SUV applicants from 2022 still have to wait another three years, while new applicants face a decade long wait for permanent residency.
Trump’s Gold Card costs $1M per person as a contribution. McGregor wants 100 for his entourage, along with a $100M payout.
A group of Chinese investors says developers and agents duped them into funding a casino in a U.S. commonwealth that hasn’t broken ground since 2016.
Gold card goes live for $1m, corporate cards available for $2m, and non-resident $5m platinum cards coming soon.
Good moral character is now vital for naturalization. And 55M visa holders, including EB-5 investors, now face continuous review.
A court has ruled that investors must keep capital at risk for only 2 years, reducing the sustainment timeline for backlogged countries.
Citizens of citizenship by investment countries may soon need to post up to $15,000 in bonds to obtain a US tourist visa.
A single unreported tax form from years ago could now be grounds to strip someone of US citizenship.
Under new IRCC rules, speculative start-ups are out. Melissa Godmer breaks down the tougher business immigration criteria.
What do EB-5 regional centers actually do? Christina Tabacco explains their role in structuring, compliance, and capital flow.
Lutnick adds salesman to his resume: Commerce Secretary admits he “can’t help himself” from selling Gold Cards to executives.
Seven nations with active citizenship by investment programs face potential visa bans under a new US State Department directive.
“Thousands have been calling and asking,” said the US President as the official Trump Card website went live.
In unprecedented release, AIIA’s FOIA request yields the first complete set of EB-5 filing data, exposing the true scale of visa backlogs.
Musk: “We’re testing the Trump Card visa to make sure the system works properly.” Public rollout to begin “once it is fully tested.”
To “get rid of EB-5, you’d need an act of Congress,” Mona Shah unpacks how Trump’s gold card could impact the EB-5 program.
Musk leads implementation of the Gold Card through DoGE, while testing confirms integration across CBP, State Department, and USCIS systems.
Lutnick revealed that Elon Musk is developing the software for the program. Donald Trump is already thinking about renaming it “Trump Card.”
US State Department: “There is a review to look at the nature of what’s gonna help keep America safer when dealing with the issue of visas.”
Eight CBI jurisdictions feature on reported US travel ban lists. Their nationals may face the possibility of partial US visa suspension