The tax bill would exempt overseas Americans from US taxation and exit tax requirements, but experts say bill passage is unlikely.
Varvara Latyntseva: USCIS processing efficiency increases by 150% while I-526 pending petitions fall under 10,000 for the first time in years
“Trump’s vision for a merit-based immigration system” will be a boon for the market, write Mona Shah and Rebecca Singh.
Hopes that Trump could end citizenship-based taxation are but a pipe dream, argues David Lesperance.
Varvara Latyntseva: This year already boasts the highest number of investors completing the EB-5 process in the program’s history.
Lulu Gordon and Haya Farrag explore the complexities of EB5 investor protections, new guidelines, and navigating regional center sanctions.
Entrepreneurs can now qualify by securing investments worth $264,147, but immigration lawyer Matthew Galati thinks uptake will remain sluggish.
New USCIS policy details three types of sanctions and discretionary determinations for noncompliance in the EB-5 program.
Golden Gate Global debunks five myths about the EB-5 program, emphasizing its resilience, bipartisan support, and the impact of the EB-5 RIA.
Not only are rich Americans increasingly moving abroad; even foreigners who initially came to the US on EB-5 visas are now leaving, says Shah.
NTL Trust explains how Caribbean governments can harmonize US friendshoring policies with their CIPs to achieve rapid economic growth.
“Demand for the EB-5 program still sharply exceeds the limits established by the US Government,” writes Varvara Latyntseva.
The onerous ultimate beneficial ownership reporting requirements under which Europeans have long labored are now coming to America too.
The Q3, 2023 statistical report from USCIS shows demand for EB-5 gaining ground despite stubborn backlogs, writes Varvara Latyntseva.
Melvin Warshaw and David Lesperance discuss the critical importance of an integrated tax and immigration strategy for those moving to the US.
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.
In this special feature, Varvara Latyntseva details how the EB-5 program changed last year and the effects on applications and stakeholders.
As US consular missions resume granting appointments to those unable to expatriate during the COVID years, expatriations are rising again.
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.
“I’ve been receiving about a dozen inquiries a day, up from the one or two US-based inquiries I typically get daily,” says Lesperance.
