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Establishing a Business Entity in the United States (Updated)

1. Choosing the Right Legal Structure - 1.1 Introduction - Establishing a business entity in the United States can be an important strategic step for any international company that wants to avail itself of the...more

Lippes Mathias LLP

Immigration Pathways for Entrepreneur Employment in the United States

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Working in a foreign country as an entrepreneur can be challenging, particularly when you are an early-stage start-up business. While the United States has a long history of prospering from the ingenuity and innovations of...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In The United States (Updated)

1. Choosing the Right Legal Structure - 1.1 Introduction - Establishing a business entity in the United States can be an important strategic step for any international company that wants to avail itself of the world’s...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In The United States

1. Choosing the Right Legal Structure - 1.1 Introduction - Establishing a business entity in the United States can be an important strategic step for any international company that wants to avail itself of the world’s...more

Jackson Walker

Changes and Trends in EB-5 Investment Immigration

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Following a shift in U.S. presidential administrations and changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jackson Walker partner Christian Triantaphyllis, who leads the Firm’s Investment Immigration practice, covers some potential...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

What's New in Washington - November 2019

Congress returns to Washington this week after the Thanksgiving recess to find a feast of leftover legislative items still on the table. Congress has a limited number of days remaining on the 2019 legislative calendar to...more

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DHS’s Final EB-5 Regulations: What Stakeholders Need to Know

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published final regulations that change some of the key features of the EB-5 Program, which makes approximately 10,000 green cards available each year for qualifying investors and...more

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Modernization at Last: Insight to the Newly Published EB-5 Modernization Rules … Now the Race is On...

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On July 23, 2019, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) regulations to update the Immigrant Investor Program were published in the Federal Register. The new EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization...more

Cozen O'Connor

Stopgap Bill to End Government Shutdown passes Congress, extends EB-5 Program 3 weeks

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The federal government shutdown came to an end as the House and the Senate passed a Continuing Resolution (the “CR”) which extended the Federal budget until February 8, 2018. The President signed the bill late Monday night. ...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

EB-5 Visa Program: All That Glitters Is Not Gold

Concerns over the EB-5 “Gold” visa have been revived since Senior White House advisor Jared Kushner’s sister pitched the prospect of EB-5 immigration visas to Chinese investors. While the program may appear an easy path to...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Federal Crackdown On EB-5 Visa Fraud Continues With Filing Of Multiple Asset Forfeiture Lawsuits In California

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In its continuing effort to fight fraud in the controversial EB-5 immigrant visa program, the Justice Department announced last week that it had filed federal lawsuits seeking the forfeiture of nine real properties across...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

EB-5 Program Extended by Continuing Resolution to December 9 Without Changes

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The U.S. Immigrant Investor Program (EB-5) has been extended through December 9, 2016, following the recent signing of a continuing resolution to fund the federal government and avoid a shutdown. The EB-5 Program provides a...more

Mintz

EB-5 Program Reauthorization: Proposed Legislative Reforms

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Created by the Immigration Act of 1990, the Immigrant Investor Program, more commonly referred to as the EB-5 program, offers foreign investors an opportunity to secure permanent residency in the United States by making a...more

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EB-5 Program Faces Heightened Enforcement Scrutiny

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Announcements last week by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and U.S. Citizenship Immigration Services (USCIS) indicate that investments made through the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program (the EB-5 Program) will be...more

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Investing Your Way to a Green Card: Franchising May be the Avenue

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The global recession has been challenging for most of us. However, one of the silver linings of the global recession is that certain franchisors are focusing on immigrants as franchisees. If you have the funds, and you meet...more

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