Record Numbers of Americans Renouncing Citizenships Has Nothing to Do With The Pandemic
Media reports this month say the pandemic is driving record expatriation. The reality, writes David Lesperance, is exactly the opposite.
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7 Reasons The E2 Visa is The Next Big Thing in US Immigration From 2021 Onwards
A confluence of events in many treaty countries will see the E2 visa emerge as one of the most popular visa options in the next 12-18 months.
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43,286 E2 Visas Issued in FY2019: Canadian Participation Up 60% Under Trump
Presuming 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.
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Expert Analysis: What Does Trump’s Suspension of L-Visas Imply for The E2 Program?
Will Trump’s freeze on L-visas sway demand for E-2? We put the question to US immigration attorneys Matthew Galati and Angie Rupert.
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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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Cyprus Nears Visa Waiver Agreement With USA, Says Foreign Minister
The Cypriot Foreign Minister has told local press he expects new developments this year with regards to a visa-waiver agreement with the United States.
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Former AILA President Klasko Lists 16 Factors Making EB-5’s Future “Cloudy”
A 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.
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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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House Passes Bill to Make Portugal an E1 and E2 Treaty Country
Portugal’s golden visa investors may soon not only have the chance to gain residence and citizenship in an EU country, but also to run businesses in the US.
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The E2 Statistics Series Part 1: Rejection Rates Are Rising (Quickly)
While rejection rates are rising, refusal rates vary markedly between different applicant types; investors, managers, essential employees, and dependents.
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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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EB-5 vs E-2 Part 2: Which Offers More Business, Work, and Travel Flexibility?
Angie Rupert compares the EB-5 and E-2 visas on which gives clients more flexibility in terms of work, running a business, and traveling.
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Senator Moves to Prevent EB-5 Price Hike on Nov 21st by Joint Resolution
Republican 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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EB-5 vs E-2 Part 1: Which Meets More Immigration Goals For Your Clients?
Angie Rupert delves into the differences between the EB-5 and E-2 visas: Time frames, immigration status, cost, child dependents, and investment flexibility.
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Long Processing Times Among Golden Visas is an Unnecessary Curb on RCBI-Demand
A decade ago, the Canadian Immigrant Investor programs (CIIP) and the Hong Kong Capital Investment Scheme (HK CIS) dominated the
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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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Nearly 80,000 US EB-5 Visas Issued Since 2000. Our Dynamic Graph Shows Who Received Them
Our dynamic bar chart shows how the volume and demographic make-up of EB-5 visa grants have changed drastically over the last two decades.
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House Passes Bill to Eliminate Per-Country Limits on EB-5 Visas
Eyes are now on the Senate’s deliberation on S386. Should it pass as well, the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act goes to the president for signing.
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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 Industry Braces for 4,000+ Apps. in Next 2 Months as Price-Hike Expected “Any Time Now”
EB-5 practitioners are holding their breath ahead of the publication of new program rules that could see minimum investment requirements nearly triple.
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