by McKenzie Penton | May 17, 2022 | Events, Government Affairs, Membership
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced its next listening session which will focus on the implementation and rulemaking around the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act. The agency is specifically seeking feedback on evidentiary requirements,...
by Lee Li | May 13, 2022 | Government Affairs
Today, Friday, May 13, 2022, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) published the new Form I-956, Application for Regional Center Designation. All EB-5 stakeholders are encouraged to review the new form and its instructions which are now...
by Lee Li | May 13, 2022 | Government Affairs, Research & Analysis
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of State published the monthly Visa Bulletin for June 2022. Starting in June, Chinese nationals who invested through a direct EB-5 project will face the same final action date and the date for filing as the Chinese EB-5...
by Ashley Casey | May 11, 2022 | Government Affairs
Hearing Held to Consider Temporary Restraining Order on USCIS Requirement for EB-5 Regional Center Redesignation Yesterday, May 10, a hearing was held in the federal court for the Northern District of California to consider a preliminary injunction or temporary...
by Lee Li | May 10, 2022 | Government Affairs
Four leaders from Congress, Senators Chuck Schumer, Lindsay Graham, and John Cornyn and Representative Jerry Nadler, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on May 9 urging the Secretary to not require Regional...
by Lee Li | May 6, 2022 | Government Affairs
On May 4, 2022, IIUSA submitted a declaratory letter to the Northern District Court of California related to the litigation between the Behring Regional Center and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Case 3:22-cv-02487-JCS Behring Regional Center,...