Yes, American Citizens Can and Will Leave to Avoid Wealth Taxes
David Lesperance: Democrat Senators’ assertions notwithstanding, US citizens are renouncing citizenships at the mere prospect of wealth taxes.
Read MoreDavid Lesperance: Democrat Senators’ assertions notwithstanding, US citizens are renouncing citizenships at the mere prospect of wealth taxes.
Read MoreAs Canada and Quebec battle the COVID-19 pandemic with curfews and travel restrictions, the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) is getting ready for a showdown that will decide its fate.
Read MoreAngie Rupert writes about how vaccinations, an immigration-friendly government, and a forecast post-pandemic consumption boom could spur a new wave of immigrant entrepreneurs.
Read MoreOnly 18% of E2 approvals in FY2020 were issued during the last six months of the year. As consulates gradually resume services, the program faces a long climb back.
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 MorePresuming an average family size of three and investment of US$250,000, the program will have raised in excess of US$3.6 billion in FY2019.
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 MoreAvailable EB-5 visas in 2021 will most likely be much higher than it has ever been in the past, writes Marko Issever.
Read MoreWill Trump’s freeze on L-visas sway demand for E-2? We put the question to US immigration attorneys Matthew Galati and Angie Rupert.
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“It is a program that could have helped in economic recovery, with this pandemic. To the business community, it is deplorable,” said lawyer Maxime Lapointe.
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 MoreA former President of the American Immigration Lawyers’ Association thinks we have only seen the contours of the fallout from changes to the EB-5 program.
Read MoreWhile rejection rates are rising, refusal rates vary markedly between different applicant types; investors, managers, essential employees, and dependents.
Read MoreNew 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.
Read More18,800 main applicants fulfilled the obligations of the QIIP but still await their permanent residence permits, a factor partly motivating the suspension.
Read MoreWhile the announcement spoke only of a suspension, “it is not clear if the program will reopen, and under what conditions,” said one major service provider.
Read MoreAngie Rupert compares the EB-5 and E-2 visas on which gives clients more flexibility in terms of work, running a business, and traveling.
Read MoreRepublican Senator Rand Paul is asking his colleagues in the Senate to sign a Joint Resolution that would stop the EB-5 program’s planned price increase in November.
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