Kyle Behring, Author at Behring Companies

What is Retrogression?

Kyle Behring | June 3, 2019

Congress sets limits on the number of immigrant visas that can be issued each year. In order to adjust status to that of legal permanent resident, an immigrant visa must be available to the applicant both at the time of filing and at the time of adjudication. The Department of State publishes a monthly Visa ...

End of H4 EAD Program?

Kyle Behring | May 28, 2019

Anxiety rose among H-1B visa holders last week when the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released its Spring 2019 Unified Agenda. Among the many rules set to be reviewed and published is RIN 1615-AC15, a bureaucratic moniker referring to a DHS proposal to revoke work authorization for H-4 dependent spouses. Once final, this rule is expected ...

EB-5 Statistics: I-526 Petitions Filed by Investors from China, India, Vietnam, and South Korea Make up 73% of the Total I-526 Petitions Filed in 2018, as of October 2018

Kyle Behring | April 29, 2019

I-526 petitions filed by investors from China, India, Vietnam, and South Korea comprise 73% of the total investor I-526 petitions filed in 2018, as of October 2018, as per I-526 filing data provided by USCIS. The table below expresses the number of investor I-526 filings by country from January through October 2018: I-526 Filings by ...

How Long Does It Take to Get a Conditional Green Card Through EB-5?

Kyle Behring | April 29, 2019

The time it takes a petitioner to receive a conditional green card through their EB-5 application is subject to several variables. Without additional processing time due to visa retrogression, estimated EB-5 processing times are as follows: Once the I-526 is submitted: 16 Months to 18 Months I-485 Adjustment of Status or Consular Processing: 6 Months ...

150-Year Wait for Indian Immigrants With Advanced Degrees

Kyle Behring | April 29, 2019

It is no secret that there is a huge amount of uncertainty regarding how long H1-B visa holders applying for U.S. permanent residence through the EB-2 category will have to wait to receive a green card. It is well documented that EB-2 applicants from India have a particularly long wait, with some estimates projecting more ...

Will the EB-5 Visa program get an extension from Congress before December 21, 2018?

Kyle Behring | December 18, 2018

Current Status of the EB-5 Program All eyes are on Congress as the current sunset date of December 21st approaches for the EB-5 Regional Center immigrant investor visa program. Short-term solutions hinge on the Democrats and Republicans agreeing to pass a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the federal government funded and avoid a shutdown. …

Behring Regional Center list of EB-5 Protections and Guarantees

Kyle Behring | January 15, 2017

Behring Regional Center target list of EB-5 Investment Protections and Guarantees1 Please refer to any projects Offering Memorandums and thoroughly read the Risk Factors in their entirety before engaging in any investment decisions. Below is a description of basic protections and guarantees that the Behring Regional Center targets when structuring it's EB-5 investment offerings. Each ...