EB-5 is First and Foremost About US Job Creation, Not Immigration
“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 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.
Read MoreThough the Senate rejected Grassley and Leahy’s request for unanimous consent, reauthorization bills are still pending, writes Aaron Grau.
Read MoreWhat many had feared has happened: The regional center program will expire next week, potentially affecting as many as 100,000 investors.
Read MoreFollowing a ruling yesterday, the EB-5 Modernization Rule, which raised the program’s minimum investments in 2019, is no longer in effect. That could change quickly.
Read MoreAaron L. Grau, Executive Director of IIUSA, asks why “opposition continues to mysteriously fester” regarding EB-5 program reform.
Read MoreCrunch time for EB-5, the North Macedonian surprise, why Canada makes immigration so hard, business as usual in the Caribbean, and much more.
Read MoreIf passed, the bill would see EB-5 wait times for applicants filing today equalized to more than eight years, regardless of country of origin.
Read MoreMatthew Galati, who got into the industry after processing his wife’s green card, credits Tom Rosenfeld with the overall success of EB-5.
Read MoreIn a big week for EB-5, the program received another short-term extension and nearly doubled its number of available visas.
Read MoreIn the absence of new legislation, litigation blocking the order, or a Presidential reversal, Hong Kong’s EB-5 investors are in for retrogression.
Read MoreIIUSA’s Lee Y. Li conducts a detailed statistical analysis on EB-5 investment trends in one of the program’s fastest-growing markets.
Read MoreSimon Black of Sovereign Man thinks we’ll see “a vast expansion of the EB-5 program in the United States” and other Western countries.
Read MoreAvailable EB-5 visas in 2021 will most likely be much higher than it has ever been in the past, writes Marko Issever.
Read MoreIt’s the second time in EB-5 history that the number of I-829 filings exceeds 1,000 petitions within a single quarter.
Read More“The day after that proposal, we received over a hundred calls,” said Andrew Lo, chief executive at Anlex, a Hong Kong-based immigration consultancy firm.
Read MorePresident Trump has now signed that executive order. The phrasing makes it clear that neither E2 nor EB-5 applicants will be affected.
Read MoreIIUSA’s Bob Kraft: “This is in line with other actions taken by the US Government to protect its citizens in a period of unprecedented challenge.”
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