by IIUSA HQ | Nov 21, 2019 | Government Affairs
Today, Thursday, November 21, 2019, the final rule which makes regulatory changes to the EB-5 Regional Center Program went into effect after the 120 waiting period of the final rule being published. The final rule, which can be read in its entirety here, makes several...
by IIUSA HQ | Nov 20, 2019 | Government Affairs
by Michael Kester, Economist, ImpactData Source The final rule for The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization regulation was published by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the Federal Register on July 24, 2019 (“Final Rule”), and will go into effect...
by IIUSA HQ | Nov 18, 2019 | Government Affairs
The U.S. Department of State – Bureau of Consular Affairs has published the December 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...
by IIUSA HQ | Nov 11, 2019 | Education, Events, Government Affairs
On Tuesday, October 29, 2019 IIUSA was honored to welcome Ms. Sarah M. Kendall, Chief of the Immigrant Investor Program Office (IPO) at U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) as a keynote speaker for the 9th Annual EB-5 Industry Forum in Seattle, WA. The...
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 | Nov 6, 2019 | Government Affairs
Yesterday, U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced S. 2778 the Immigrant Investor Program Reform Act. The measure will finally provide a long-term reauthorization for the EB-5 Regional Center Program as well as...
