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The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service (USCIS) recently released updated statistics about how many EB-5 Investor Visa Petitions it has approved since the program started in 1991. The EB-5 immigrant visa allows qualifying investors (and certain family members) to gain permanent residency in the United States in return for a half million to million dollar … Continue reading “USCIS Issues EB-5 Petition Statistics- Large Growth In Initial EB-5 Applications” Waiting until the last minute to do so, Congress reauthorized the use of EB-5 regional centers for investors seeking to immigrate to the United States until September 30, 2015. To qualify, a foreign national investor must invest $500,000 or $1 million into a qualified regional center to obtain permanent residency (along with meeting other … Continue reading “EB-5 Regional Center Program Extended Until September 2015” The Department of Homeland Security recently announced how many employment-based immigrants became lawful permanent residents in 2011. The chart below breaks down the immigrants into their priority classification (e.g. first through five priority). Additionally, the chart provides historical statistics for each of the five priority classifications for the last ten years. Of note is the … Continue reading “Employment-Based Immigrant Statistics 2002-2011” The USCIS recently released EB-5 adjudication statistics to the public. The statistics show an increase in the use of the EB-5 visa, including I-924 applications for regional center recognition, I-526 applications to initiate individual EB-5 Immigrant Investor Petitions, and I-829 application to Remove Conditions to EB-5 permanent residency. According to the USCIS: 92% of all … The USCIS has been taking progressive steps to improve the adjudication of EB-5 investor visas. Most recently, USCIS made two such announcements: EB-5 Premium Processing: USCIS announced that it will soon start accepting EB-5 visa applications through premium processing. Through premium processing, an applicant can get a response within fifteen days of submitting an application. … Continue reading “Improving Conditions in EB-5 Visa Processing” The USCIS has announced the following statistics concerning the EB-5 visa for investors. The EB-5 visa is a permanent investor visa that allows an applicant and his or her immediate family to gain permanent residency through the investment of between $500,000 and $1 million. This investor visa offers two unique processes to gain the status … The EB-5 regional center program is the heavy lifter of the EB-5 visa category. Approximately 90% of all EB-5 visas that are issued each year are through an EB-5 regional center. One reason for this disparity is the view that regional centers require less commitment and concentration by the EB-5 visa holder. Additionally, the evidence … Continue reading “EB-5 Regional Centers and Indirect Job Creation” During the last few years, one of the biggest growth areas in Immigration law has been the expansion of EB-5 regional centers. A regional center is an entity that has been designated by the USCIS immigration agency. The designation means that the regional center can solicit investments from foreign nationals who seek to obtain permanent … The USCIS has recently announced a change of address for the I-526 form. This form is used by EB-5 Visa Investors who are applying for a green card through the EB-5 immigrant investor category. The change of address is meant to streamline the processing of the applications. Additionally, the new address will allow for the … Continue reading “EB-5 Visa For Immigrants Has Change of Address” The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) recently upheld the Immigration Agency’s denial of an EB-5 Applicant’s Removal of Conditions. The reason for the denial was the applicants investment of his money in a project that was not approved by the USCIS. As way of background, the EB-5 visa provides immigrant status to foreign national investors who … Continue reading “Recent AAO Decision Denys EB-5 Applicant’s Removal of Conditions” National Public Radio (NPR) recently did a story on the EB-5 visa and how it is helping America’s economic growth. The EB-5 visa allows for a foreign national to obtain a permanent green card if he or she invests one million dollars (or $500,000 in certain circumstances) into a company that will employ at least … The closest thing the United States has to a “job-creating” visa is the EB-5 investor visa. The EB-5 visa allows for foreign nationals to enter the United States and obtain lawful permanent residency in return for investing one million dollars ($500,000 in certain circumstances) in a newly formed American company. Additionally, the Eb-5 visa requires … Attached to the recently passed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations Act of 2010, the Conrad State 30, EB-5, and E-verify programs have been extended through September 2012. These three programs are technically “temporary” programs that need to be reaffirmed every couple of years. In reality, these three programs have been continuously reaffirmed for years … Continue reading “Conrad 30, EB-5, & E-Verify Extended Through Sept. 2012” |
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