A Door To U.S. Citizenship
Traditional methods of getting U.S. permanent residence—a green card—have not been a good fit for wealthy internationals who may want to retire or have a second home in the U....
Counseling Developers About EB-5
We regularly counsel developers interested in attracting foreign investors under the EB-5 program. We review various options, including:
Advantages and disadvantages of seeki...
Does the EB-5 Program Belong at USCIS?
Does the EB-5 program belong at USCIS? That is a question actively being discussed in meetings I have attended both with Congressional offices and with high-ranking USCIS officials....
Duty of EB-5 Competence
DUTY OF EB-5 COMPETENCE
by Mark Ivener
What provisions should be in your separate EB-5 fee agreement to help to avoid liability and malpractice?
A fee agreement should clearly cover w...
EB-5 Amendments Address “Stranded” Investors
The EB-5 Amendments in the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations
Act provide for reopening petitions to remove conditions from lawful permanent resident
status on behalf of ...
EB-5 I-829 RFEs: What Does USCIS Look for?
By Stephen Yale-Loehr, Robert C. Divine, and Sonia Sujanani1
(note: please open the original document located at the end of this article to view footnotes and attributions)
Introduct...
EB-5 Immigrant Investors
This comprehensive article by attorneys from the Miller Mayer law firm: Stephen Yale-Loehr, Carolyn S. Lee, Nicolai Hinrichsen & Lindsay Schoonmaker give a broad overview of the EB5 i...
EB-5 Investor Visa and U.S. Tax Issues
EB-5 INVESTOR VISA AND U.S. TAX ISSUES
BY: GARY S. WOLFE, ESQ. AND MARK IVENER, ESQ
(1) Introduction.
On September 3, 2011, the Los Angeles Times published an article “In U.S. V...
EB-5 Investor Visas
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EB-5 Job Creation: What to Do When Plans Change
INTRODUCTION
This article is intended to fill a void in the existing EB-5 literature. There are plenty of articles discussing the requirements of job creation in EB-5 cases.[1]&nbs...
EB-5 Legislation Under Consideration
The climate for EB-5 legislative change appears to be favorable for a number of reasons. In the Senate, the Chair of the Judiciary Committee, which will consider immigration legisla...
EB-5 Requirements for Iranian Investors
Taken from USCIS EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Stakeholder Meeting on December 16, 2010.
Question: OFAC issue with Iranians. What is USCIS policy on getting an OFAC license for Iranian...
EB-5 Statistics Update
On December 14th, USCIS provided the following information on the EB-5 program:
There are currently 120 approved Regional Centers operating in 35 states, inclusive of t...
How Long Does it Take to Get an EB-5 Green Card?
The entire Immigration process generally takes about 10-18 months, depending on where the Green Card processing occurs. Prior to filing the I-526 petition, time is required for the client...
Invest in the U.S.: Create Jobs, Get a Green Card
Traditional methods of getting U.S. permanent residence (green card) have not been a good fit for wealthy internationals who may want to retire in the U.S. or have a second home in the U....
New Developments in EB-5s (June 2009 to June 2010)
The following are new developments, or clarifications, coming from EB-5 stakeholders meetings and memoranda during the above time period:
Condition Removal
If a derivative has not...
Recent Updates from USCIS on EB-5
The USCIS Quarterly EB-5 Stakeholders Meeting took place on June 16, 2010. Most of the meeting was a review of USCIS policies and procedures on EB-5s.
Two new interpretations...
Regional Centers EB-5s: Gold Mine or Fools Gold?
The Regional Center EB-5 program is one of the hottest topics in U.S. immigration. The number of Regional Center EB-5 petitions has increased well over 100% in the last 24 months.&n...
The EB-5 Engagement with Economists
Historians of the EB-5 visa know that this benighted category has witnessed persistent government ineptitude from its inception. In its early years, a series of former immigration offic...
The Impact of the Four Precedent Decisions on EB-5 Practice
This article presents a summary of the requirements imposed upon alien entrepreneurs by four precedent decisions issued by the former INS Administrative Appeals Unit: In re Soffici, 22 I&...
U.S. Investor Green Cards in less than a year
Written by attorney's Mark Ivener and Kehrala Hodkinson, this article describes how foreign investors can obtain a U.S. green card through the EB5 immigrant investor visa program.
U.S. Permanent Residency through Investment
Much has been written about restrictions on the ability of people to immigrate to Ireland. But what are the chances of a wealthy Irish national being able to spend his retirement ye...
USCIS Clarifies Key Aspects of EB-5 Program
In this article, noted attorney Stephen Yale-Loehr discusses two memos issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) conerning the US EB5 immigrant investor vis...
USCIS Increases Oversight of EB-5 Regional Centers
This article describes how with the growing number of EB5 visa immigrant investor applicants, USCIS has stepped up it's oversight of EB5 visa regional centers. In particular the let...
USCIS's EB-5 "Tenant-Occupancy" Scandal
Co-authored by Brandon Meyer and Angelo Paparelli
Some scandals raise eyebrows; others cause real economic harm. The one we're about to reveal -- known as "tenant occupancy&...
What are Regional Centers?
Regional Centers are entities, organizations or government agencies that focus on a specific geographic area within the United States in order to promote economic growth. Most Regional Ce...
What are the Steps to Getting an EB-5 Green Card?
Confirm the source and availability of funds for the EB-5 business/investment.
Conduct due diligence on preferred business/investment.
Once the business/inv...
What is an EB-5 Green Card?
The Immigration Act of 1990 established the EB-5 immigrant investor visa program to create U.S. jobs by attracting foreign capital to the United States. Every year 10,000 EB-5 Green Cards...
Who Qualifies for an EB-5 Green Card?
Qualified EB-5 candidates must be able to invest $1 million or $500,000 in a U.S. business, depending on the program selected. Ideal EB-5 prospects include but are not limited to:
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