by Lee Li | Nov 7, 2019 | Government Affairs
On November 6, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a Policy Alert, announcing that the agency is updating its Policy Manual to reflect the new provisions on the the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization Final Rule, which was...
by IIUSA HQ | Oct 7, 2019 | Government Affairs
According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website, the agency will allow employment-based green card applicants (including EB-5) to use the “Dates for Filing” from the October 2019 Visa Bulletin when petitioning USCIS for their adjustment of...
by IIUSA HQ | Oct 2, 2019 | Education, Events, Government Affairs
IIUSA is pleased to announce that Sarah M. Kendall, Chief of the Immigrant Investor Program Office (IPO) at U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) will keynote our 9th Annual EB-5 Industry Forum in Seattle, WA on Tuesday, October 29. Ms. Kendall began her...
by IIUSA HQ | Sep 26, 2019 | Government Affairs
On June 29, 2016, the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) Ombudsman released its Annual Report to Congress, which it must do by June 30 of each year. The Ombudsman’s Annual Report provides a summary of the most pervasive and serious problems...
by IIUSA HQ | Sep 18, 2019 | Government Affairs, Research & Analysis
The U.S. Department of State – Bureau of Consular Affairs has published the October 2019 Visa Bulletin (View PDF). The EB-5 Regional Center category has been listed as “U” meaning unauthorized for issuance. The final action dates for the EB-5 Regional Center category...