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Rural EB-5 Projects – Priority Processing & Visa set-asides
What are Rural EB-5 Projects? As per the New EB-5 Reform & Integrity Act of 2022 signed by President Biden on March 15 2022, there are a whole...
2022 EB-5 Visa reform & Integrity Act Highlights
2022 EB–5 Reform and Integrity Act enacted with new reforms and new limits Congress and the EB-5 industry have finally come to an agreement on a New...
Tax rules for New EB-5 green card holders
Once an EB-5 Investor gets their I-526 approval and completes the interview process abroad at a US embassy or consulate, they become a US Tax person...
January 2023 EB 5 News
January 2023 EB 5 News and Updates USCIS Issues Proposed Rule to increase I-526E form & other filing fees USCIS ushered in the new year with...
October 2022 – EB-5 Updates & News
The October Visa bulletin is out and it doesn't portend well for existing Indian EB-5 Investors. The Final Action Date (FAD) which was current in...
Podcast on Adjustment of Status/I-485
I had recently done a couple of podcasts with two of the Top EB-5 attorneys in the Industry, Matt Galati & Michael Harris. Both of them have...
Podcast on EB-5 Consular Processing
I had recently done a couple of podcasts with two of the Top EB-5 attorneys in the Industry, Matt Galati & Michael Harris. Both of the award...
August 2021 EB-5 Visa Updates
What is the current status of the EB-5 program? The EB-5 Visa program has 2 routes of investment, First is the Direct EB-5 investment program and...
EB5 Visa Lawyers- Your Guide To EB5 Visa Programs
The EB5 visa is the golden visa option released by the US government to attract foreign entrepreneurs interested in becoming lawful American...
A Guide To EB-5 Financing
EB5 visa projects are one of the most popular ways to get your American citizenship through lawful means. However, since it requires a considerable...
The Best EB5 Business plans- The Investor’s Visa Journey
Firstly, congratulations on deciding to pursue your investor's visa journey, but here comes the fundamental question: How to prepare a business...
An Overview Of EB-5 Regional Centres
What Is An EB-5 Regional Center? EB 5 visa regional center is a public and private economic unit having developmental projects for foreign investors...
How to Respond to a USCIS Request for Evidence (RFE)?
US visa guidelines have been reformed and updated with the Biden administration taking over and COVID-19 restrictions in place. This implies more...
EB-5 Investment back to $500,000 USD, but for how long?
Judge strikes down USCIS 2019 decision to increase investment limit to $900,000 Update: This is an older article. The current minimum EB-5...
Difference Between E2 And EB-5 Visa
What Is An E2 Visa? An E2 visa is a popular option for alien investors who want to stay in the USA and earn profits from their investments. This...
How To Turn Your EB 5 Visa Into An American Citizenship
So, you have decided to apply for the most famous entrepreneur visa, USA category. However, the paperwork and EB 5 green card process are way...
How Much An EB-5 Visa Cost?
What Is An EB-5 Visa Program? An EB-5 visa is the most desirable visa category of the immigration program launched by USCIS. This category aims to...
Is It Safe To Apply For An EB 5 Visa Category?
What Is An EB 5 Visa Program? An EB 5 visa, India program was introduced by USCIS to attract wealthy foreign entrepreneurs to America through a...
EB5 Visa Permanent Resident Status Guide
How To Attain The Permanent Resident Status Through Investment Based Visas Basics Of EB-5 Visa An EB-5 visa is a golden chance for foreigners who...
EB5 Visa Investment Guide in 2021
How Safe Can The EB-5 Visa Investment Be? The EB-5 investor visa program was brought about in 1990 so that foreign investors can avail the Green...
US EB5 Investment Visa in 2021
EB-5 Application Process What is EB-5 Program? The EB-5 visa is a legal document issued by USCIS for investors interested in getting their hands-on...
EB5 Immigration Visa For Family Members in 2021
How To Get An Immigrant Visa For USA? Overview A visa is the first thing you will need for your US visit. It is an official permit that allows you...
USCIS filing fee Increase for EB-5 petitions
USCIS Fee Rule Takes Effect April 1 2024 with Significant Increases for EB-5 Filings We have an important update for EB-5 investors. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced an increase in filing fees for EB-5 petitions, effective from April...
Rural EB-5 Projects – Priority Processing & Visa set-asides
What are Rural EB-5 Projects? As per the New EB-5 Reform & Integrity Act of 2022 signed by President Biden on March 15 2022, there are a whole new set of rules for all new EB-5 Investments. You can read the changes here. Chief amongst the new rules is the change...
