EB-5 Investors Visa

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…

We’re pleased to confirm that, despite the difficulties, Residency Invest and it’s partners continue to facilitate US I-526 investment visa green card applications for EB-5. We have an hotel project in Hollywood LA which is nearing construction completion and is close to the end of its subscription phase. It can therefore be regarded as fully…

Who Wins from the USCIS EB-5 Adjudications Change? Washington, D.C. – February 24, 2020 – On January 29, 2020, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it will no longer process EB-5 visas on a first-come-first-served basis. What Does This Policy Change Mean? The new USCIS adjudications policy means that the agency will move away…

The new EB-5 Regulations went into effect on November 21, 2019.   Here is what you need to know: What are the New Minimum EB-5 Investment Amounts? For any visa petitions filed on or after November 21, 2019, the new minimum capital investment amounts apply.  Minimum investment amounts increased to US$900,000 for investments in rural areas…

It has been reported on April 16th, that Rep. González-Colón introduced H.R.2173, a bill that would amend the Immigration and National Security Act to reserve 100 EB-5 visas for investors who select projects in locations declared major disaster areas by the president. The EB-5 Program gives qualifying foreign nationals and their immediate family members green…

The number of Indian citizens issued with EB-5 visas in the US has almost quadrupled since 2017. As stated by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), 585 conditional green cards were issued to Indians during the 12 month period ending September 2018, compared with 174 during the 2017 with 149 in 2016. An increase in…

As part of the agreement by Congress and the president to end the government funding stalemate, the EB-5 program will be authorised thru September 30, 2019.  Many may be aware that over the past few months Iowa Rep. Steve King proposed to terminate the EB-5 program.  However, his bill garnered zero support, illuminating how lawmakers…

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program — under which foreigners have invested billions of dollars in the U.S. to obtain American green cards — is set to expire in September. Some critics want the immigration program to be scrapped on concerns about fraud, abuse and national security risks. Another contentious issue is how expensive the program…