On Friday, January 25th, 2019, President Trump announced he will back a short-term funding bill to reopen the Federal government through February 15th, 2019. During that period, a bipartisan committee of House and Senate lawmakers will meet to develop a funding proposal for homeland security. “After 36 days of spirited debate and dialogue, I have seen and …
Two Proposed Government Shutdown-Ending Bills Coming On Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019, the U.S. senate leadership announced an agreement to vote on two proposals to reopen the U.S. federal government. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell arranged two votes for the afternoon of Thursday, January 24th, 2019, both of which will require 60 votes to advance. The first …
On December 21, 2018, the U.S. federal government shut down as President Trump did not sign into law the extension of the EB-5 program passed by the Senate. Until the government shutdown ends and a new federal spending bill is signed into law, no new I-526 petitions associated with EB-5 Regional Centers can be …
Pending/Approved I-526 but before Conditional Permanent Resident Status Dependent family members are eligible to have the pending I-526 petition adjudicated on, even if the principal applicant passes away, as long as they are residing in the U.S. in valid non-immigrant status at the time of principal applicant’s death. If dependents intend to enter the U.S. …
Originally Posted on October 17th 2018 by H. Ronald Klasko to https://www.klaskolaw.com Klasko Immigration Law Partners LP (https://www.klaskolaw.com) is frequently retained to challenge a petition denial in federal court, whether EB-5 or other immigrant petition. The purpose of this post is to dispel some myths of litigation and to clarify some of the basic information that EB-5 …
On September 28th, 2018, the President signed a spending package that included a continuing resolution extending various aspects of 2018 appropriations, including regional center program authorization, through 12/7/2018 (or until the next new legislation) as part of H.R. 6157 Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations …
Originally posted by Jennifer Hermansky on September 13th, 2018, at https://www.eb5insights.com EB-5 investors should maintain their eligibility for conditional permanent resident status, especially during any period of visa backlog occurring in between the time of I-526 Petition approval and when the investor’s priority date becomes current. This is the second post in a series that discusses how EB-5 investors …
Originally posted on www.eb5insights.com 11 Sep 2018 02:20 PM PDT By Jennifer Hermansky As we previously reported, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a Policy Memorandum entitled “Updated Guidance for the Referral of Cases and Issuance of Notices to Appear (NTAs) in Cases Involving Inadmissible and Deportable Aliens” on June 28, 2018. This Policy Memorandum was …
The Visa Bulletin for April 2018 confirms that Vietnam will soon experience a visa backlog (retrogression) based on oversubscription. Similarly, Indian investors are likely to experience a visa backlog for the EB-5 category by 2020. Below is a short list of common questions and issues visa applicants from countries experiencing retrogression should know: Can my child or …
The Visa Bulletin for April 2018 confirms that Vietnam will soon experience a visa backlog (retrogression) based on oversubscription. Similarly, Indian investors are likely to experience a visa backlog for the EB-5 category by 2020. Below is a short list of common questions and issues visa applicants from countries experiencing retrogression should know: Can my child …
