EB5 immigrant visas of all types are once again available to
investors who create job opportunities for American workers. The
Omnibus Spending Bill signed by the president on March 23 included
the extension of the US immigrant investor EB5 regional center
program to the end of September 2018.
The US State Department's April 2018 Visa Bulletin will be
revised soon to show that EB5 regional center immigrant visas are
immediately available for all countries of birth, except mainland
China, which is expected to have the same waiting period as the EB5
non-regional center program.
Media around the world has been warning readers of the demise of
the EB5 regional center program. The US Embassy at Hanoi, Vietnam,
announced on March 20 that no EB5 regional center immigrant visas
would be issued after March 23. Now that advisory is no longer
effective and immigrant visa appointments will continue to be
scheduled at US embassies and consulates.
