EB-5 RIA Alert: USCIS Releases New Forms for Immigrant Investor Program July 12, 2022 USCIS announced yesterday that they are separating the I-526 form into two separate forms for RC Investors and the Standalone Investor. Please see their announcement below: "USCIS is revising Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur, to accommodate [...]
EB-5 State of Play: Remain Seated with Seatbelts Fastened By Carolyn Lee I have always said you need a strong stomach for EB-5. Even those blessed with bellies of steel are reaching for their bedside Pepto these past weeks. Stocking up seems the best advice for the near future and here’s why. Backdrop. [...]
The Form I-956F, Application for Approval of an Investment in a Commercial Enterprise (formerly known as “exemplar”) is a required filing for regional centers before investors can file their EB-5 petitions. The Form I-956G, Regional Center Annual Statement, supersedes the prior Form I-924A. We’ll touch on these developments during the IIUSA Informational Webinar on [...]
WEDNESDAY | JUNE 8, 2022 | 12:00 PM EDT IIUSA invites members and other EB-5 stakeholders to learn about the Form I-956 -- its context within RIA and practical tips for completing. We will also briefly look ahead at other Forms I-956 to come, including the Form I-956F for mandatory exemplar applications [...]
USICS's New EB-5 RIA Implementation Announcement & Listening Session By Carolyn Lee On April 29, 2022, USCIS published EB-5 Questions and Answers (Q&A) answering some of the pressing questions on EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act interpretations, including regional center re-designations and investor petitions associated with regional centers, both pre- and post-RIA. Previously, USCIS [...]
USCIS Listening Session on the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 Friday, April 29, 2022 | 2-3:30 p.m. Eastern USCIS has announced a listening session on the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022. Please see their announcement below for more details: "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites you to [...]
EB-5 REGIONAL CENTER ALERT April 12, 2022 USCIS ANNOUNCES THAT EXISTING REGIONAL CENTERS MUST SEEK RE-DESIGNATION UNDER EB-5 RIA USCIS posted on its website that “regional centers previously designated . . . are no longer authorized.” USCIS further advised: “The EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 requires that all entities seeking [...]
The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa - New Process and Benefits for Investors Under the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 ("RIA") By Carolyn Lee The EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (“RIA”), enacted on March 15, 2022, brought a wave of changes to the EB-5 visa program. This memo explains the [...]
EB-5 REFORM AND INTEGRITY ACT OF 2022-FAQS Check out Carolyn Lee's EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act FAQs posted on the IIUSA website. Also listed below: QUESTION # 1: What are the major impacts of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (“RIA”) to existing investors (those who are waiting for their immigrant visas [...]
Congress Passes 5-Year EB-5 Program Reauthorization By Carolyn Lee Seven years in the making, the U.S. Congress passed the 2022 appropriations bill (the “Omnibus” or “Omni”) containing the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022. The new EB-5 law extends the EB-5 regional center program for 5 years to September 30, 2027. [...]
