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 […]
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Automatic Extension of Work Permits for TPS Holders from El Salvador
31 Oct
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates, News
The U.S. Department for Homeland Security (DHS) announced an automatic extension of the validity of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) to January 4, 2021 for El Salvadorans with Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The announcement also stated, if the Trump Administration is successful in their efforts to terminate the TPS Program for […]
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 […]
USCIS Published New Forms I-129 & I-539 with Public Charge and Public Benefits Questions
10 Oct
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates, News
In August, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a rule requiring inquiry into whether immigrants in certain nonimmigrant classifications may have received public benefits that would render them inadmissible to the United States on “public charge” grounds. Because existing USCIS forms do not ask applicants about prior receipt […]