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Practice Areas: Family Law, Immigration, Nationality and Consular Law, International & Cross-Border Transactions, Real Estate, Securities & Corporate Finance, Experienced EB-5 Attorney, EB-5 Regional Center Application Submission Provider, International Litigation
Languages spoken: English, Spanish, French, Chinese (Mandarin), Urdu, Cantonese, Gujarati, Hindi
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Lesson from Termination of the Canadian Immigrant Investor Program – Did the US Congress get it right for EB-5 Program? By Mona Shah, Esq. Yi Song, Esq. IMMACT90 is a legislation that used to be regarded by immigration lawyers as a milestone for deportation issues. The ac...
2012 Beijing EB-5 Expo 2012 Beijing EB-5 Expo is the first time an Expo of this size and type will be staged in Beijing. In the past, such annual events have proven to be tremendously successful. Ev...
2013 fourth(4th) quarter statistics for I-526 petitions USCIS released the fourth (4th) quarter statistics for Fiscal Year 2013 for I-526 & I-829 Immigrant Petitions by Alien Entrepreneurs In 2013, in total 6,346 I-526 petitions were rece...
2015 Year in Review By Mona Shah, Esq. & Omar Hakim, Esq. 2015 was a remarkable year in the EB-5 world for many reasons. The main focus, of course, was on the impending legislation (S.1501) introduced...
An Insider’s View of the EB-5 Program Extension to September 30, 2016 By Mona Shah, Esq. & Omar Hakim, Esq. The Battle to Reform EB-5: After months of vigorous debates, endless negotiations, constant redrafting, and a frenzy of last minute inves...
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Analysis of the Final EB-5 Policy Memorandum – What’s New By Mona Shah, Esq. Yi Song, Esq. . Finally, the greatly anticipated EB-5 Adjudications Policy Memorandum, PM-602-0083, wa...
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Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and Sheldon Adelson SUPPORT EB-5 Program on NY Times Mona Shah, Esq. Yi Song, Esq. On July 11, 2014 Bill Gates, Sheldon Adelson and Warren Buffett, three of the richest men in America issued a statement for the New York Times to support ...
BILL S.1501 INTRODUCED TODAY FOR REAUTHORIZATION OF THE EB-5 REGIONAL CENTER PROGRAM Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) have introduced S. 1501 (the “American Job Creation and Investment Promo...
BILL S.1501 PUTS THE EB-5 PROGRAM UNDER THE SEC’S MICROSCOPE – COULD CAUSE MAJOR CHANGES IN THE EB-5 WORLD This morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley and Ranking Member Patrick Leahy co-sponsored S. 1501 (titled “the American Job Creation and Investment ...
BREAKING NEWS - Hong Kong Terminates Its Immigrant Investor Program By Mona Shah, Esq. Yi Song, Esq. January 15, 2015 Breaking news: Hong Kong terminated its Immigrant Investor Program. After Canada terminated its federal immigr...
BREAKING NEWS: EB-5 VISA NUMBERS UNAVAILABLE FOR CHINESE APPLICANTS UNTIL OCT. 1, 2014 Breaking News: EB-5 Visa Numbers Unavailable for Chinese Applicants Mona Shah, Esq. Yi Song, Esq. On August 23, 2014, the day we fear has finally come. At the American Immigration Lawy...
Can I Purchase a Regional Center or a Regional Center License? – Does the Final Policy Memorandum shed any light? By Mona Shah, Esq. & Yi Song, Esq. Can I purchase a Regional Center? At this time there are 439 USCIS approved regional centers, howe...
China Alert - The September Foreign Exchange Notice Increases Difficulties for Chinese EB-5 Investors Mona Shah, Esq. / Hui Zeng, Esq. China employs firm currency regulations that are designed to prevent large amounts of currency moving out of the country. Each Chinese ...
Chinese Retrogression Likely to be Averted, Live from Las Vegas – EB-5 Investors Magazine Annual Conference by Mona Shah, Esq. Yi Song, Esq. Since the onset of the possibility of Chinese Retrogression, it has been a topic of intense interest both to the Investor community as wel...
Construction Jobs Count in EB-5 Projects: Can We Count the Jobs with Confidence? For the more seasoned EB-5 practitioner, memories of when construction jobs could not be counted towards the job creation requirement remain vivid. While it is true that the some co...
DISNEY LAYOFFS IN CONTEXT OF H1-B VISA PROGRAM The New York Times recently posted an article regarding the layoff of approximately two hundred and fifty (250) Informational Technology (IT) employees at Walt Disney Worl...
