by IIUSA HQ | Jan 7, 2019 | Education
by Jennifer Hermansky, Shareholder Greenburg Traurig Various countries have set internal currency controls that restrict the amount of foreign currency that can be purchased each year by an individual, including countries which originate a significant amount of EB-5...
by IIUSA HQ | Dec 27, 2018 | Education
by Reid Thomas, Executive Vice President, NES Financial; Catherine Debono Holmes, Partner, Jeffer Mangel Butler & Mitchell; and Kelly Alton, General Counsel, NES Financial EB-5 capital raising has slowed due to visa backlogs, increasing the need for additional...
by IIUSA HQ | Dec 18, 2018 | Education
By Joseph Barnett, Partner, Wolfsdorf Rosenthal LLP Time is of the essence, especially in EB-5 petition and application processing. Despite the Immigrant Investor Program Office’s (“IPO’s”) increase in staff and the re-organization of its adjudication teams for more...
by IIUSA HQ | Dec 10, 2018 | Education
by Lincoln Stone, Partner, Stone Grzegorek & Gonzalez LLP; Susan Pilcher, Senior Attorney, Stone Grzegorek & Gonzalez LLP; Elsie Hui Arias, Partner, , Stone Grzegorek & Gonzalez LLP The USCIS Immigrant Investor Program Office (“IPO”) has commenced its...
by IIUSA HQ | Dec 6, 2018 | Education
by Ozzie Torres, Shareholder, Torres Law PA In an ever-changing EB-5 investor program wrought with complexities and USCIS surprises, there has always been an unwavering tenet: the investment must remain at-risk. Unfortunately, USCIS continued its practice of...
by IIUSA HQ | Dec 3, 2018 | Education
by Edward Beshara, Managing Partner, Beshara PA Perhaps one of the most important considerations Regional Centers and other EB-5 stakeholders should have when contemplating entering the Brazilian market is that Brazilians are sophisticated and knowledgeable to...
