How Redeployment of At-Risk EB-5 Capital Works During The Regional Center Program Lapse
Now that the regional center program has lapsed, maintaining EB-5 capital at-risk through redeployment poses challenges, writes Aaron Grau.
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A Lesson in Legislation as We Await EB5 Regional Center Program Reauthorization
What do “budget reconciliations,” “continuing resolutions,” “omnibuses,” and “minibuses” mean for the future of EB-5? Aaron Grau answers.
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Fighting City Hall and Winning: Matt “Sue ‘Em” Galati on Making the US Govt. Follow its Own Rules
“By filing numerous lawsuits because the agency wasn’t doing anything in 2019, we finally got the agency moving again,” says Matt Galati.
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A Pragmatic (and Realistic) Approach to EB-5 Regional Center Reauthorization
Aaron 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.
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Grau: EB-5 Regional Center Program Lapse is a Temporary Setback
Though the Senate rejected Grassley and Leahy’s request for unanimous consent, reauthorization bills are still pending, writes Aaron Grau.
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Why There’s Still Opposition to EB-5 Reauthorization That Addresses Integrity and Reform
Aaron L. Grau, Executive Director of IIUSA, asks why “opposition continues to mysteriously fester” regarding EB-5 program reform.
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EB-5’s “Chances of Timely Renewal Are Slim”: Investment Migration People in the News This Week
Investment migration people in the news this week include: André Miranda of Pinto Ribeiro Luis Lima of APEMIP John Hu
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EB-5 Community on Edge As Bill That Would Do Away With Per-Country Limits Also Passes Senate
If passed, the bill would see EB-5 wait times for applicants filing today equalized to more than eight years, regardless of country of origin.
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EB-5 Allocated Record 18,567 Visas for FY2021 As Program Extended Through Dec 11th
In a big week for EB-5, the program received another short-term extension and nearly doubled its number of available visas.
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US EB-5 Update: I-829 Petitions Up 27% on Year in Q1, Approval Rate 99%
It’s the second time in EB-5 history that the number of I-829 filings exceeds 1,000 petitions within a single quarter.
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Investment Migration People in The News This Week: “An Inquiry Every 2-3 Minutes,” Says Hong Kong Consultant
“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.
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Every Question You Could Possibly Have About the Grenada/E2 Solution – Answered
In this panel, we’ve brought together representatives from each step on the way to a new citizenship in Grenada and a residency permit in the United States:
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What Trump’s Temporary Immigration Ban Means For EB-5 and E2: Experts Comment
IIUSA’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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EB-5 Regional Centers Closing at Fastest Rate on Record
Between Jan and Sep 2019, the USCIS terminated 75 regional centers and approved only six. 80% of terminations since ’08 have taken place in the last two years.
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New EB-5 $900k Minimum Now in Effect – But For How Long?
New regulations that raise the minimum investment requirements are now in effect. But legislative developments may change the rules again within a month.
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Kraft: New EB-5 Rules May Not Take Effect on Nov 21 as 6-Year Re-Authorization Likely This Year
New rules raising min. investments to $900,000 are scheduled to take effect this week. President Kraft of IIUSA thinks there’s a chance that won’t happen.
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DHS to Publish Final Rule on EB-5 Tomorrow That Would Raise Min. Investment to $900,000
But the new rules may never take effect if the EB-5 Regional Center Program gets a congressional extension before Sep 30th.
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House to Vote This Week on Bill That Would Remove Per-Country Visa Caps on EB-5 Program
Stakeholders warn that removing per-country caps without also increasing the number of available visas will not solve the program’s capacity problem.
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EB-5 Program Supports 355,000 American Jobs, Economic Impact Study Finds
During the two-year fiscal period of 2014-15, the US EB-5 program accounted for some $11 billion in capital investments in
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Regional Center Applications Plummet 95%, Lowest Level in 6 Years
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) received only 25 I-924 applications – the petition private and public economic
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