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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a federal agency under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. The USCIS performs a broad variety of administrative functions, including processing visa and naturalization petitions, as well as applications for asylum and refugee status. less -

Alternative Financing Sources for Developers: EB-5 And E-2 Investors

Burr & Forman on 5/19/2023

The EB-5 immigrant visa investor program has been used as an alternative source of funding for many real estate developers. EB-5 investors have typically preferred real estate related projects, and EB-5 capital has been used...more

Ready for Launch (Finally): Settlement Paves the Way for EB-5 Financing Options

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/12/2022

Subsequent to the March 15, 2022, enactment of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (the “Integrity Act”), the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), an agency of the Department of Homeland Security...more

Senate Leaders Propose Significant Changes to the EB-5 Program: Big City Developers Are Likely to Rejoice

Polsinelli on 11/8/2019

On November 5, 2019, Senators Rounds (R-SD), Graham (R-SC) and Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the Immigrant Investor Program Relief Act (S. 2778) (“Relief Act”). The Relief Act would extend the Immigrant Investor Program (known as...more

Significant Increases to EB-5 Program Filing Fees Effective on December 23, 2016

Ballard Spahr LLP on 11/9/2016

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has increased fees by an average of 21 percent for certain U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) applications, including the U.S. Immigrant Investor Program (EB-5)....more

The Death of EB-5 Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

Dechert LLP on 12/8/2015

Earlier this year we discussed the uncertain future of the EB-5 Visa Program, one of the most successful inbound investment programs of recent years, as evidenced by the $5.2 billion dollars the program has generated in the...more

EB-5 Legislative Update

Akerman LLP on 10/5/2015

While the 10,000 visas that have been set aside for the EB-5 foreign investor program are part of the permanent law, the regional center program, which allows businesses and developers to aggregate the investment proceeds for...more

SEC Files Another Fraud Action Based on EB-5 Program

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 8/27/2015

The EB-5 program is supposed to provide a path to a permanent green card. The program was designed to create that path for foreign national who invest specified sums in the U.S. that create jobs – a win win for everyone....more

U.S. Visa Categories Leave Entrepreneurs Few Options

Carlton Fields on 8/17/2015

Many of Julie Ferguson’s immigration law clients are entrepreneurs seeking to launch startups in the United States. They come from all over the world, but Ms. Ferguson, who practices in Miami, sees especially high numbers...more

Preview of Potential Changes to EB-5 Immigration Program: Source of Financing for Construction and Hospitality Projects

Franczek P.C. on 7/14/2015

With the impending expiration of the Immigrant Investor Visa Program, also known as EB-5, in September, bipartisan legislation has been proposed in Congress to renew and improve the Program. The proposed changes could...more

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