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USCIS Releases Information Regarding EB-5 Regional Center Audits

If you are an EB-5 investor in a Regional Center project, you may be interested to learn of new information released by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) regarding Regional Center audits. In March 2022, with the passage of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022, Congress implemented…

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USCIS Removes Biometrics Requirement for Form I-526E EB-5 Regional Center Petitioners

In this blog post, we share with you the most recent updates in immigration news. We have important information for EB-5 Regional Center Investors. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that beginning Wednesday March 15, 2023, the biometrics requirement and its associated $85 biometrics fee will…

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USCIS Announces E-Filing for DACA Renewals, and DOS Confirms Processing of EB-5 Regional Center Visas

DACA Renewal E-Filing is here! Exciting news is on the horizon for those filing a renewal of their deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)! This week, the United States Citizenship, and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that applicants will now be able to file their applications online…

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President Biden Resurrects EB-5 Regional Center Program Until 2027: What You Need to Know

Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! We kick off the start of a brand-new week with some long awaited and very happy news for EB-5 immigrant visa investors wishing to participate in the Regional Center program. As you may know, the EB-5 Regional Center Program is a statutorily authorized program that must…

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Your Guide to the April 2022 Visa Bulletin, What to Expect, and More!

It is that time of the month again! In this blog post, we will cover the release of the April Visa Bulletin 2022 and what you can expect for employment based and family preference categories during the month of April 2022. The Department of State releases the visa bulletin on a monthly basis,…

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The Latest on the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center Program, AILA Urges USCIS to Hold EB-5 RC Petitions in Abeyance

The bad news continues for the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center Program. As our readers will know, the EB-5 Regional Center program has been in a period of lapse following Congressional failure to reauthorize the program after its expiration at midnight on June 30, 2021. Such reauthorization was expected to…

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Final Rule Introduces Changes to the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Effective November 21, 2019

The Trump administration is bringing about more changes to the world of immigration, this time targeting the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. USCIS has just announced that it is planning to revise regulations governing the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. Tomorrow, the agency will be publishing a final rule in the federal…

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Upcoming Visa Trends and Projections: EB-1, EB-2, EB-3, EB-5

In this post, we would like to keep our readers informed about Visa Bulletin projections for the coming months. Charles Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division of the U.S. Department of State provides a monthly analysis of each month’s Visa Bulletin including discussion of current trends and…

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Upcoming Visa Trends and Projections: EB-1, EB-2, EB-3, EB-5

In this post, we would like to keep our readers informed about Visa Bulletin projections for the coming months. Charles Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division of the U.S. Department of State provides a monthly analysis of each month’s Visa Bulletin including discussion of current trends and…

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EB-5 Regional Center Program in Limbo, Investors Rush to File before the April 28, 2017 Deadline Creating Backlogs

On December 6, 2016 Congress passed a continuing resolution to fund government programs through April 28, 2017. Among the programs that qualified to receive additional government funding was the EB-5 Regional Center Investor Program, a program made possible by a Congressional statute. The Continuing Resolution effectively extended the EB-5 Regional…

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