Today, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the August 2025 Visa Bulletin. All cutoff dates listed below refer to the final action chart (i.e., Chart A), unless otherwise specified. Visa Bulletin Summary Employment-Based, First Preference (EB1) Category There is no change in the EB1 category for August...
This morning, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the June 2025 Visa Bulletin. As with recent months, movement remains limited in the employment-based categories. All cutoff dates listed below refer to the final action chart (i.e., Chart A), unless otherwise specified. Visa Bulletin Summary Employment-Based, First...
This morning, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the May 2025 Visa Bulletin. There is little-to-no movement in the employment-based categories. All cutoff dates listed refer to those in the final action chart (i.e., Chart A), unless otherwise specified. Visa Bulletin Summary Employment-Based, First Preference (EB1)...
This evening, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the April 2025 Visa Bulletin. There is some forward movement in most of the oversubscribed categories, and retrogression in the EB5 unreserved category. All cutoff dates listed refer to those in the final action chart (i.e.,...
Answer Yes, profits earned from investing in cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, is generally permissible to use for an EB5 investment. So long as we can demonstrate the funds used to purchase the cryptocurrency was lawfully earned, and that all laws (including tax laws) have been complied...
Today, the Trump Administration announced that they plan to eliminate the EB5 immigrant investor program, and replace it with a “gold card” program, which grants lawful permanent residency based on an investment of $5 million. No further details have yet been provided.It is worth noting...
This evening, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the March 2025 Visa Bulletin. Similar to the February 2025 Visa Bulletin, there is some progress in some of the oversubscribed categories, while others (e.g., EB1) remain stubbornly stuck in place. All cutoff dates listed refer...
Answer During Trump’s first term in office, it seems his Administration was content with allowing the adjudication of EB5 cases to proceed undisturbed, for the most part. Although processing times did increase for nearly all case types, including EB5, we did not see a nationwide increase...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the January 2025 Visa Bulletin. In January, there is modest movement in some of the oversubscribed categories from the previous month. The DOS also provides some vague predictions regarding the EB5 program. All cutoff dates listed refer...
Today, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the December 2024 Visa Bulletin. There is very little movement in the oversubscribed categories from the previous month. All cutoff dates listed refer to those in the final action chart (i.e., Chart A), unless otherwise specified. Visa Bulletin...
