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U.S. Department of State Current Visa Bulletin
Archived Visa Bulletins: Online versions of the Visa Bulletin are for informational purposes only and every effort has been made to ensure their accuracy. Any questions regarding a cut-off date for a specific month can often be confirmed by consulting an official copy of the Visa Bulletin, available upon request...
Loan Duration
EB-5 Newsletter For regional centers, developers and financiers LOAN DURATIONMany Regional Centers (“RCs”) take in EB-5 capital to the New Commercial Enterprise (“NCE”) which then loans the funds to the Job Creating Entity (“JCE”).The loan terms are often for 5 years, enough time for the EB-5 investor to immigrate to the...
USCIS Processing Times
To find the information you are looking for, click on the USCIS website link below and then choose appropriate Service Center at the bottom of the USCIS web page: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is committed to providing the best possible customer service before and after you file your...
Tourist Visas to Visit Potential EB-5 Projects
Last week the White House released a statement regarding immigration reform. It included vague statements on EB-5. The White House said the Department of Homeland Security will create rules requiring conflict-of-interest disclosures by Regional Center principals, background checks, public disclosure requirements, and increasing the minimum qualifying amount of investment. Most important,...
More on Shovel Ready and Exemplars
In my last newsletter, I wrote about the section in the proposed regional center (“RC”) extension bill, S. 1501, that permits filing an exemplar application to lock in the $500,000 investment amount and TEA. It is unclear under S. 1501 whether the project must be “shovel ready” for an exemplar. S....