by Lee Li | Mar 22, 2023 | Research & Analysis
Today, the U.S. Department of State published the monthly Visa Bulletin for April 2023. The new monthly visa bulletin shows no changes on the cut-off dates of EB-5 visa categories – all final action dates and dates for filing in April will remain the same as the...
by IIUSA HQ | Mar 16, 2023 | Government Affairs, Membership, Research & Analysis
Recent headlines around several regional banks present an opportunity to revisit your approach to escrow administration by Jill Jones, General Counsel, JTC Americas The financial world was surprised by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the second-largest...
by Ashley Casey | Mar 15, 2023 | Government Affairs, Research & Analysis
Earlier this week, IIUSA submitted comments to U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) related to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that was published on January 4, 2023 which proposed drastic fee increases to EB-5-related forms I-526/I-526E, I-829,...
by Lee Li | Mar 8, 2023 | Research & Analysis
With USCIS publishing the latest quarterly statistics of all application and petition form types for the fourth quarter (Q4) in fiscal year (FY) 2022, IIUSA produced a comprehensive data report on the latest Form I-829 statistics for Q4 and full-year FY2022,...
by Lee Li | Mar 3, 2023 | Research & Analysis
“Suzanne Says” is an opinion column on iiusa.org written by IIUSA Member Suzanne Lazicki. The views of the author are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views or position of IIUSA. By Suzanne Lazicki On March 1, 2023, USCIS sent out an email alert with the...
by Lee Li | Mar 2, 2023 | Education, Government Affairs, Research & Analysis
This is a member perspective and the views of the author are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views or position of IIUSA. By Robert Divine of Baker Donelson USCIS has issued meaningful new guidance about some important topics: the new $20,000 or $10,000...
