EB-5 Investors Visa

On September 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released their October 2020 visa bulletin. In a typical year, the total number of visas allocated to the Employment-Based category is approximately 140,000 visas. Of that total, 7.1% are allocated for the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program (EB-5) for a normal yearly EB-5 total of approximately…

EB-5 program renewed until December 11, 2020. 1st October 2020, Washington D.C. The US Congress approved budget legislation (Continuing Resolution CR) that funds the operations of the federal government until December 11, 2020. The CR also passed an extension of the EB-5 Regional Center program until December 11, 2020. This ensures that the EB-5 Regional…

Q1. Do I have to submit information for further deployment activities when I file Form I-924A, Annual Certification of Regional Center?    A1. For now, Form I-924A does not require information about further deployment activity. However, we routinely revise forms and a future version of Form I-924A may require such information. We will accept a Form I-924A that includes redeployment information; for example, an investor could include such information in the Additional Information section, Part 11.…

The end of the 2020 Fiscal Year on September 30th brings with it a deadline for Congress to extend or renew the EB-5 Regional Center program. For the EB-5 program to continue uninterrupted, it requires Congress to pass budget legislation, including a possible continuing resolution, to extend government services. There are only eight legislative days…

The USCIS Adjusts EB-5 Filing Fees for Investors and Regional Centers FY 2021 Today, to ensure U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recovers its costs of services, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a final rule that adjusts fees for EB-5 investors and Regional Centers and other immigration and naturalization benefit requests. This fee…

India is no longer facing a visa backlog. This progression comes despite the closures of the U.S. foreign consulates and embassies. The Dates for Filing on the Visa Bulletin remain unchanged in July, but USCIS has stated that they will instead be using Final Action Dates to determine who is eligible to file for adjustment…

Washington, D.C. – June 18, 2020: The U.S. Department of State recently published its monthly Visa Bulletin for July, 2020. Employment Based Green Cards The July, 2020 visa bulletin shows modest movement forward for most Employment-based categories and significant movement forward for EB-1 and EB-5 India. The upcoming visa bulletin shows that EB-5 India will…

President Signs Proclamation to Temporarily Suspend Immigration to the United States EB-5 Investors Among Those Exempted. Washington, D.C., April 24, 2020:  Citing the COVID-19 pandemic, President Trump signed a Presidential Proclamation on Thursday which temporarily suspends immigration to the United States for 60 days. The proclamation becomes effective on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 11:59…

Washington, D.C., April 20, 2020: President Trump by Twitter announced his intention to adopt an executive order that temporarily suspends all immigration to the United States.  Observers expect the executive order to be signed on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. If signed, and if as described, the executive order would mark the most sweeping restrictions on…

USCIS processing times have slowed considerably in the last year. Recently, USCIS has announced a processing methodology change which is going to be implemented in April. This will result in reduced waiting times for almost all nationalities, save for the Chinese. Washington DC based Immigration lawyers Donoso & Partners LLC have drafted an article on…