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EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center Program Returning

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Congress is set to pass Omnibus spending legislation that includes reauthorization of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center Program, which has been suspended since June 2021....more

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Popular Franchise Funding Source (EB-5 Program) Rocked By Two Major Developments

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EB-5 Investments are a popular way of raising capital for franchise expansion. So it came as a bit of a shock last week the EB-5 Program was rocked by two major developments. EB-5 Modernization Rule Struck Down (For...more

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Judge Voids EB-5 Immigrant Investor Modernization Rule, Restoring Old Investment Amounts and Targeted Employment Area Standards

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On June 22, 2021, Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley of the Northern District of California ruled that Former Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan exceeded his statutory authority in issuing the July 2019...more

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

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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

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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

Akerman LLP

EB-5 Legislative Update

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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

Franczek P.C.

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

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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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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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