by IIUSA HQ | Jun 27, 2019 | Government Affairs
On this week in 2013, the U.S. Conferences of Mayors (USCM) adopted its first-ever resolution of support for the EB-5 Regional Center Program. USCM subsequently adopted new resolutions of support for the Program, most recently in 2016. The first resolution recognized...
by IIUSA HQ | Jun 18, 2019 | Government Affairs, Research & Analysis
Earlier this week, IIUSA, on behalf of the EB-5 Regional Center industry, submitted a letter to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) regarding the recent surge in EB-5 adjudication delays. As the industry trade association representing nearly 370 EB-5...
by IIUSA HQ | Jun 14, 2019 | Government Affairs, Research & Analysis
The U.S. Department of State – Bureau of Consular Affairs has published the July 2019 Visa Bulletin. The bulletin revealed unchanged final action dates of October 1, 2014 for Mainland-China applications and October 1, 2016 for Vietnam applicants. Most importantly the...
by IIUSA HQ | Jun 12, 2019 | Education, Government Affairs, Research & Analysis
by Cletus Weber, Founder & Partner, Peng & Weber PLLC; Elizabeth Peng, Founder & Partner PLLC Regional centers and related EB-5 professionals are now well aware of the massive EB-5 visa backlog for China, the substantial one for Vietnam, the soon-to...
by IIUSA HQ | Jun 10, 2019 | Government Affairs
Earlier today, the Department of Homeland Security announced Kenneth Cuccinelli will serve as the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) effective June 10. The official press release can be viewed below. From USCIS WASHINGTON— Department...
by IIUSA HQ | May 17, 2019 | Government Affairs
On Friday, May 17, EB-5 stakeholder groups sent an industry-consensus letter to the U.S. Senate and House Judiciary Committees in support of a uniform set of principles to strengthen and reform the EB-5 Regional Center Program before it expires on September 30, 2019....
