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EB-5 Regional Center Statute Extended; September 2016 Filings; The Next Surge; Processing Time
EB-5 Regional Center Statute Extended Yea! Congress, with a continuing resolution, extended the current EB-5 Regional Center statute to December 9, 2016. September 2016 Filings We filed about a dozen I-526s in the last 10 days of September 2016. The hard deadline caused a few who were considering the EB-5 program to finally...
Statute ExtensionIt still appears that on or before September 30th, or shortly thereafter, the EB-5 statute will be extended in its current form (with many other non-immigration laws) until December 9th via a "continuing resolution." If the statute expires for a few days, while the continuing resolution is worked out...
Bulletin on the Visa Bulletin
Bulletin on the Visa Bulletin The Department of State (DOS) visa list closed EB5 visas for Regional Center (RC) investors for October, but don't be alarmed. Each month, the DOS issues the Visa Bulletin, which sets the cut-off dates (the filing date of the 526 must be older than the cut-off date...
New EB-5 Bill; Entrepreneur Visa Proposal
New EB-5 Bill Tomorrow, a new proposed EB-5 bill will be released. It still appears that Congress, with a continuing resolution, will extend the EB-5 Regional Center statute to December 2016. This new bill is probably a bargaining position for legislation that may pass before December 9th. I am told by...
When Plan “B” is a Good Thing
When Plan “B” is a Good Thing Most EB-5 immigrants apply for immigrant visas at an American Consulate in their homeland. The visa can only be issued when the I-526 filing date is “current” on the Department of State (DOS)’s visa bulletin Chart “A”. EB-5 investors from all countries are now...