EB-5 Funding & Transportation Projects – A Perfect Fit for Jobs, Accessibility & the Environment! By Professor Matthew W. Daus, Esq. & Mona Shah, Esq. Congress created the EB-5 Program in 1990 to benefit the U.S. economy by attracting investments from qualified fore...
EB-5 Investors File Lawsuit Over Alleged Fraud Related to Palm House Project By Omar Hakim, Esq. Over fifty EB-5 investors have filed a lawsuit this week against the developers of the Palm House mixed condominium-hotel development in Palm Beach, Florida. Th...
EB-5 JOB CREATION ISSUES: IS A REGIONAL CENTER PROJECT PREFERABLE TO A DIRECT POOLED PROJECT IN THE FACE OF EB-5 VISA RETROGRESSION FOR CHINA? The news of visa retrogression for Mainland China EB-5 investors initially resulted in a flurry of information. The inevitable uncertainties arising from visa retrogression, however...
EB-5 MARCH MADNESS IN CHINA CONTINUES WITH THE INVESTMENT IMMIGRATION PROJECT EXHIBITION 2015 MSA reports live from Guangzhou, China By Mona Shah, Esq. & Rebecca S. Singh, Esq. March 27-29, 2015, the Guangdong Entry and Exit Immigration Association successfully hosted ...
EB-5 PANEL: “EB-5 LENDING TO FOREIGN BUYERS – IT CAN BE DONE!” November 6, 2014, at New York City’s premier real estate exposition– the 6th Annual NYC Real Estate Expo, EB- 5 featured prominently. EB-5 has high visibility in Ne...
EB-5 Program Becomes Examination Priority For Both the SEC and FINRA By Omar Hakim, Esq. Private Placements: Focusing Closely on EB-5 Program It is well-known in the EB-5 community that the Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC&rd...
EB-5 Retrogression for China in Mid-2014—Not really a reason to be alarmed? By Mona Shah, Esq. and Yi Song, Esq. On January 10, 2014 the Department of State provided a tentative projection for EB-5 retrogression which may occur in or after Jul...
EB-5 stand-alone petitions and EB-5 regional center petitions: which one makes sense for my project? By Mona Shah, Esq. & Yi Song, Esq. An EB-5 investment can take one of two forms. The investor can invest in a free-standing project, often termed ...
EB-5 – The Investment Visa; Is it a Viable Source of Alternative Financing for Developers? By Mona Shah, Esq. EB-5 is an immigration visa and essentially a job creation program. However, with the overwhelming prevalence of EB-5 real estate projects, it could easily be mista...
FINRA Rule Regarding Payments to Foreign Agents By Omar Hakim, Esq. Earlier this week, FINRA Rule 2040 (the “Rule”) went into effect. The Rule requires all FINRA members to disclose to investors all fees and co...
First USCIS EB-5 Stakeholder Meeting with Director Nicholas Colucci After a gap of 11 months, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) finally held the highly anticipated EB-5 Stakeholder Meeting, the first since Director Nicholas Colucci took offi...
Hard-hitting Negative ICE Memo slams EB-5 is leaked: Recommends draconian changes to the EB-5 program As the EB-5 program continues to flourish and develop, with around 4 billion dollars being invested into US projects, changing the very infrastructure of certain areas (for example Brookl...
How the ACCC Scandal has Disturbed the EB-5 Market in China How the ACCC Scandal has Disturbed the EB-5 Market in China – Current Market Trends and Updates Mona Shah, Esq. Yi Song, Esq. Introduction: On February...
HOW US-CHINA RELATIONS WILL AFFECT EB-5 INVESTMENT? – FROM APEC TO VISA EXTENSION By Mona Shah, Esq. Yi Song, Esq. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation or APEC has been the talk of the town. Established in 1998, APEC is a premier forum to facilitate the economic g...
Is an increase of the EB5 $500,000.00 minimum inevitable? By Mona Shah, Esq. The burning question on the table when the EB5 regional center program comes up before Congress for renewal this fall, concerns the likelihood of an increase in ...
JUDGING RISKS IN REAL ESTATE PROJECTS WITH MONA SHAH & ADAM GREENE EB-5 Investment Voice, (Mona Shah & Associates Podcast Series) Reported by Hermione Krumm, Esq. EB-5 Investment Voice is the only Podcast series that&...
Last Minute Compromise on EB-5 Reform and Reauthorization – Glaring Issues that need to be fixed before this Bill becomes Law By Mona Shah, Esq.& Omar Hakim, Esq. Will they…won’t they…will they??…This has been the question EB-5 stakeholders have been asking for weeks...
