The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the April 2020 Visa Bulletin. All cutoff dates listed refer to the dates in the final action (FA) chart, unless otherwise specified. Visa Bulletin Summary Employment-Based, First Preference (EB1) Category The EB1 cutoff date for China moves slightly forward to...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that, effective March 31, 2020, it will no longer adjudicate immigrant petitions by alien investor (form I-526) on a first-in, first-out basis. Rather, the USCIS will prioritize those EB5 petitions in which the immigrant investor has...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the March 2020 Visa Bulletin. All cutoff dates listed refer to the dates in the final action (FA) chart, unless otherwise specified. Visa Bulletin Summary Employment Based, 1st Category (EB1) The cutoff date for EB1 China moves slightly forward to...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the February 2020 Visa Bulletin. All cutoff dates listed refer to the dates in the final action (FA) chart, unless otherwise specified. Visa Bulletin Summary Employment-Based, First Preference (EB1) Category The EB1 cutoff dates for China and India remain unchanged,...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the December 2019 Visa Bulletin. In December, movement in most categories is limited. China sees gradual advancements in the employment-based, first and second preference (EB1 and EB2) categories, while India sees little to no progression in any...
Charles Oppenheim, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, gave a presentation at the IIUSA EB5 Industry Forum on October 29, 2019, where he provided stakeholders with his updated predictions on backlogs and wait times for EB5 applicants....
The November 2019 Visa Bulletin has been released by the U.S. Department of State (DOS). In November, there is some advancement in the oversubscribed employment-based (EB) categories for China. Unfortunately, India receives nearly no relief. Visa Bulletin Summary All cutoff dates listed refer to the dates in...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the September 2019 Visa Bulletin, which is the last visa bulletin of fiscal year 2019. There is some forward movement in several categories, due to an unexpected drop in usage. Meanwhile, a number of other categories retrogress,...
Answer On November 21, 2019, a new regulation will go into effect that raises the minimum investment amount for EB5 cases to $1.8 million, or $900,000 if the investment is made in a targeted employment area (TEA). A TEA is a rural area or area of...
Most months, Charles Oppenheim, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, provides visa bulletin explanations and predictions. Following the release of the August 2019 Visa Bulletin, Mr. Oppenheim discussed some of the higher-than-normal demand in various categories, and...
