Answer Generally speaking, we recommend making the full investment prior to filing the initial I-526 petition. The regulations technically allow for a person to be "actively in the process of investing" at the time the petition is filed. However, doing so can be risky, and we...
The regional center portion of the employment-based, fifth preference (EB5) immigrant investor program will expire after June 30, 2021. Congress failed to reach an agreement to extend the program, and it is now in recess until July 9, 2021. There is still reason to believe...
Answer No, that is not correct. There are two major issues surrounding the EB5 program right now, but they are not directly related to one another. First, there is the looming deadline of the regional center program expiring on June 30, 2021. The regional center program...
A federal judge in California has struck down the 2019 regulation that made numerous changes to the EB5 immigrant investor visa program, most notably a sizable increase in the minimum investment requirement. Under the 2019 rule, the minimum investment increased to $1.8 million for standard...
Answer The EB5 program is permanent, so it will not expire. However, the regional center portion of the EB5 program is "temporary," so it periodically must be renewed. Presently, if no action is taken, the program will expire at the end of June. However, there are...
Today, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the July 2021 Visa Bulletin. All cutoff dates listed refer to the dates in the final action chart (i.e., Chart A), unless otherwise specified. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has not yet indicated whether stakeholders...
Today, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the June 2021 Visa Bulletin. All cutoff dates listed refer to the dates in the final action chart (i.e., Chart A), unless otherwise specified. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has not indicated yet whether stakeholders...
Answer This seems very unlikely. There was a lawsuit filed that was asking a court to reverse the regulatory change that increased the investment requirement. However, there is little reason to believe this lawsuit will be successful. (13.May.2021)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that...
The E-2 treaty investor visa program allows a qualifying foreign national to develop and direct a U.S. enterprise based on a substantial investment in that business. Many countries, including India and China, do not have a qualifying treaty with the U.S. to allow its nationals...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the May 2021 Visa Bulletin. All cutoff dates listed refer to the dates in the final action chart (i.e., Chart A), unless otherwise specified. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has not yet indicated whether stakeholders...