Letter to Congress Regarding the EB-5 Program: Is DHS Improperly Overreaching? By: Mona Shah, Esq. and Lory Rosenberg, Esq. The upcoming EB-5 Regional Center reauthorization process affords an opportunity to examine and adjust many facets of the EB-5 progra...
MAKE EB-5 PROGRAM PERMANENT – CONGRESSMAN JARED POLIS’ BILL Breaking News: Representatives Jared Polis (CO-02) and Mark Amodei (NV-02) today introduced “The American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015″. The Bill proposed to a...
Mona Shah & Associates at Morgan Stanley US-China Economic Discussion August 5, 2014 Mona Shah, Esq. and Yi Song, Esq. were honored with special invitations to attend the Discussion at Morgan Stanley New York City Headquarters with Dr. Stephen Roach ...
Mona Shah & Associates Attends EB-5 Investors Conference In Los Angeles: Mona Shah Part of Exclusive Roundtable With Chairman Goodlatte By Omar Hakim, Esq. MSA was a part of the EB-5 Investors conference in Los Angeles this Monday that was heavily attended and included several key players that will be play a large part i...
MONA SHAH & ASSOCIATES FEATURED IN THE EB-5 DOCUMENTARY Mona Shah & Associates attorneys were selected from a pool of highly qualified and specialized EB-5 attorneys to take part in a short documentary-like film by Leading ...
Mona Shah & Associates Live Post from Washington DC – IIUSA Annual Meeting May 8, 2014 Mona Shah, Esq. and Yi Song, Esq. are in the nation’s capital, attending the 7th Annual Meeting of IIUSA. So far, the most noteworthy parts of the meetings have been ...
Mona Shah, Esq. Interviewed by US Immigration Podcast on EB-5 Regional Center v. Direct EB-5 Project Mona Shah, Esq. Interviewed by US Immigration Podcast on EB-5 Regional Center v. Direct EB-5 Project June 27, 2014 · by Mona Shah · in Uncategor...
Mona Shah, Esq. is voted top 25 EB-5 attorneys! Mona Shah, Esq. is voted top 25 EB-5 attorneys! Our article on selling/renting a regional center is also featured in the magazine EB5investors.com. Mona Shah & Associates, Attorneys ...
Mona Shah, Esq. Speaks at Manhattan Association of Realtors (MANAR) in NYC On March 26, 2014, Mona Shah, Esq. spoke at Manhattan Association of Realtors (MANAR) in New York City on EB-5 financing from the international investors for real estate projects. O...
Mona Shah, Esq. spoke at 2013 NYC Real Estate Expo Mona Shah, Esq., the principal of Mona Shah & Associates spoke at NYC Real Estate Expo on October 8, 2013 Tuesday. More than 3,500 professionals representing all facets of the r...
Mona Shah, Esq. will speak on the 5th. Annual NYC Real Estate Expo Oct. 8, 2013 at NY Hilton Hotel Ms. Mona Shah, Esq. is invited to speak on EB-5 Financing and Real Estate Development on The 5th. Annual NYC Real Estate Expo on Tuesday, October 8th at NY Hilton (Midtown). The event att...
Ms. Mehreen (Mona) Shah, Esq., Principal of Mona Shah & Associates, recently published "EB-5 For the Chinese Investor". Purchase your copy today at Amazon! Ms. Mehreen (Mona) Shah, Esq., Principal of Mona Shah & Associates, recently published "EB-5 For the Chinese Investor". Purchase your copy today at Amazon! ...
New Opportunity for EB-5 – Canada Terminating the Immigrant Investor Program The Canadian Immigrant Investor Program closed its doors to 65,000 immigrant investors. 70% of the Canadian program applicants are from China. The termination of the Canadian Immigr...
OUTLINE OF THE ISSUES RAISED FROM THE DECEMBER 5, 2014 USCIS EB-5 STAKEHOLDER’S MEETING Outline of the Issues Raised from the December 5, 2014 USCIS EB-5 Stakeholder’s Meeting Mona Shah, Esq. Yi Song, Esq. On December 5, 2014 USCIS held their EB-5 Stakehol...
PROJECT STUCTURES WITH MONA SHAH & PATRICK EB-5 Investment Voice, (Mona Shah & Associates Podcast Series) Reported by Hermione Krumm, Esq. EB-5 Investment Voice is the only Podcast series that f...
Real Estate Projects – Still the Darling of EB-5 Mona Shah, Esq. and Yi Song, Esq.’s article Real Estate Projects – Still the Darling of EB-5 is selected and published on EB-5 Investors Magazine Win...
