Like many of her fellow classmates at New York University, Yanchu Zhao has a busy schedule. A college junior, she has a double major in economics and journalism, and juggles classes, an internship and life with roommates in a rental near Herald Square. But unlike many of her fellow classmates, […]
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WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told lawmakers Thursday he regrets creating a perception of favoritism by getting involved in foreign investor visa cases involving prominent Democrats while head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. But the department’s No. 2 official said that he stands by his decision […]
Boston developer Steve Samuels needed financing for his latest project, a 30-story condominium and retail tower on track to rise from the site of a Fenway sandwich shop. But instead of turning only to large banks and institutional investors, he jetted to Hangzhou, a Chinese city that is home to […]
May Visa Bulletin: EB-5 China Gets a Cut-Off Date, EB-3 Philippines Retrogresses, Other Categories Advance
14 Apr
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
The U.S. Department of State has published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for May 2015, announcing a cut-off date for the EB-5 (Investor) category for applicants born in China. Additionally, visa availability under the EB-3 category for applicants born in the Philippines retrogresses dramatically, with a new cut-off date of July […]