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In preparation for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap season, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is holding "Tech Talks" to delve into the latest USCIS organizational account updates.

Leading European advisors La Vida recently added EB-5 to their portfolio of Golden Visa offerings, appointing Green and Spiegel as their preferred attorneys to handle client applications.

An attractive source of lower cost financing, the EB-5 Immigrant Investor program can help fill the capital stack for many senior living projects.

USCIS updated its online list of terminated EB-5 regional centers on October 22, 2015.

Congress in 2015 tried to tackle new EB-5 reform legislation, but instead chose to extend the program without any changes until September 30, 2016.

COVID-19 has impacted U.S. immigration significantly in 2020 and will continue to affect immigration well into 2021. In addition, a new presidential administration is moving into the White House in less than two weeks.

For U.S. companies looking to hire foreign employees or international businesses looking to invest in the U.S., navigating the ever-changing U.S. immigration landscape can be tricky.

An H-1B cap registration proposal has been in the works since 2011, but it may have been President Trump's Buy American and Hire American ("BAHA")

The 2027 H-1B lottery introduced a wage-based selection system that fundamentally altered how foreign nationals are chosen for work authorization, creating new challenges for entry-level professionals and OPT holders. With selection notices now released and many registrations unsuccessful, foreign nationals and employers must navigate a complex landscape of alternative visa pathways...

Congress tried in 2015 to tackle new EB-5 reform legislation, but chose instead to extend the program without any changes through September 2016.

On April 1, 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin accepting new H-1B petitions for professional positions. We note that these petitions will have a start date of October 1, 2017.

In addition to the many legal solutions already in place to make visas and other immigration opportunities available to qualified entrepreneurs...

The US Department of State estimates longer waiting periods for EB-5 immigrant investors from the top six participating countries: China, Vietnam, India, Brazil, Taiwan and South Korea.

California state senators put forth a proposal on Jan. 4, 2016, to spend $2 billion to build or rehabilitate permanent housing for homeless people, specifically those with mental illnesses.

On June 11, 2012, President Obama signed legislation that would add Israel to the list of countries eligible for nonimmigrant E-2 treaty investor visas.

Check out what's new in the EB-5 world, where a team of securities lawyers are at work offering to help lawmakers understand complex legal provisions of proposed EB-5 integrity legislation.

On October 8, 2017, the U.S. Mission to Turkey announced the immediate suspension of all nonimmigrant visas services at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, as well as its Consulates in Istanbul and Adana.

February 9, 2018 -- The most recent government shutdown showdown resulted in a brief (several-hour) lapse in the EB-5 Regional Center Program after the last Continuing Resolution expired at midnight.