United States EB-5 Program: I-526 Application Volume Hit 3.5-Year High This Quarter
The Q3, 2023 statistical report from USCIS shows demand for EB-5 gaining ground despite stubborn backlogs, writes Varvara Latyntseva.
Read moreThe Q3, 2023 statistical report from USCIS shows demand for EB-5 gaining ground despite stubborn backlogs, writes Varvara Latyntseva.
Read moreNot since 2019 have so many investors applied for initial EB-5 visas. But at present, USCIS is rejecting more than half of all applications.
Read moreIn this special feature, Varvara Latyntseva details how the EB-5 program changed last year and the effects on applications and stakeholders.
Read moreUSCIS last week shocked the EB5 market by saying all regional centers will need redesignation. That’s not the case, say congressional leaders.
Read moreAll Regional Center designations are now defunct and all entities seeking to recruit RC-based investors must file for designation again.
Read moreWhile the regional center program has been reauthorized, individual RCs need authorizations of their own through I-924s, Brian Ostar prompts.
Read more“It’ll take a long time for this new program to be stable,” says Matt Galati. “I don’t know if that gets done before 2027, frankly.”
Read moreThe EB-5 Reform will bring minimum investment levels to $800,000 and $1,050,000 and grandfather in existing regional center investors.
Read moreThe more than 40,000 EB-5 investors left in the lurch by the closure of the Regional Center Program are not going down without a fight.
Read moreThe Department of Homeland Security will not appeal the Behring ruling after all, confirming $500,000 minimum investments for direct EB5.
Read moreNow that the regional center program has lapsed, maintaining EB-5 capital at-risk through redeployment poses challenges, writes Aaron Grau.
Read moreWhat do “budget reconciliations,” “continuing resolutions,” “omnibuses,” and “minibuses” mean for the future of EB-5? Aaron Grau answers.
Read more“By filing numerous lawsuits because the agency wasn’t doing anything in 2019, we finally got the agency moving again,” says Matt Galati.
Read moreEB-5 min. investment amounts could change for a third time in two years if the Behring appeal goes ahead. That’s a big “if”, says Matt Galati.
Read moreTens of thousands of lawsuits could stem from the Regional Center Program’s lapse, warns IIUSA’s Executive Director Aaron L. Grau.
Read moreThe Investor Program Office at the USCIS had three jobs to do. With the regional center closed, they have only one. So, what’s the hold-up with I-829s?
Read more“The reason for the rule matters when it comes to how the EB-5 program fulfills the policy’s purpose,” writes IIUSA Executive Director Aaron Grau.
Read moreAaron Grau argues that some EB-5 regional center program advocates, in their pursuit of an ideal but unfeasible reform package, are risking re-authorization altogether.
Read moreIs EB-5 dead? How does direct EB-5 work? Will the regional center program return? Is it true that minimums are back to US$500,000? Matthew Galati provides a jargon-free status update on EB-5.
Read moreThe DC Court of appeals has upheld the prevailing interpretation, dashing hopes of a potential tripling of the effective EB-5 quota.
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