Since September 30, 2015 Congress has considered several immigration bills that would have completely overhauled the EB-5 program. All of us in the space, especially attorneys, had prepared ourselves for
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“Where do we go from here”
As Congress works to pass renewal legislation to the EB-5 Regional Center Pilot Program that will expire on December 11, 2015, most observers in the EB-5 space have no idea
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The Guessing Game
What will Congress do with the soon to expire EB-5 regional center program?
That is the question that most everyone in the EB-5 world is asking each other. Congress chose
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DHS Showered in Flowers in Protest of Oct. 2015 Visa Bulletin “Rollback”
CNN Money reports that DHS is being showered with flower deliveries in nonviolent protest against the government’s issuance of a revised October 2015 Visa Bulletin (http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/law-and-policy/bulletin/2016/visa-bulletin-for-october-2015.html). According to the article,
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October 2015 Visa Bulletin: Dates for Filing Revised, Rolled Back
In a move that has crushed the hopes of untold numbers of would-be applicants for US permanent residence, the US Department of State (USDOS) issued a revised October 2015
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Dates of Filing for October 2015 change significantly, impacting EB2 and EB3 India and China
In follow up to my post of 9/17/2015 in which we explained the Department of State’s new procedures for establishing immigrant visa filing dates (vs. final action dates), please be
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Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – Dates of Filing vs Final Action Date Significantly Impacts EB2 and EB3 India and China – 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
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The City of Miami EB-5 Regional Center and Affordable Housing
I was fortunate to be invited to speak at the City of Miami EB-5 Summit on Affordable Housing a few weeks ago. I was a member of the panel that
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China EB2 Retrogresses significantly; India EB2 Retrogresses moderately; other categories move forward – 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
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China EB3 Retrogresses significantly; No Change in EB2 India/China; F2A moves ahead quickly – 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
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