EB-5 Extension Into 2019

EB-5 Extension Into 2019

The U.S. EB-5 Visa, also known as the Immigrant Investor Visa Program, was originally created under the Immigration Act of 1990 that was signed into law by then President George H.W. Bush. The bill allowed eligible immigrant investors to become lawful permanent...
Trump bans Muslims from the USA

Trump bans Muslims from the USA

You may have heard that President Trump is planning an executive order to ban Iranians and others from Muslim majority countries from visiting the U.S. We have reviewed the draft executive order and while this is not confirmed to be the final, official order, based on...
Congress Extends EB-5 Program Until December 11th

Congress Extends EB-5 Program Until December 11th

On September 30, 2015, the US Congress passed a Continuing Resolution to a temporary extension of the EB-5 Regional Center Program. This will allow the EB-5 Regional Center Program will continue to generate jobs in the United States and continue to attract foreign...
Is the EB-5 Visa Program Hurting the U.S.?

Is the EB-5 Visa Program Hurting the U.S.?

To the United States, immigration has been a hot-button topic for decades and will undoubtedly continue to be; however, a program developed by Congress in 1990 may have some citizens seeing this scenario in a new light. Known as the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, it...
All EB-5 Investors Are Not Alike

All EB-5 Investors Are Not Alike

Investors in the EB-5 visa program fall into two categories: those who invest as individuals, also referred to as a Direct Investor, and those who invest through the Regional Center Program. While both desire to invest at least $500,000 into a new U.S. commercial...
Trump bans Muslims from the USA

ELIS: The Beginning of Electronic Immigration Filing

USCIS Electronic Immigration System In the last 24 years of the EB-5 program, there have been significant developments in this federal program’s policies and initiatives that have made it more effective and more efficient for all stakeholders to benefit from. Since...