An EB-5 Investor Green Card has two main requirements. These include an investment of either $800,000 or $1,050,000 depending on where the business is located, and the meeting of the…
If you’re considering the EB-5 visa as your path to U.S. permanent residency, one of the first—and most important—decisions you’ll make is choosing between a direct investment and a regional…
The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program offers foreign nationals a pathway to U.S. permanent residency through investment. A popular option within this program is investing in a USCIS-approved Regional Center. While…
As described in an earlier blog post, one option for those who have been waiting an unreasonably long time for the government to adjudicate their immigrant petition is suing USCIS…
USCIS has extended the flexibility for applicants and petitioners who are responding to requests for evidence (RFE), or notices of intent to deny (NOID), or notice of intent to revoke…
USCIS has announced on March 27 that it is adopting measures to assist applicants and petitioners who are responding to requests for evidence (RFE) or notices of intent to deny…
We just had an EB-5 approval for a UK national for a petition filed with a Regional Center. The petition was filed in September of 2019 and it was approved…
USCIS announced on January 29 an operational change in the EB-5 application adjudication process. Previously, USCIS adjudicated EB-5 applications in a first come first serve basis. Applications that were received…
On November 18, Congress passed a temporary continuing resolution to fund the government through to December 20. This means that the EB-5 regional center program through to December 20. However,…
Despite the fact that the EB-5 investment immigration program has been renewed again, again, and again, every time it has come close to expiration without change, USCIS has finally published the long-waited updates to…
On June 28, 2019, the new EB-5 rule has been cleared by the Office of Management and Budget’s review. The rule was originally sent to the OMB in February 2019.…
In the newly released January visa bulletin, EB-2 and EB-3 visas remain current for most countries. EB-2 in China have advanced 3 months to April 1, 2016 and India advanced…
The Department of Homeland Security has sent a new EB-5 regulation to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for federal review. The contents of the regulation will remain confidential…
In the newly released January visa bulletin, EB-2 and EB-3 visas remain current for most countries. EB-2 in China have advanced two months to October 1, 2015 and India advanced…
In the newly released January visa bulletin, EB-2 and EB-3 visas remain current for most countries. EB-2 in China have advanced for one month to August 1, 2015 and India…
In the newly released December visa bulletin, EB-2 and EB-3 visas for most countries have been restored to current after being regressed for a month in the November bulletin. EB-2…
On September 27, 2018, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6157, a FY 2019 appropriations bill funding several federal agencies and containing a continuing resolution to fund the rest of…
Scott Legal just had an I-526 approval for a Chinese national. The approval was for a regional center project and the petition was approved without an RFE. The approval timing…
The EB-5 program, also known as the Million Dollar Green Card, allows investors to obtain a green card if they invest either $800,000 or $1,050,000 in business or projects that…