On January 29, 2019, USCIS announced a process change for Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Investor, from a first-in, first-out basis to a visa availability approach effective March 31, 2020. The new visa availability approach is scheduled to apply to petitions pending as of March 31, 2020. According to […]
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[NOW IN EFFECT!] Significant Changes to the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa Program
21 Nov
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates, News
The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization Regulation takes effect, as of today, November 21, 2019. This new regulation changes some key aspects of the EB-5 program and causes significant impact on both individual investors and the EB-5 industry. At this point, I-526 Petitions filed on and after today are subject […]
The final regulations that will come into effect as of November 21, 2019, were published by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), will substantially change the EB-5 Investment Program through which foreign citizens who do not have a close US Citizen family member or a permanent resident family […]
Op-ed: Immigration law changes could affect major Houston projects
17 Oct
by Charles Foster, on Attorney Bylines, Media Mentions, News
The EB-5 investor program, which has provided significant funding to major Houston real estate developers and a viable way to legally immigrate, is about to undergo a major regulatory change. Immigrating to the U.S. is highly restricted, but one of the few viable ways to immigrate without family or employment-sponsorship […]