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Washington Updates (new draft bill), New Form I-526, RC list updates
Washington Updates It’s still not clear what will happen in the next couple weeks before the next regional center program sunset date on April 28, and whether we’re likely to see EB-5 program changes...
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Goodlatte statement; IIUSA TEA Analysis
Two important new press releases: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte announces on behalf of House and Senate Judiciary Committee members that “Lawmakers Remain Committed to Good-Faith...
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I-924 Webinar, Amendment Requirements
In case anyone would like to review it, here is a link to my audio recording and copies of the slides from today’s webinar on the revised Form I-924 Application for Regional Center Designation. The big...
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Countdown to reauthorization, again
The regional center program is currently authorized, as part of fiscal year 2016 Appropriations legislation, through April 28. I’ll update this post has I hear relevant news on reauthorization....
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New EB-5 Regulations: Comments Discussion
We’re waiting on the fate of draft EB-5 regulations published in the Federal Register in January 2017, with a public comment period that ended in April 2017. This post briefly reviews the proposed...
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New EB-5 Policy (Sustaining Investment, Redeployment, and Investors in a...
We’ve been waiting for years for USCIS to clarify its policy on sustaining investment, and when and how EB-5 capital may need to be redeployed if a project winds up before the investor reaches the...
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Tally of I-526 and I-829 approvals and denials by regional center (updated)
The USCIS Immigrant Investor Regional Centers page at www.uscis.gov/eb-5centers has been updated with links to documents that list regional center names and tally the I-526 and I-829 approvals for...
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Draft legislation, NYC lawsuit, SEC action, RC decision (Path America), RC...
New Policy (comments due) Recall that Wednesday June 28 is the last day to submit comments responding to USCIS’s new policy language on redeployment. Analysis of Draft Legislation (IIUSA, NYU) IIUSA...
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Listening Session (EB-5 regs), EB-5 as securities (Hui Feng), RC Audits, RC...
EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Engagement July 13 At the EB-5 listening session on July 13, the USCIS participants stuck to their resolve to listen only, and did not provide input or feedback. The...
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RAISE Act
And now, Washington is talking about immigration after all. Today the White House announced that President Donald J. Trump Backs RAISE Act. Senator Tom Cotton introduced this bill back in February, but...
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I-924A webinar, Processing Times, I-526 by country, visa numbers, EB-5...
I-924A Webinar U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites you to participate in a webinar on Thursday, August 24, from 1 to 2 p.m. Eastern to discuss Form I-924A, Annual Certification of...
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I-924A webinar, EB-5 regs, Articles, RC list changes
I-924A Webinar Today USCIS held a webinar to discuss the latest version of Form I-924A, Annual Certification of Regional Center. USCIS may eventually post an official recording on the webinar page, but...
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Redeployment, Reauthorization, I-485, AAO Decisions, RC List Changes
Redeployment Julia Harrison’s published statement for the July 19 engagement in San Jose has been updated with cautious answers to two important questions about how redeployment policy applies to...
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RC reauthorization to 12/8/2017, I-924A tips, SEC request denied (Kameli)
Regional Center Program Reauthorization The EB-5 Regional Center Program authorization is now extended to December 8, 2017 thanks to H.R.601, which the President signed into law yesterday. Washington...
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Washington Updates, Articles, SEC Actions, RC List Changes
Washington Updates We’re entering FY2018 with another RC program sunset date coming up on December 8, 2017, and new EB-5 regulations waiting for final clearance by the Office of Management and Budget....
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Direct EB-5 FAQ, White House Immigration Principles
Direct EB-5 FAQ The regional center program dominates EB-5, but the alternate direct EB-5 track remains significant. 846 EB-5 visas went to direct EB-5 investors plus family in FY2016, and this number...
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Visa Numbers Update (Vietnam, India), TEA Reform Proposal, RC Audit Change
Visa Numbers Update (Vietnam, India) We heard some updated EB-5 numbers this week from Charles Oppenheim, the Chief of the Immigrant Visa Control and Reporting within the U.S. Department of State....
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Updates: 12/8: H.J. Res 123 has been signed by the President and is now P.L. 115-90. Now we wait for legislation that will authorize the regional center program past December 22, 2017. 12/7: A...
View ArticleRC Reauthorization to 1/19/2018, visa numbers, legal actions, RC list changes
Countdown to Regional Center Program Reauthorization 12/22: President Trump has signed the continuing resolution H.R. 1370, which means that the regional center program is now extended together with...
View ArticleEB-5 Regulations (2/2018?)
3/1/2018 Update: See my No change, no stability? post While we have our eye on the legislation ball, the Office of Management and Budget has given us a new EB-5 deadline to think about. The Spring 2017...
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