by IIUSA HQ | Mar 24, 2017 | Archived
On June 30, 2016 Congress passed the Fraud Reduction and Data Analytics Act of 2015 (“FRADA”) (Pub. L. No. 114-186). Under FRADA, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in consultation with the Comptroller General must “establish guidelines for agencies...
by IIUSA HQ | Mar 23, 2017 | Archived
In January, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published two separate proposed rules in the Federal Register, one addresses program monitoring and oversight, the other addresses TEAs and investment amounts. Both have a comment period that ends on April 11....
by IIUSA HQ | Mar 22, 2017 | Archived
Yesterday, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the launch of its new EB-5 Regional Center Compliance Audit Program. According to USCIS Regional center compliance audits are an additional way that the agency is looking to enhance...
by IIUSA HQ | Mar 21, 2017 | Archived
IIUSA is pleased to announce that our annual data reports on I-526 and I-829 petition statistics are updated to included data through FY2016. The reports are a data visualization and analysis on historical and recent petitions statistics and serve to highlight...
by IIUSA HQ | Mar 20, 2017 | Archived
IIUSA Executive Director, Peter D. Joseph, submitted a statement for the Congressional Record to the House Judiciary Committee in response to the hearing held on March 8, 2017 titled The Department of Homeland Security’s Regulations Reforming the Investor Visa...
by IIUSA HQ | Mar 17, 2017 | Archived
By: Peter D. Joseph, IIUSA Executive Director A new year and a new Congress bring a new set of opportunities and challenges for the EB-5 industry. The end of 2016 left the industry with hope that a legislative deal could be possible. Bipartisan, bicameral negotiations...