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May 26 2017

New I-829 Form Removal of Conditional Status

USCIS has issued a new form I-829 to apply for removal of conditions on permanent residence status. It asks more questions regarding the NCE and JCE than the old form. It also requests the person who translated the form to the applicant, if any, to sign it and provide contact...

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May 22 2017

New EB-5 I-526 Form

New EB-5 I-526 Form USCIS has issued a new 13-page I-526 form that replaces the old 3-page form. It asks for the applicant’s physical addresses for the past five years, employment history for the past five years, details on the TEA, information about the investment, names of all other investors, etc....

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May 12 2017

EB-5 Regional Center Extension

EB-5 RC Extension Congress extended the EB-5 Regional Center statute with the continuing resolution to September 30, 2017. The statute has been extended a few times in the past couple of years. I think Congress this summer will finally settle on a compromise bill and extend the statute for 3 to 5...

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May 2 2017

EB-5 Regional Center Statute Extension

News reports say that Congress has agreed on a budget until September 30th. Section 542 extends the EB-5 Regional Center statute without change to September 30th. Reports from Washington indicate that Senator Grassley continues to press for a new EB-5 statute, but others oppose him. Congress will vote on the bill and...

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