EB-5 Partly Suspended Due to Government “Shutdown”
As the House and Senate of the United States failed to reach a government funding agreement last Friday, certain parts
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North America
5 Ways the US Tax Reform Will Impact EB-5 – by Stephane Tajick
Contributed by Stephane Tajick Congress has given its final approval to the House and Senate conference committee agreement on tax
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Two Separate EB-5 Class Action Suits Under Preparation, Says Ron Klasko
Speaking on the issues of retrogression (the technical term for 12-year waiting lists for Chinese nationals) and the redeployment of
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Oakland Businessman Charged With Using EB-5 Investments For Personal Projects, Home Purchase
Via the United States Securities and Exchange Commission: Washington D.C., Jan. 17, 2017 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today
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EB-5 Waiting List Reaches a Dizzying 30,000 Applicants, Nearly All Chinese
Statistics from the National Visa Center released last week show that, as of November 1st this year, 30,259 applicants were
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As EB-5 Gets Short-Term Extension, IIUSA Warns Against Marketing Reform as Certainty
Congress Thursday passed a last-minute “Continuing Resolution” to extend government funding and federal programs – of which the EB-5 Regional
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Canada’s Deportation of Chinese Up 700% Since Last Year, Attributed to Massive Visa-Fraud Case
Of the 15,237 individuals slated for deportation from Canada, 2,066 are Chinese nationals. While the number of persons repatriated from
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California Lawyer Pleads Guilty to $50M EB-5 Scam Involving 130 Green Cards for Chinese Investors
Victoria Chan, a South El Monte lawyer, on Monday pleaded guilty to money laundering and having run an EB-5 scheme
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$150 Million EB-5 Investment Revitalizes Entire Washington DC Neighborhood After Banks Decline to Finance
Where banks considered the financing too risky, the United States EB-5 program is turning a dilapidated part of Washington DC
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EB-5 Quota Likely to Expand to 24,000 Applicants, Say Industry Leaders
Robert Kraft of IIUSA and Scott Barnhart speak to Investment Migration Insider about why they believe the new law on
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Pressed by EU, Canada Grants Visa-Free Travel to Bulgaria and Romania
Canada will hand a major boost to the value of Bulgarian and Romanian citizenship on December 1st this year, when
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USCIS Begins Unannounced Site Visits to EB-5 Job Creating Entity Sites
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services have begun their previously heralded site visits to Job-Creating Entities as part of their
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Chinese Investor Interest Remains Firm in the Face of Vancouver’s 15% Tax on Foreign Buyers
The provincial government of British Columbia released figures on Tuesday showing the proportion of foreign buyers of homes in the
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Hong Kong Migration to Canada Doubled Last Year to Highest Number on Record
Figures obtained by South China Morning Post revealed that 1,210 Hong Kong natives obtained permanent residence status in Canada last
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Opinion: Rich Chinese driving up Canadian property prices – Myth or reality?
By Stephane Tajick In recent decades, property prices have been surging to record heights in both Vancouver and Toronto. Inhabitants
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Trump’s immigration bill would put the kibosh on EB-5: Mandates active management, $1.8M gives only 12 points
On August 1st, together with Republican senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue, President Trump introduced a new immigration bill, dubbed
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Canada’s Startup Visa becomes permanent despite limited interest
Launched as a pilot program in 2013, the Canadian Startup Visa program will become a regular feature following the expiration
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The new E-2 visa bill and the difference in tax implications between E-2 and EB-5
As a proposed bill promises to offer a clear path to green-cards for E-2 investors, Dr Farooq elaborates on the
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Canadian citizenship quicker and easier than ever as Bill C-6 becomes law
The Canadian Citizenship Act’s Bill C-6 received royal assent and formally became law yesterday, reports CIC News. Among the most
Read moreEB-5 investment requirement could triple as soon as this summer says Chairman of AILA EB-5 Committee
In this preview from Investment Migration Insider’s video series Investment Migration Influencers, Ron Klasko – founding partner of Klasko Immigration
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