from the EB-5 Questions and Answers (updated April 2022) document linked to the EB-5 Resources page. This update successfully deletes all references to repealed...
View ArticleRIA Implementation Update (website, forms, litigation, processing)
Today marks five months since the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act (RIA) was enacted on March 15, 2022, and three months since the regional center program gained new authorization. Where are we now?...
View ArticleEB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022
The EB-5 program faces a second life thanks to the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022, which passed the House on Wednesday and the Senate on Thursday night as part of the Consolidated Appropriations...
View ArticleIncomplete EB-5 policy update
On October 7, the USCIS Policy Manual was updated with revisions to some of the policy affected by the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act. In Volume 6 Part G “Investors,” which contains EB-5 program...
View Article10/19 EB-5 Stakeholder Meeting (call recording, I-956 and I-956G for...
10/25 Update: USCIS has now published EB-5 National Stakeholder Engagement Talking Points (PDF, 238.48 KB) and National Engagement EB-5 Stakeholder PowerPoint Presentation (PDF, 315.88 KB). Today USCIS...
View ArticleEB-5 roller coaster continues (RC status after December 29, processing,...
While my plate is full of everyday work plus hard articles that could be written, I’d like to briefly flag a few matters of critical importance for the EB-5 community. There are questions about the...
View ArticleDecember/January Updates (Regional Center status, visa availability, I-526...
A quick roundup of significant EB-5 developments since last report – rather delayed, while I held out for good news. I did not expect to start my 14th year in EB-5 grappling with basic questions like...
View ArticleRIA impact on pre-RIA Regional Centers and investors (comment)
The following is the comment related to Regional Center Operations that I submitted to USCIS in advance of the EB-5 engagement on March 20, 2023. (The comment deadline is 4 ET today.) I approached the...
View ArticleEB-5 Integrity Fund FAQ, with notes on regional center status and investment...
Today, USCIS sent out an email alert with the title USCIS to Start Collecting Fee for EB-5 Integrity Fund, published a new EB-5 Integrity Fund page on the USCIS website, posted a Federal Register...
View ArticleRIA Implementation Status, one year later
On March 15, 2022, the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA) became law as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law No: 117-103). One year later, how far have we come? How...
View ArticleIntegrity Fees and I-956G Annual Report in 2023 (Who really has to file, and...
10/11/2023 UPDATE: USCIS has now published a Q&A that discusses the impact on investors of regional center termination, beginning with the statement that “Given the large volume of investors that...
View ArticleUSCIS Provides Additional Guidance (sustainment, termination)
UPDATE: This post now copies the version of the USCIS email sent out at 11:30, which seems to be a correction to the email sent at 10:45. This content is also now posted in the USCIS Newsroom. From:...
View ArticleTop things I learned from the October 11, 2023 EB-5 Questions and Answers...
Since the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA) was enacted, stakeholders have had urgent open questions about the status and treatment of pre-RIA investors and regional centers, and about how to...
View ArticleComplete USCIS Policy Manual EB-5 Update
On October 26, 2023, the USCIS Policy Manual EB-5 section (Volume 6 Part G) received its first complete update since the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA) was enacted 18 months ago. I have...
View ArticleCIS Ombudsman EB-5 Engagement (Oct. 30)
In more good news for future EB-5 process improvements, the CIS Ombudsman has focused attention on the EB-5 program. The CIS Ombudsman’s mission is to “assist individuals and employers in resolving...
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