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Investors seeking U.S. permanent residency via the EB-5 process face increasingly extended delays due to extensive processing times for their immigrant petitions (Form I-526) by U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS).  USCIS has alleged that it is within its discretion to further prolong Form I-526 processing times, which can currently be up to 68.5 months.  A group of 22 EB-5 investors recently obtained an important victory from a U.S. federal […]

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 […]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has begun accepting Application for Entrepreneurial Parole, and has outlined the specific requirements, procedure, and instructions for how the International Entrepreneur Rule will be implemented. On December 1, 2017, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered that the U.S. Department of Homeland […]