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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Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – EB2 Worldwide continues to hover close to current; EB2/3 India and China remain backlogged; 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 – EB2 Worldwide continues to hover close to current; EB2/3 India and China remain backlogged; Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions
Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – EB1 retrogression expected; EB2 Worldwide and India will retrogress; EB2/3 China remains backlogged; 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 retrogression expected; EB2 Worldwide and India will retrogress; EB2/3 China remains backlogged; Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions
Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – EB2 India retrogresses; EB2/3 China retrogresses- 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 – EB2 India retrogresses; EB2/3 China retrogresses- Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions
EB-5 Immigration Reform Landscape in 2016
Congress in 2015 tried to tackle new EB-5 reform legislation, but instead chose to extend the program without any changes until September 30, 2016. This was a result of an
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Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – EB2 & EB3 India and China 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
Continue Reading Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – EB2 & EB3 India and China move forward – Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions
“EB-5 is Extended Without Any Changes Until September 30, 2016”
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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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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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
Continue Reading 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