Earlier this week, U.S. Department of State – Bureau of Consular Affairs released the Visa Bulletin for the month of February 2018 (View PDF). The bulletin revealed a cutoff date of July 22, 2014 for Mainland-China born visa applicants.
As of February 1, 2017, Mainland Chinese investors who filed their I-526 petitions before July 22, 2014 will be eligible to schedule interviews with Department of State Consular offices and be issued conditional immigration visas to enter the U.S. or apply for adjustment of status if they are already in the U.S. Final action dates for other countries remain current, allowing qualified applicants from other parts of the world to move forward with obtaining their EB-5 visa.
Action dates for other countries remain current, allowing qualified applicants from other parts of the world to move forward with obtaining their EB-5 visa.
Important Insights from the Visa Control Office on EB-5 sa Interview Appointment & Final Action Date Movements for China and Vietnam
IIUSA closely engages with various government agencies in a regular basis in order to provide the latest EB-5 intelligence to our members and key stakeholders.
Last week, IIUSA received the most recent statistics on EB-5 visa usage in FY2018 and collected some special insights from the Department of State Visa Control Office regarding important issues such as:
- EB-5 visa interview appointments after 1/19 could be rescheduled, depending on the pending reauthorization of the Regional Center Program;
- EB-5 visa usage surged year-over-year by 37% in Q1, FY2018;
- Vietnam is likely to face oversubscription for EB-5 visas;
- Final Action Date future movements for China;
