by IIUSA HQ | Jul 16, 2019 | Government Affairs
This afternoon, the House Judiciary Committee is hosting a hearing titled “Policy Changes and Processing Delays at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services”. The purpose of the hearing is to highlight the growing delays in USCIS petition processing and...
by IIUSA HQ | Jul 12, 2019 | Government Affairs
On July 10th, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 1044, the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019. The bill removes the per-country caps for employment-based visas, including EB-5. While the bill passed the House, it still needs to pass in the U.S....
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 | 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....
by IIUSA HQ | Feb 18, 2019 | Government Affairs
On February 7, 2019, members of Congress introduced a bill that would remove the per-country caps for U.S. employment-based immigration visas, including the EB-5 category. IIUSA’s statement regarding the bill reflected the need to address the visa backlog...