2022 EB-5 Visa reform & Integrity Act Highlights
2022 EB–5 Reform and Integrity Act enacted with new reforms and new limits Congress and the EB-5 industry have finally come to an agreement on a New "EB–5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022" bill and reauthorization of the EB-5 Regional center program till Sep 30 2027....
Tax rules for New EB-5 green card holders
Once an EB-5 Investor gets their I-526 approval and completes the interview process abroad at a US embassy or consulate, they become a US Tax person from the day they land in the US on their conditional green card status. What does a US Tax person mean? In simplified...
January 2023 EB 5 News
January 2023 EB 5 News and Updates USCIS Issues Proposed Rule to increase I-526E form & other filing fees USCIS ushered in the new year with some grim EB 5 news as they issued a new proposal on Jan 3 2023 to increase the filing fees on many of the immigration...
Multifamily Development in Washington DC
Highlights ⦁ $24 Million EB-5 raise ⦁ Highly desirable location ⦁ Top rated Regional center with established track record ⦁ Previously successful EB-5 projects from same developer ⦁ Construction guarantee from sponsor Contact Us for more information...
Hi-rise condominiums in Houston
Highlights ⦁ Luxury mixed-use development ⦁ $292,000,000 total project cost ⦁ Project completion guarantee – 90% complete ⦁ USCIS exemplar approval ⦁ Retail pavilion 100% leased, condominium sales 60% Contact Us for more information about the EB-5...
Steel Mill EB-5 Project
Highlights ⦁ $100 Million EB-5 Raise ⦁ Rural Project - Qualifies for Priority I-526 processing and reserved visas ⦁ Construction complete and all jobs created ⦁ Profitable project ⦁ Blue Chip investors ⦁ Fully financed project with bridge equity structure...
From initial investment through citizenship, the EB-5 Green Card procedure
An immigrant investor should be prepared to complete all four phases of the eb5 green card process petitioning procedure to become a permanent resident of the United States, together with their spouse and any unmarried children under the age of 21. This applies to the...
How much does applying for an EB 5 green card cost?
EB5 Green Card Cost EB 5 visa costs consist of the following: a minimum EB5 investment amount of either $1.05 Million or $800,000 (in a TEA), investor visa administration costs, an I-526 petition filing fee of approximately $3,675, an I-485 application fee of eb5...
EB5 Immigrants Visa Process and Its Requirement
EB5 Visa requirements If foreign investors, their husbands, and kids (unmarried children under the age of 21) complete the program's conditions, they can get a green card. The candidate for an EB 5 visa must invest at least $800,000 in a new firm. The new company must...
Assessment of EB5 Direct Investment and its Process
EB5 Direct Investment As an EB5 investor, you may be able to get a green card under the EB5 visa programme by donating through an EB5 regional centre or directly. The EB5 visa is an immigration visa based on business. The primary idea behind the EB5 Direct...
EB5 Visa Processing Time in 2021
As an EB-5 Investor, USCIS allots a Green card to the individual and immediate family members allowing the right to live and work in the USA. As a Green Card holder, you need to have this identity proof with you at all times. As an Indian, here are some categories...
October 2022 – EB-5 Updates & News
The October Visa bulletin is out and it doesn't portend well for existing Indian EB-5 Investors. The Final Action Date (FAD) which was current in September 2022 has now retrogressed to 8 November 2019. This will affect all Indians who invested in the unreserved...
Podcast on Adjustment of Status/I-485
I had recently done a couple of podcasts with two of the Top EB-5 attorneys in the Industry, Matt Galati & Michael Harris. Both of them have decades of experience in immigration and are particularly well versed in EB-5 as they have handled thousands of EB-5...
Podcast on EB-5 Consular Processing
I had recently done a couple of podcasts with two of the Top EB-5 attorneys in the Industry, Matt Galati & Michael Harris. Both of the award winning attorneys have decades of experience in immigration and are particularly well versed in EB-5 law as they have...
August 2021 EB-5 Visa Updates
What is the current status of the EB-5 program? The EB-5 Visa program has 2 routes of investment, First is the Direct EB-5 investment program and the other is the EB-5 Regional Center Investment program. Most of the EB-5 investments till date have been through the...
EB5 Visa Lawyers- Your Guide To EB5 Visa Programs
The EB5 visa is the golden visa option released by the US government to attract foreign entrepreneurs interested in becoming lawful American citizens. As an EB5 green cardholder, you can live, work and travel in the USA wherever you want to as an American citizen. To...
