CLP EB-5 Roundtable URBAN TEAs UNDER THE NEW EB-5 REGULATIONS Wednesday December 18, 2019 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern Time You’re invited to hear from EB-5 industry experts on the new high unemployment TEA requirements, now in effect under the EB-5 Modernization Regulations.Please join our discussion of the changes, pros, cons, risks, and best [...]
EB-5 Alert December 6, 2019 New Form I-924A for FY2019 Effective Today On November 21, 2019, USCIS announced that it would only accept the new Form I-924A starting December 6, 2019. This is an abrupt change to the Form I-924A already 7 weeks into the 3-month filing season with 3 weeks left to file. The annual Form [...]
Thank you to clients and friends who have made Carolyn Lee PLLC's first year a success. Happy Thanksgiving! ***
Rural Opportunities under the New EB-5 Modernization Regulations November 25, 2019 The new EB-5 regulations, now in effect, provide a real incentive for EB-5 investment in rural areas. This is because there is a big difference between the “targeted employment area” (TEA) investment level and the non-TEA investment level. Rural areas qualify as TEAs. [...]
November 21, 2019 It’s happened. The EB-5 Modernization Regulations are effective today. We’re ready to embrace the opportunities here and anywhere else EB-5 goes. Carolyn Lee PLLC EB-5
EB-5 Notes - Legislation November 11, 2019 What could be more on our minds than the EB-5 modernization regulations coming online in 10 days? Legislation that could trump them. See my press release with an overview of S.2778, the comprehensive EB-5 reform bill sponsored by Senators Rounds, Graham and Cornyn. The changes would affect us [...]
Senator Mike Rounds (R-ND), Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Senator John Cornyn (R-Tx) introduced a comprehensive EB-5 bill on 11/5/2019 marked S. 2778 and called “Immigrant Investor Program Reform Act.” Many of the elements, for example the bill’s integrity measures, are refined versions from prior legislative efforts. Some are notably new. The bill calls for [...]
Carolyn Lee Renamed AILA National EB-5 Committee Chair for Fourth Year August 28, 2019 Carolyn is proud to once again lead the National EB-5 Committee of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). This is Carolyn's fourth year as the Chair. She also serves as Invest in USA (IIUSA)'s Legislative Counsel. "It's a challenging time in [...]
AILA Webinar on EB-5 Regulations - Must Attend Event for Immigration Lawyers TODAY August 9, 2019, 2:00-3:30 pm Eastern Time Hear from those who have been close to the ground on both the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and the final EB-5 Modernization Regulations. The panelists will cover the key changes with a "boots-on-the-ground" [...]
Carolyn Lee Speaks - EB-5 Regulations July 31, 2019 Tune into an ilw.com seminar today on the final EB-5 modernization regulations. Panelists include NYU scholar-in-residence Gary Friedland, whose studies are frequently cited in the final regulations. ***