Retrogression Guidance for Chinese EB-5 Investors 1. Priority Date and Cut-off Date For EB-5 applications, the priority date is established on the date USCIS receives the I-526. In order for the priority da...
S. 1501 Calls for Regional Centers to Be Directly Monitored, Regulated and Inspected for Compliance with Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Rules and Regulations By Omar Hakim, Esq. Last week the Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley and Ranking Member Patrick Leahy co-sponsored S. 1501 that would make sweeping changes to EB-...
SEC Alleges Jay Peak Owners Engaged in Massive Fraud of EB-5 Investors By Omar Hakim, Esq. The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged and frozen the assets of Ariel Quiros of Miami, FL, William “Bill” Stenger of Newport, VT,...
SEC Brings First Unregistered Broker Charges Based on EB-5 Program By Omar Hakim, Esq. The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has further demonstrated its intent to take a more active role in ensuring that participants in the EB-5 pr...
SEC Charged Los Angeles-based EB-5 Lawyers with Securities Fraud Mona Shah, Esq. Yi Song, Esq. September 4, 2014 Los Angeles-based EB-5 attroney Justin Moongyu Lee, and his wife Rebecca Taewon Lee and his law firm partner Thomas Edward Kent were ...
SEC Guidelines on EB-5 Offerings September 26, 2014 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an Investor Bulletin about investing in unregistered securities offerings, or private placements, under Regulation ...
SEC Suffers One of its First Major Losses in EB-5 Realm By Omar Hakim, Esq. Earlier this month, the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois denied the SEC’s request for a preliminary injunction against Seyed T...
Senator Tom Coburn’s Report Irrationally Condemns the EB-5 Program By Mona Shah, Esq. Yi Song, Esq. At the end of January, 2015, US Senator Tom Coburn’s office issued an internal report assessing the mission and performance of the Departmen...
September 10, 2014 USCIS EB-5 Stakeholder Meeting Summary Mona Shah, Esq. Yi Song, Esq. Today’s EB-5 Stakeholder’s Meeting (held on September 10, 2014), in Washington, DC. was the first EB-5 Stakeholder’s Meeting ...
SHOULD CHINESE INVESTORS STILL APPLY FOR EB-5 WITH A 10-YEAR VISITOR’S VISA AVAILABLE? Should chinese investors still apply for eb-5 with a 10-year visitor’s visa available? Mona Shah, Esq. Yi Song, Esq. President Obama announced that effective from November ...
THIS OUTLINE OF THE ISSUES RAISED FROM THE AUGUST 13, 2015 USCIS EB-5 STAKEHOLDER’S MEETING By Peta-Gaye Ricketts, Esq. On August 13, 2015, USCIS held one of its frequently scheduled EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Stakeholder Engagements, but this time from Los Ange...
USCIS EB-5 CONFERENCE CALL ON JOB CREATION On June 4, 2015 USCIS held a conference call on expenses that are includable (or excludable) for job creation. Senior economists from the Immigrant Investor Program discussed the ex...
USCIS EB-5 Statistics Shows High Approval Rate USCIS has released the fourth (4th) quarter statistics recently for Fiscal Year 2014 for I-526 and I-829 Immigrant Petitions by Alien Entrepreneurs. For I-526, in 2013, a total of 6,346 p...
USCIS Issues Warning Regarding Regional Center Names By Omar Hakim, Esq. Yesterday, USCIS issued a warning advising that EB-5 regional centers and related commercial enterprises should not contain the words “United States,&rdqu...
USCIS Listening Stakeholders’ Regulatory Changes Proposals to the EB-5 Program USCIS Listening Stakeholders’ Regulatory Changes Proposals to the EB-5 Program By Mona Shah, Esq. Yi Song, Esq. USCIS held a teleco...
Was EB-5 Retrogression Averted by Obama’s Executive Order? By Mona Shah, Esq. Yi Song, Esq. There has been furor about Obama’s executive order and of course much has been written, with countless opinions raised. The possibility of Chinese...
WHAT DOES BREXIT MEAN FOR EB-5? The British voters have just spoken in what may be the most consequential decisions in modern history. Voting 52% in favor of “Brexit”, the UK has taken a dive into the ...
What is an EB-5 Investment “At Risk” – A Discussion of the Degree of Risk Required Mona Shah, Esq. Yi Song, Esq. Proof of an investment being “at risk” is an important element of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. A certain element of risk is what ...
What the Troubled Chinese Stock Market Could Mean for EB-5 8 July 2015 What the Troubled Chinese Stock Market Could Mean for EB-5 As of late, financial headlines have been dominated by economic turmoil and recent default in Greece. Little...
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