In our continuing series of reports, Charles (“Charlie”) Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, U.S. Department of State, shares his most recent analysis of current trends and
Continue Reading Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – EB3 retrogresses across the board with no movement expected; EB-2 India and China retrogress; Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions
EB-5 Regional Centers
Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – EB3 India/China move ahead slightly, while EB-2 India and China inch forward; EB-3 & EB-2 WW expected to backlog soon; Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions
In our continuing series of reports, Charles (“Charlie”) Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, U.S. Department of State, shares his most recent analysis of current trends and…
Continue Reading Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – EB3 India/China move ahead slightly, while EB-2 India and China inch forward; EB-3 & EB-2 WW expected to backlog soon; Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions
EB-5 Alert! New Regulations Increasing the Minimum Investment Amounts and More!
On Wednesday, July 24th 2019, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security published a new EB-5 regulation which will go into effect November 21, 2019. The new EB-5 regulations will effectuate…
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EB-5 Alert! EB-5 Extended Through September 30, 2019
On February 15, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 thereby averting another government shutdown. The spending bill funds the federal government and extends the EB-5 Regional Center Program…
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EB-5 Alert! Regional Center Program Extended
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has resumed processing of EB-5 Regional Center applications/petitions. The EB-5 Regional Center Program has been authorized and extended for three weeks in connection with…
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EB-5 Alert! Extended To December 21, 2018
President Trump signed a spending bill thereby averting a government shutdown. The continuing resolution (CR) provides for a short-term extension of the EB-5 Regional Center Program through December 21, 2018. …
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EB-5 Update! EB-5 Regional Center Program Extended
President Trump signed a bill today, H.R. 6157, with a short-term continuing resolution (CR) preventing a government shutdown and extending certain programs, including the EB-5 Regional Center Program, through December…
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Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – EB1 worldwide move forward, but EB1China/India won’t move until next year; EB2/3 India/China to advance; EB-3 India may surpass EB-2 India; Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions
In our continuing series of reports, Charles (“Charlie”) Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, U.S. Department of State, shares his most recent analysis of current trends and…
Continue Reading Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – EB1 worldwide move forward, but EB1China/India won’t move until next year; EB2/3 India/China to advance; EB-3 India may surpass EB-2 India; Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions
Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – EB1 China/India retrogress; EB2/3 India/China to advance; EB2/3 Worldwide will remain current; Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions
In our continuing series of reports, Charles (“Charlie”) Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, U.S. Department of State, shares his most recent analysis of current trends and…
Continue Reading Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – EB1 China/India retrogress; EB2/3 India/China to advance; EB2/3 Worldwide will remain current; Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions
EB-5 Regional Center Program Reauthorized to Dec., 8, 2017
The U.S. Congress extended the EB-5 Regional Center Program through December 8, 2017, without reform, as part of a stopgap continuing resolution to fund the federal government (H.R.601),…
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