The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) completed their review of the proposed EB-5 regulations this past Thursday, June 27th. As the OMB Review concluded the final step in the agency rulemaking process, USCIS can now publish the new regulations at any time in the Federal Register as Final Regulations. […]
July 2019 Visa Bulletin – EB-5 Retrogression for India; EB-3 and Other Workers Philippines Progresses from Backlogged to Current; Little to No Movement Otherwise
28 Jun
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
Click here to view the 2019 July Visa Bulletin The U.S. Department of State (DOS) published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for July 2019, showing no movement in the EB-1 preference category, except for China which did progress. EB-2 remains current for all countries except China and India. EB-3 & Other Workers are […]
Viewing U.S. border cells derided as ‘cages,’ Central American officials pledge more immigration cooperation
21 Jun
by Third Party Provider, on News
MCALLEN, Tex. — The chain-link fence holding pens of the Border Patrol’s largest processing center was stuffed with more than 2,000 people when the first ladies of the Northern Triangle arrived here Thursday for a visit. The converted former warehouse that migrants and some U.S. agents deride as the “dog […]
EB-5 vs. E-2 Visa, A Potentially Better U.S. Investor Visa Strategy
20 Jun
by Matthew Myers, on Blog, Immigration, News
Certain foreign nationals can come to the United States as a lawful permanent resident through the EB-5 investor immigrant program or come temporarily with an E-2 treaty investor/trade nonimmigrant visa. Which approach is the best approach depends on many considerations, including timing, the foreign national’s intent, the amount of the […]