USCIS Policy Archives

USCIS EB-5 Policy Manual – Updated November 2019

Colin Behring | November 6, 2019

USCIS is revising its policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to align with the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization Final Rule, published on July 24, 2019, and effective Nov. 21, 2019. USCIS is updating the USCIS Policy Manual to conform with the final rule’s provisions, which include: Priority date retention for certain EB-5 immigrants; …

EB-5 Update – TEA Changes with Release of New Unemployment Statistics

Colin Behring | May 2, 2019

TEA Unemployment Data Explained On May 1, 2019, national unemployment data statistics were released and the State of California Office of the Governor has updated its website to reflect the new TEA Map. In California based EB-5 projects, to qualify the site as a target employment area the unemployment rate in that single census tract ...

Will I Lose My Green Card and Be Deported for Voting as a Non-U.S. Citizen?

Colin Behring | October 3, 2017

Non-U.S. citizens are not allowed to vote in the federal elections. Non-U.S. citizens include Green Card holders, those in the U.S. on nonimmigrant visas, undocumented immigrants, refugees and asylees. These categories of immigrants do not have the right to vote for the President of the U.S. Natural born U.S. citizens and naturalized citizens can vote ...