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 market for residency programs. They were the biggest suppliers of investor visa spots and were considered the most interesting, each for different reasons. Other programs in the UK or Australia lagged in comparison because Canada
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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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In Last Decade, E2 Brought 5 Times More People to the US Than EB-5 – and Likely More Money Too
In the last ten years, 74,128 individuals have arrived in the US through the EB-5 program, while 352,076 have come on an E2 visa.
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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 entities file to request status as a regional center under the EB-5 program – during the third quarter of fiscal year 2018. The figure is the lowest on record since 2012 and represents a 95%
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The 13 Most Popular Golden Visas in the World, According to the Data
We’ve put together an overview of the world’s most popular residence by investment programs, backed by official statistics. A note on the methodology: We’ve used the latest available full-year figures from official sources. Since official sources differ in their reporting frequency (some report monthly, others every now and then), the degree to which data is current also varies;
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Top 7 Emerging EB-5 Markets To Watch – By EB-5 Daily
This article was contributed by EB-5 Daily The EB-5 Program is a popular way for high-net-worth foreign nationals to obtain green cards for themselves, their spouse, and children, in exchange for investing capital into U.S. job-creating new commercial enterprises. Asia continues to dominate the EB-5 market with four of the top five countries being Asian.
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US “More and More Hostile” Toward Caribbean Countries Says Antigua PM in Response to Money Laundering Accusations
Antigua & Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne isn’t mincing his words with regards to the recent US-published International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, which singled out Caribbean CIP-countries with the label “major money laundering jurisdictions” and also alleged an increase in drug trafficking in the region. The report further expressed concern with regard to political influence
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EB-5 Partly Suspended Due to Government “Shutdown”
As the House and Senate of the United States failed to reach a government funding agreement last Friday, certain parts of the EB-5 program are effectively suspended until further notice. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services writes on its website that its fee-funded operations will remain active but that activities that rely on government
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5 Ways the US Tax Reform Will Impact EB-5 – by Stephane Tajick
Contributed by Stephane Tajick Congress has given its final approval to the House and Senate conference committee agreement on tax reform legislation (HR 1), a bill that brings the widest change to US tax policy in 30 years. The reform will affect corporate and personal income tax, and replace the dreaded “worldwide taxation” policy with
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