Like Elsa, the Princess in Disney’s classic Frozen, once again the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has utilized its power to freeze. In this case, the freezing of assets. In what has become an increasingly common...more
10/12/2017
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
EB-5 ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreclosure Sales ,
Foreign Investment ,
Green Cards ,
Investors ,
Misallocation of Funds ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud
On August 11, 2016, USCIS published new processing times for I-829 petitions. The news is not good for EB-5 investors. USCIS is now taking in excess of 21 months to adjudicate I-829 petitions. This means that EB-5 investors...more
Private placement offerings are an increasingly active part of the securities business. One especially complicated and emerging area of private placements is the EB-5 Investor Visa Regional Center Program. Under the current...more
11/6/2015
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
EB-5 ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Green Cards ,
Inducement ,
Investigations ,
Investor Visa Options ,
Lawful Permanent Residents ,
Private Placements ,
Reasonable Care ,
Regional Centers ,
Regulation D ,
Regulation S ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Rule 506 ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Underwriting ,
USCIS
On October 1, 2015, the US Department of State will begin accepting requests to register for the 2017 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2017), also known as the Green Card Lottery. The Diversity Lottery Program provides a...more
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
7/8/2015
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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Green Cards ,
Immigrant Investor Program ,
Immigration and Nationality Act ,
Investors ,
Job Creation ,
Lawful Permanent Residents ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Permanent Residence Cards ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Reauthorization ,
Regional Centers ,
Targeted Employment Area ,
USCIS ,
Visas
On October 1, 2013, the U.S. Department of State will begin accepting requests to register for the 2015 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2015), also known as the Green Card Lottery. The Diversity Lottery Program provides...more
On October 1, 2013, the U.S. Department of State will begin accepting requests to register for the 2015 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2015), also known as the Green Card Lottery. The Diversity Lottery Program provides...more
On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court ruled in United States v. Windsor that Section 3 of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) is unconstitutional. This Section of DOMA prohibited the U.S. government from conferring any...more
7/5/2013
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
DOMA ,
Green Cards ,
Lawful Permanent Residents ,
Same-Sex Marriage ,
SCOTUS ,
US Department of State ,
US v Windsor ,
USCIS ,
Visas
On December 7, 2012, Mintz Levin filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) with the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”). The request seeks disclosure of all documentation relating to prevailing wages,...more