United States EB-5 Program: I-526 Application Volume Hit 3.5-Year High This Quarter
The Q3, 2023 statistical report from USCIS shows demand for EB-5 gaining ground despite stubborn backlogs, writes Varvara Latyntseva.
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Coming to America Part 1: Integrated Tax and Immigration Strategies for a Successful Move to the US
Melvin Warshaw and David Lesperance discuss the critical importance of an integrated tax and immigration strategy for those moving to the US.
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EB-5: At 2023 Half-Year-Mark, I-526 Petition Volume Already Exceeds 2022 Total – But Denial Rates Remain Elevated
Not since 2019 have so many investors applied for initial EB-5 visas. But at present, USCIS is rejecting more than half of all applications.
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EB-5 Special: How The 2022 Program Changes Impacted Application Volume, Processing, and Stakeholders
In this special feature, Varvara Latyntseva details how the EB-5 program changed last year and the effects on applications and stakeholders.
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How to Expatriate from the United States – Part 3: Preparing for the Exit Tax
David Lesperance and Melvin Warshaw explain how to get through the byzantine obstacle course of exit tax without setting off IRS booby traps.
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How to Expatriate from the United States – Part 2: Renouncing US Citizenship or Green Card Status
In this second installment of the series, David Lesperance and Melvin Warshaw explore the five-step process of renouncing US citizenship.
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Americans Moving to Portugal: It’s Not as Simple as You’ve Been Told – Part 2
Mel Warshaw and David Lesperance continue to outline uniquely American issues that US taxpayers need to consider when moving to Portugal.
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Americans Moving to Portugal: It’s Not as Simple as You’ve Been Told
Melvin Warshaw and David Lesperance highlight three uniquely American pitfalls US expats must consider when investing and residing abroad.
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House Passes Bill That Would Limit CBI Investors’ Access to US E2 Visas
The act would make E2 visas available to CBI-origin citizens only if they have been “domiciled” in their new country for minimum three years.
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Federal Court Dismisses Accidental Americans’ Suit Over Inability to Renounce US Citizenship
While the Court agreed that renouncing US citizenship is a fundamental right, it argued pandemic circumstances made delays understandable.
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E2 Visa Approvals Rebound Unevenly After Pandemic: Japanese Now Account for Half of Applicants
While E2 visa appointments are available within days at the US Embassy in, for example, Tokyo, those applying in Paris face a 7-month wait.
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Reported US Citizenship Renunciations Nearly Triple in Q2 as More Consulates Grant Interviews
Lesperance: “Half of my clients are concerned that the Democrats will keep the House [in November]. The other half are concerned they won’t.”
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USCIS Drops Bombshell EB-5 Q&A Hours Before One-Sided, Overwhelmingly Negative “Listening Session”
All Regional Center designations are now defunct and all entities seeking to recruit RC-based investors must file for designation again.
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US Drops Visa-Waivers for Hungarian Citizens Born Outside the Country, Cites Fraud Concerns
Hungary has granted more than a million citizenships by descent in the last decade. The US is denying these citizens ESTAs, citing fraud risk.
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EB-5 Reform Bill Will Pass Today: Regional Center Program to Be Reauthorized Until 2027
The EB-5 Reform will bring minimum investment levels to $800,000 and $1,050,000 and grandfather in existing regional center investors.
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Behring Co. Fires Opening Salvo in Coming Barrage of Suits Against US Govt. Over Regional Center Program Closure
The more than 40,000 EB-5 investors left in the lurch by the closure of the Regional Center Program are not going down without a fight.
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Understanding What Motivates the American Investor Migrant
Stephane Tajick has spent the last year catering to the growing US market for investment migration. Here’s what he’s learned.
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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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US Govt. “Trying to Stem The Flow of Expatriation” as IRS Names Nearly 1,000 Americans in Q3 Renunciation Update
David Lesperance says the US govt. is systematically suppressing expatriation and is hiding the true numbers to avoid encouraging more of it.
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Expat Group Sues US State Dept. Over Suspension of Renunciation Services, Violation of 5th Amendment
The US govt. is making renunciation practically impossible. That violates the constitution, says the association now suing the State Dept.
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