Immigration Updates

Since February 22, 2019, the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization Regulation (“EB-5 Modernization Regulation”) is under review at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The OMB Review is the final step in the agency rulemaking process before publication of a final rule. Once it passes the OMB review, the […]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) its draft of a proposed rule to end eligibility of H-4 spouses to apply for Employment Authorization Document (EAD) cards after their spouses have reached an advanced stage in the permanent residency process. A […]

On February 15, 2019 President Trump signed the “Consolidated Appropriations Act (2019)” to fund the U.S. federal government for the 2019 fiscal year. This consolidated spending bill reauthorizes and extends the EB-5 Regional Center Program through September 30, 2019. The extension of the EB-5 program enables qualifying investors to pursue […]

Click here to view 2019 March Visa Bulletin. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the Monthly Visa Bulletin for March 2019, showing modest progress for EB-1 for all chargeability areas as well as EB-2 for China and India, EB-3 and Other Workers China, India, and the Philippines, and EB-5 […]