After submitting comments to USCIS, the questions are: What now? How best to comply? CLP starts the conversation. When: Aug 25, 2020, 04:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: Pop-up EB-5 Redeployment Webinar: Brainstorming on New Policy Compliance Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LkwSPU5PRDCGYaICI6dc3w After registering, you will receive a confirmation email [...]
Video from the EB-5 Redeployment Comment Writing Workshop on Facebook August 18, 2020 We had a fantastic webinar today on an important EB-5 industry development. Thank you to all who attended live and asked great questions. For those of you who missed it, the full video is on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carolynleepllc. Please “like” the video and the [...]
CLP Webinar: EB-5 Redeployment Policy Update & Comment-Writing Workshop Description: Come hear Carolyn Lee's perspectives on the redeployment policy update and learn how to articulate key points and submit your comments to USCIS. Carolyn has written in-depth articles and comments on EB-5 redeployment and authored numerous Policy Manual comments to USCIS. Note: comments are due August 24, 2020. [...]
IMPORTANT EB-5 POLICY UPDATE July 24, 2020 USCIS released today a policy update regarding redeployment of repaid EB-5 proceeds. You can access the Policy Alert here. Here are some initial important observations: Further deployment “must be within the geographic area of the same regional center” “[P]urchase of financial instruments on the [...]
June 17, 2020 By Carolyn Lee Mr. Charlie Oppenheim provided another important update to the EB-5 stakeholder community during his IIUSA talk yesterday. I was honored to moderate the panel after, where we were given opportunity to ask follow-up questions. Here are the top ten takeaways from Mr. Oppenheim’s talk: If U.S. Consulates [...]
June 15, 2020 Happy Monday, EB-5. Please see the Press Release for details on this must-attend EB-5 event here. Click here to register. You'll hear from Mr. Charlie Oppenheim on EB-5 numbers usage, critical to all in the EB-5 industry to understand. You'll then hear from industry experts to unpack the numbers discussion and cover [...]
Carolyn Lee Interviewed by Bloomberg Law on EB-5 June 8, 2020 Bloomberg Law sought Carolyn's insights on the impact of Covid-19 induced changes to the economy on EB-5 visas. In the piece published today, Carolyn explains the impact of consular closures to the EB-5 visa category's annual visa allocation. Bloomberg reports: The EB-5 program hit [...]
Carolyn Lee Speaking at Uglobal/EB5Investors Event - today! May 29, 2020 Join Carolyn as she moderates a panel on I-526 Processing Timelines. The panel will cover the new USCIS processing changes prioritizing petitions from countries with immediate visa availability. Join the event here. Read Carolyn's IIUSA blog published about the new USCIS processing change here. Enjoy the [...]
Special thanks to corporate and securities attorney John Tishler for joining my COVID-19 and EB-5 material change webinar on April 28, 2020. See the complete slide deck here. ***
Presidential Proclamation Limits Immigrant Admissions but Exempts EB-5 April 23, 2020 Presidential Proclamation limits immigrant entry for 60 days starting today, April 23, 2020. But EB-5 visa applicants are exempt along with healthcare workers, U.S. armed forces members and families, and admissions in the national interest among other categories. See Proclamation here. Nonimmigrant visa holders, [...]
