by IIUSA HQ | May 22, 2018 | Archived
By Jeffrey B. Carr, Economic & Policy Resources, Inc. On May 15, 2018, the USCIS issued a surprise announcement that it was updating the EB-5 Policy Manual to take the use of tenant occupancy jobs for EB-5 projects completely “off the table” going forward. To many...
by IIUSA HQ | May 21, 2018 | Archived
By Robert C. Divine, Baker Donelson Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC On May 15, 2018, USCIS suddenly sent out to stakeholders the email message below, giving immediate notice that in new projects EB-5 investors will not be credited with jobs of tenants of the job...
by IIUSA HQ | May 18, 2018 | Archived
Washington DC–The Board of Directors of Invest in the USA (IIUSA) announced yesterday the departure of Peter D. Joseph as Executive Director of IIUSA – the national trade association for the EB-5 Regional Center Program. Mr. Joseph said, “I am proud of the...
by IIUSA HQ | May 17, 2018 | Archived
CDFA and IIUSA invite you to join us for next weeks Intro EB-5 Finance WebCourse on May 23-24, 2018. Designed for all levels of expertise, this course examines the basic statutes and regulations governing the EB-5 Program. Topics covered include direct EB-5 vs. EB-5...
by IIUSA HQ | May 16, 2018 | Archived
Earlier today, the USCIS Policy Manual was updated revising previous guidance on EB-5 cases involving tenant occupancy. USICS has determined that tenant-occupancy job creation methodologies do not provide reasonable predictions of indirect job creation. As such USCIS...
by IIUSA HQ | May 15, 2018 | Archived
By Robert Cornish, Attorney at Law, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP In the United States, litigation in courts is by its very nature a public exercise. Pleadings filed in U.S. courts are publicly available, which means attorneys, investors and the...