A Guide To EB-5 Financing
EB5 visa projects are one of the most popular ways to get your American citizenship through lawful means. However, since it requires a considerable amount of EB5 funding and entrepreneurship skills, you must make mindful decisions. This article revolves around the...
The Best EB5 Business plans- The Investor’s Visa Journey
Firstly, congratulations on deciding to pursue your investor's visa journey, but here comes the fundamental question: How to prepare a business plan for EB5 and proceed with the paperwork? Paperwork and EB5 visa business plan applications are interlinked. Therefore,...
An Overview Of EB-5 Regional Centres
What Is An EB-5 Regional Center? EB 5 visa regional center is a public and private economic unit having developmental projects for foreign investors that stimulate the American economy through Economic development, Improving regional productivity, Creating jobs, ...
How to Respond to a USCIS Request for Evidence (RFE)?
US visa guidelines have been reformed and updated with the Biden administration taking over and COVID-19 restrictions in place. This implies more paperwork in accordance with the most updated criteria described by USCIS news on the official website to get your hands...
EB-5 Investment back to $500,000 USD, but for how long?
Judge strikes down USCIS 2019 decision to increase investment limit to $900,000 Update: This is an older article. The current minimum EB-5 investment is now $800,000. Read more about it here. EB5 Investment A Federal judge in San Francisco district court issued a...
Difference Between E2 And EB-5 Visa
What Is An E2 Visa? An E2 visa is a popular option for alien investors who want to stay in the USA and earn profits from their investments. This includes capital investments of assets, loans, funds, etc., at risk in an enterprise to generate profits. Both E2 visas and...
How To Turn Your EB 5 Visa Into An American Citizenship
So, you have decided to apply for the most famous entrepreneur visa, USA category. However, the paperwork and EB 5 green card process are way complex than you estimated. We have the solution to your problem: an immigration lawyer to help you through the EB-5 process....
How Much An EB-5 Visa Cost?
What Is An EB-5 Visa Program? An EB-5 visa is the most desirable visa category of the immigration program launched by USCIS. This category aims to attract foreign entrepreneurs to live in the US as permanent citizens while stimulating the American economy through...
Is It Safe To Apply For An EB 5 Visa Category?
What Is An EB 5 Visa Program? An EB 5 visa, India program was introduced by USCIS to attract wealthy foreign entrepreneurs to America through a business venture so that they can invest in America and stimulate the economy. In exchange for investments and successfully...
EB5 Visa Permanent Resident Status Guide
How To Attain The Permanent Resident Status Through Investment Based Visas Basics Of EB-5 Visa An EB-5 visa is a golden chance for foreigners who are seeking a legal way to spend their lives in the US as an investor. Not only that but your spouse and unwed children...
EB5 Visa Investment Guide in 2021
How Safe Can The EB-5 Visa Investment Be? The EB-5 investor visa program was brought about in 1990 so that foreign investors can avail the Green card. This is a legal process by which the businessman invests in the potential projects registered under the program....
US EB5 Investment Visa in 2021
EB-5 Application Process What is EB-5 Program? The EB-5 visa is a legal document issued by USCIS for investors interested in getting their hands-on Green card through business opportunities. This visa provides permanent residency to the applicant, provided he...
EB5 Immigration Visa For Family Members in 2021
How To Get An Immigrant Visa For USA? Overview A visa is the first thing you will need for your US visit. It is an official permit that allows you to stay there for a specific duration or as a permanent resident. The visa allotment is a strict and complex process...
Update on the EB5 Visa Reform and Integrity Act 2021
Long term 5 year extension of the EB-5 program As some of you might know, the EB-5 Regional center program is scheduled to end June 30 2021, unless extended. Since 2016, Congress has been putting away much needed changes to the EB-5 program introduced in 1990 and...
EB-5 Investment Projects: Selection criteria
The EB5 industry has undergone a sea change in the past year. First there was the changes to the EB-5 program effective November 2019, which increased the investment limits to $900,000 USD minimum for a TEA investment and stricter definition of TEA designated areas....
EB5 Visa Job Creation Requirement
Differences Between Direct and Regional Center Projects By Marisa Marconi, Pinnacle Plan Writing, LLC EB-5 investors have two routes in their pursuit of an EB-5 visa: they can directly invest in a new commercial enterprise, or they can invest in a project sponsored...