EB-5 News and Insights
USCIS Implements Procedures for Certain HK Residents Applying for Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) and U.S. Employment Authorization
On August 5, 2021, President Biden issued a memorandum directing the Department of Homeland…
Relief for 2002 Public Law Investors? USCIS I-829 Applicant Alert
At long last, USCIS is taking a step toward implementing the 2002 Public Law enacted to help certain EB-5 investors caught in USCIS’s retroactive…
Proposed Greencard Backlog Relief for EB-5 Investors
In advance of the markup scheduled for today, Monday, September 13, 2021, at 10 am Eastern time, Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-10thDistrict) introduced sweeping immigration benefits...
International Entrepreneur Parole: Investment Immigration Solution for High-Growth Startups
The International Entrepreneur Parole rule (the “IER”) was implemented by final rule published January 2017 to increase and enhance entrepreneurship, innovation, and job creation in...
LIKE Act: A New Start-Up Visa Bill
On July 26, 2021, the Let Immigrants Kickstart Employment Act (“LIKE Act”) was introduced to Congress to establish a new class of nonimmigrant visas for...
Summer Investor Travel for Returning F-1 Students & NIE Update
Recently the U.S. government has made several proclamations to limit the entry to the United States for people who have been in countries with high...
USCIS Officially Reinstates Pre-Modernization EB-5 Regulations
Below is the update posted on the USCIS website in response to the court decision that vacated the EB-5 Modernization Regulation. The update is published...
U.S. District Court Vacates EB-5 Modernization Regulations
June 23, 2021 — The lawsuit Behring Regional Center LLC v. Chad Wolf (3:20-cv-09263-JSC) was decided yesterday, June 22, 2021. The order of the United...
USCIS Request for Public Input on Reducing Administrative Barriers
Carolyn Lee Provides Feedback to Improved EB-5 Processing On May 3, 2021, Carolyn Lee PLLC Principal and Founder, Carolyn Lee submitted the following comments to...
DHS Announces Continuation of International Entrepreneur Parole Program
Program Will Provide Opportunities for Foreign Entrepreneurs WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today that the Department of Homeland Security is withdrawing a 2018 notice...
Possible Sunset Effects on EB-5 Cases Come June 30, 2021
This is a practical piece. I strongly support S. 831, the bill sponsored by Senators Grassley (R-IA) and Leahy (D-VT) to extend the regional center...
EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2021 Introduced
EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2021 Introduced March 18, 2021 Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senator Patrick...