Colin Behring, Author at Behring Companies

Strategies for EB-5 Visa Retrogression: A Guide for High-Demand Country Investors with a Focus on Concurrent Filing

Colin Behring | January 20, 2024

For EB-5 investors from countries like China and India, navigating the challenges of visa retrogression is critical. Retrogression occurs when the demand for EB-5 visas outstrips the supply, leading to longer wait times. Understanding the factors that can mitigate retrogression and exploring indirect mitigation strategies, such as concurrent filing, is essential for investors from high-demand …

The Real Risks to EB-5 Rural Projects

Colin Behring | February 22, 2023

EB-5 Visa investment is back in full swing and this article talks about a new visa-set aside category for Rural based investments. More specifically, how to address the real risks to EB-5 rural projects. The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program is a popular choice for foreign nationals seeking to obtain a green card for themselves and ...

Top News Sources Proving the San Francisco Bay Area is #1 Location for Long Term Investment (and EB-5 Investors!)

Colin Behring | February 22, 2023

Behring reiterates its strong conviction of supporting investment and EB-5 investment in the San Francisco Bay Area. The news is almost coming out daily how the San Francisco Bay Area is poised for a massive surge in job creation, economic growth and leading the nation into the future. Certain headlines will suggest that COVID definitely ...

San Francisco Bay Area Remains Top Performing Economy and Destination for EB-5 Investment

Colin Behring | February 21, 2023

The economy is top of mind for real estate investors and especially EB-5 investors. For immigrant investors seeking a green card through investment, it is more important than ever to make a solid decision on your EB-5 project and EB-5 partners. There is so much more to consider now in light of the new 2022 ...

Behring Co. Welcomes Greg Sheehan, Former USCIS Adjudicator to the Team

Colin Behring | December 3, 2022

Behring Co is excited to welcome Greg Sheehan as Director of EB-5 Investor Relations and USCIS Compliance. Greg was an adjudicator at IPO from 2018 to 2022 and developed extensive knowledge of this highly regulated space. He worked on Forms I-526 and I-829 for Regional Center and Direct Investments, he was on the Compliance team ...

Announcing “EB-5 Office Hours” with the Behring Team – Live Q&A

Colin Behring | September 6, 2022

Register Now Live EB-5 Q&A with Behring's Executive Team Get your questions answered direct from the source. Behring is now hosting “office hours.” If you have questions about the EB-5 process, Behring’s EB-5 project and investment options, join us live and hear directly from the Behring team. Behring strives to equip EB-5 investors with up-to-date ...

Behring Regional Center Lawsuit Update – Supplementary Brief and IIUSA Amicus

Colin Behring | May 24, 2022

Behring Regional Center Supplemental Brief Filed Yesterday On May 23, 2022, Behring Regional Center LLC took the next steps in defending the EB-5 regional center industry from cancellation and filed its supplemental brief in response to the USCIS’s supplemental brief. These supplemental briefs were requested at the first hearing by Judge Vince Chhabria for Behring’s …

Writ of Mandamus (Mandamus Action) is the EB-5 Investors Best Weapon Against Unreasonable Delay

Colin Behring | May 19, 2022

If you are experiencing an unreasonable delay in the processing of your EB-5 petitions, a Writ of Mandamus can help speed things up. What Is a Writ of Mandamus? A writ of mandamus, or mandamus action, forces USCIS to act and review a petition. EB-5 investors can sometimes get subject to delays in processing. USCIS …

Behring Regional Center files I-956 just 1 business day after forms released

Colin Behring | May 17, 2022

Behring Regional Center successfully filed the I-956, Application for Regional Center designation petition with USCIS on May 16, 2022. This is the new requirement for an EB-5 Regional Center to sponsor immigrant investors in the new EB-5 Regional Center program after the 2022 Reform and Integrity Act. After the 2022 Reform and Integrity Act, USCIS …

U.S. Congress Issues Letter to USCIS Clarifying Immediate Reauthorization of EB-5 Regional Centers

Colin Behring | May 9, 2022

Today, May 9, 2022, Congress issued a bipartisan letter to DHS clarifying Congress’s intent regarding the 2022 Integrity and Reform Act, stating that existing Regional Centers do not need to be recertified under the law. Recently announced on its website, USCIS wrongly interpreted the statute, claiming that because Congress repealed Section 610 of the Departments ...