Immigration Law, Finance & Banking, Administrative Law

EB-5 Immigrant Investor Process

by Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 1/14/2013

The U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act currently allocates 10,000 “EB-5” immigrant visas per year to qualified individuals seeking Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) status - also known as a “green card” - on the basis of...more

Legislative Update Report No. 2012-24 -- Dec 30, 2012

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 1/4/2013

In This Article: Federal Government; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Québec/Quebec; Saskatchewan; and...more

Obama Extends Critical Immigration Programs

by Cox Smith on 10/8/2012

Critical EB-5 Regional Center, E-Verify, and Physician Conrad 30 Programs Reauthorized Until September 30, 2015 - Foreign Physicians Face New Licensure Hurdles On September 28, 2012, President Obama signed into law S....more

Iran, Syria Sanctions Strengthened by New U.S. Law

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 8/20/2012

While the United States has long maintained sanctions on Iran and has expanded those sanctions several times recently, none of those recent actions has had such a direct impact on U.S. companies as the Iran Threat Reduction...more

IRS: Interest Paid to Nonresident Aliens to Be Reported

by Morgan Lewis on 8/6/2012

Information regarding nonresident alien deposits in the United States could be provided to foreign governments as of January 2013, raising concern among non-U.S. residents holding deposits in the United States....more

Congress Acts to Expand U.S.- Israeli Investments

by Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. on 7/17/2012

On Friday, June 8, 2012, President Obama signed into law H.R. 3992, which permits otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 non-immigrant visas to the United States as investors. Both the Senate and the House...more

2012 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program FAQs and Compliance Plan for U.S. Citizens Residing Overseas

by Duane Morris LLP on 7/11/2012

On June 26, 2012, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that its 2009 and 2011 offshore voluntary disclosure programs have generated more than $5 billion in revenue for the U.S. Treasury and released new FAQs with...more

Major Changes Announced for Mexico E-1 and E-2 Visa Processing

by Morgan Lewis on 6/27/2012

Effective July 1, all E visa adjudications in Mexico will be centralized in three visa posts and all supporting documents must be presented in a standardized format. ...more

EB-5 Sunset Provisions Unsettles Investors and Entrepreneurs

by Mintz Levin - Immigration on 6/8/2012

The EB-5 Regional Center Investor Program will sunset on September 30, 2012. Congress is expected to reauthorize the program, but we could be waiting until the end of September before a vote on the issue. This will certainly...more

EB-5 – A Call to Foreign Investors From U.S. Developers and Business Owners

by K&L Gates LLP on 4/4/2012

The EB-5 program, a pathway to U.S. citizenship for foreign investors via the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (“USCIS”) Immigrant Investor Program, has been a vehicle for domestic economic stimulation and...more

VISIT USA Act Will Give Foreign Investors in Florida Real Estate a US Visa With $500K+ Purchase

by Rosa Eckstein Schechter on 12/14/2011

Florida should become even more alluring to foreign investors and international real estate buyers if the United States Congress passes the proposed “Visa Improvements to Stimulate International Tourism to the United States...more

Russian Legal Update - Third Quarter 2011

by Dechert LLP on 10/12/2011

In This Issue: p1 The UK Bribery Act (2010): The Impact on Russian Companies and Russian Business Generally p3 Russian Foreign Strategic Investments Law: A Step Forward on the Way to Liberalisation or a Decorative...more

FBAR Violation Puts Green Card Holder’s At Risk

by Sanford Millar on 8/29/2011

Green Card holders face risk of non-renewal or revocation of their Green Card (permanent residence status) if they failed to file a Report of Foreign Bank Account (FBAR). This may come has headline news to some permanent...more

Pension Alert - August 2011

by Reed Smith on 8/12/2011

Topics in this Alert: - Auto-Enrolment and NEST — Page 1 - Age Discrimination – Default Retirement Age Abolished — Page 2 - Bribery Act 2010 — Page 3 - Early Access Off the Table — Page 3 - DC Contracting Out —...more

Capitol View - December 2010

by Venable LLP on 12/17/2010

Venable's Legislative and Government Affairs team welcomes you to this special edition of Capitol View, where we will be providing thoughtful analysis of the latest developments from the lameduck Congress. Beginning in...more

EB-5 (Job Creation) Investor Green Card Pursuit, Regional Center Approach & TEA Designation Information

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/12/2010

Under Section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 10,000 immigrant visas per year are available to qualified individual investors (and accompanying spouse & minor children) seeking to obtain permanent resident...more

Home

Legal News

Find a Lawyer

Browse Subjects

Subscribe

Pro Services

For Reporters

Immigration Law › Finance & Banking › Administrative Law