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The EB-5 Investor Visa Program has been extended with no changes until September 30, 2016. The extension of the EB-5 Program came as part of the omnibus spending bill that Congress agreed to on December 15.

In the current climate of heightened immigration enforcement, employers must navigate various challenges, including unannounced USCIS administrative site visits, Form I-9 audits...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today published a final rule to improve the ability of certain promising start-up founders to begin growing their companies within the United States...

The US EB-5 visa program was introduced to promote job creation in the United States through issuance of permanent residence to individuals investing between $500,000 or $1 million in an approved commercial enterprise. While the program rules are the same for all investors, applicants must consider important practices in the application process.

Introduced to attract foreign investment and facilitate job creation in the US economy, the US EB-5 program has become a popular immigration option for affluent investors intending to secure permanent residence in the USA. Recently, US Congress extended the program until September 30, 2016. Here are some misconceptions about the program.

USCIS announced on May 16, 2018, that it is revising guidance on immigrant investor (EB-5) cases involving tenant occupancy.

As the September 30 grandfathering deadline approaches for the EB-5 regional center program, investors face critical decisions about filing their I-526E petitions to secure protection under current program rules. What protections does this deadline actually provide, and what recent Administrative Appeals Office decisions mean for investors considering partial investment strategies? Immigration attorneys Kate Kalmykov and Jennifer Hermansky examine these urgent questions while analyzing USCIS's newly release

Our Webinar, "Indian EB-5: A Faster Route to a Green Card", will focus on the large quota backlogs plaguing India-born immigrants. Within the U.S., thousands of families are stuck in the visa queue waiting for their priority dates to become current in the second- and third-preference employment categories (EB-2 and EB-3).

Scott E. Bettridge and Rogelio "Roy" J. Carrasquillo was mentioned in the Daily Business Review article, "Latest Reforms to EB-5 Program Are Nearly Complete."

With the October 1 government shutdown temporarily averted, the upcoming deadline of November 17 is now looming over us. On September 30, the federal government came to a decision hours before midnight...

The USCIS would need to approve final regulations in order for them to take effect and it is unclear when, or if, they may do so.

I was fortunate to be invited to speak at the City of Miami EB-5 Summit on Affordable Housing a few weeks ago.

Thus, everyone can expect a short-term extension and another few weeks of anxiety that will hopefully be resolved before Christmas, and then another extension for weeks or months thereafter.

President Trump Signs ‘KIWI Act' With New Zealand on Nonimmigrant Treaty Traders/Investors.

The US EB-5 immigrant investor program was extended in its current form as part of Congress legislation to avoid a government shutdown last week.

E5-B visas are another growing source of liquidity in the real estate and construction world.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has recently announced its new entrepreneur program in which it is hoping to attract entrepreneurs from around the world to enter the U.S. and start U.S. businesses.