by McKenzie Penton | Mar 5, 2021 | Membership, Research & Analysis
By Robert Kraft, CEO, FirstPathway Partners; President, IIUSA. Originally Published in the Morning Consult As everyone in the EB-5 community knows, this reauthorization saga is like no other we have ever faced. Our typical legislative vehicle for convenient extension...
by McKenzie Penton | Mar 4, 2021 | Government Affairs, Research & Analysis
Late last month, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a Q&A with additional guidance on redeployment, specifically related to the Policy Manual update published in July 2020. To the best of our knowledge, the new information was not...
by Lee Li | Mar 2, 2021 | Research & Analysis
Based on data from USCIS, IIUSA’s latest EB-5 processing time report (full report here) illustrates the current wait times for adjudicating I-526 petitions, I-829 petitions and I-924 applications. DATA HIGHLIGHTS Starting in March 2018, USCIS updated its...
by Lee Li | Feb 26, 2021 | Research & Analysis
The U.S. Department of State has published the monthly Visa Bulletin for March 2021, unveiling the new EB-5 cut-off dates for visa applicants from backlogged countries. EB-5 FINAL ACTION DATES (CHART A) The March Visa Bulletin revealed the following final action dates...
by McKenzie Penton | Feb 25, 2021 | Membership, Research & Analysis
by Adam Mendler, Creator & Host, Thirty Minute Mentors Originally published on Adammendler.com I recently went one on one with Aaron Grau, Executive Director of Invest in the USA, the national, membership-based not-for-profit industry trade association for the...
by McKenzie Penton | Feb 24, 2021 | Government Affairs, Research & Analysis
Originally published in the Fall 2020 IIUSA Regional Center Business Journal (RCBJ) By Daniel B. Lundy, Partner, Klasko Immigration Law Partners EB-5 regulations require an EB-5 investor to make an investment that is “at risk.” The concept of “at risk” is not unique...