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Behring Co. Welcomes Greg Sheehan, Former USCIS Adjudicator to the Team
EB-5 Litigation Update Post #8: USCIS reinstates Form I-526 from April 2019 with $500,000 investment amount: Too little too late for some.
Background: Behring Regional Center Vs. Chad Wolf et al. In November 2019, the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program experienced regulation changes that would prove to instantly stall the program from being used to invest, create jobs and immigrate. The new regulations included new regulations and increased investor and operating requirements. Most notably, the minimum investment amount …
USCIS formally recognizes Behring Regional Center lawsuit victory on official website, 1 week too late…
USCIS officially recognized the Behring Regional Center lawsuit victory in Behring Regional Center LLC vs Chad Wolf et al by formally updating their website. However, it showed up 2 weeks after the victory was announced and an entire 1 week after the EB-5 Regional Center Program officially expired on June 30, 2021. How many families …
Trump’s Order to Halt Immigration Does Not Apply to EB-5
Potential Impacts of New Coronavirus Outbreak on EB-5 Investors and the Real Estate Industry
USCIS EB-5 Policy Manual – Updated November 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 Source of Funds Now Accepts Unsecured Loans
USCIS Breakthrough Ruling It was released that USCIS’ EB-5 program is now accepting unsecured loans as a valid source of funds. EB-5 source of funds now accepting unsecured loans is a monumental shift in USCIS adjudication attitude. Previously all loans must have been sourced or with the investors own equity. This limited the arrangements to …
USCIS just killed EB-5 expedited processing, naturally
USCIS I-526 Processing Times Will Likely Drop to 6 Months. Recent analysis of USCIS processing data revealed that I-526 adjudication will accelerate significantly. Our best estimate is that an I-526 petition filed in March 2019 will need approximately 6 months for adjudication. Our analysis can be viewed in our recently published article below: EB-5 I-526 …