EB-5 News & Updates July 20-27
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 | EB-5 Visa & Immigration Issues for Indian Investors in Hindi Florida, Miami, US 07/28/2017 2:00PM - 3:00PM (Eastern Daylight Time) Conversation about News & Events in the EB-5 Industry with Analysts, Experts and Newsmakers. Questions can be made by calling: +1-917-421-9919 or by video here with a Chrome browser Topics to be discussed 1. Discussions of H, L and O ... | Free |
Projects
 | Charter School Investment Fund... | |
| Public Charter School Investment Fund III (Fund III) is an EB-5 equity fund with four schools that are located in 3 states (North Carolina, Texas and Utah) -High Point Academy, Fort Worth, Texas, Coastal Preparatory Academy, NC, Uproar Leadership Academy, NC, and Ivy Preparatory Academy, UT. The... | ||
Posts
 | Exclusive: Jared Kushner's White House connection still being used to lure Chinese investors | |
| Jared Kushner's status as a top aide to President Donald Trump was used to lure Chinese investors to his family's New Jersey development, even after his family's company apologized for mentioning his name during a sales pitch in May,... | ||
 | To this Mexican businessman, investor visa program offered chance to fulfill company's 'potential' | |
| A framed poster that hangs in Antonio Palacios' North Texas home features words the Mexican businessman has come to live by: "Your life begins when you get out of your comfort zone." And that mentality is why the 55-year-old decided a... | ||
 | Dreams of Asia center resurface. Will $61 million from public and foreigners follow? | |
| The Asia Pacific Cultural Center’s latest rendering for its proposed $94 million Point Ruston facility shows space for 47 exposition suites, Asian-inspired gardens, a grocery store, 200 housing units, a theater and a food court.... | ||
 | These visas may vanish, even though they have paid for lots of Miami buildings | |
| The Hollywood Circle mixed-use development, which includes three residential towers, a hotel and a Publix supermarket, is using $109 million in EB-5 funds. Construction will be completed this fall. GOLD COAST FLORIDA REGIONAL CENTER A... | ||
 | 4 new San Gabriel Valley hotels set their sights on Chinese tourists | |
| Several hotels in the San Gabriel Valley are being built to attract Chinese tourists including the Sheraton on Valley Boulevard at Palm Avenue in San Gabriel, Calif. pictured July 17, 2017. Four hotels are coming to Monterey Park and... | ||
 | H-1B quota has been met! Again! | |
| Did you know? On April 7, 2017,USCIS announced that the H-1B quota for fiscal year 2018 has been met for both the regular and Master’s caps. The National Law Review reported that: USCIS will continue accepting H-1B petitions that are... | ||
 | U.S. property, investment and EB-5 visa | |
| With news agog both the print and social media last week of an American who duped some Nigerians on the pretext of assisting them to acquire the EB-5 visa, I compelled myself to articulate this piece so as to better educate Nigerians on... | ||
Updates
User Updates | ||
 | Tips to avoid the 6 most common mistakes developers make with EB-5 | |
| EB-5 generates billions of dollars of affordable construction financing for developments located in the United States that create new jobs for US citizens. JMBM’s EB-5 financing group has closed more than $1.5 billion of EB-5 financing for our... | ||
 | The spectacular downfall of developer Lobsang Dargey | |
| Lobsang Dargey, shortly after he bought the Everett Public Market building at the corner of Grand Ave and Claifornia Street, 2006. In August 2014, four Buddhist monks chanted in a dimly-lit garage in downtown Seattle. They asked for good fortune... | ||
 | USAdvisor's Managing Director Michael Gibson interviewed on CNN | |
| Exclusive: Jared Kushner's White House connection still being used to lure Chinese investors ByDrew Griffinand Curt Devine, CNN Investigates Updated 4:04 PM ET, Fri July 21, 2017 Jared Kushner's status as a top aide to President Donald Trump was... | ||
Regional Center Updates | ||
 | New York City Regional Center Reaches Both 1,400 I-829 Approval and 4,000 Permanent Green Card Milestones | |
| 1,417 I-829 petition approvals in New York City Regional Center offerings have now enabled over 4,059 individuals to achieve permanent residency in the United States The New York City Regional Center (“NYCRC”) is pleased to announce that over... | ||
 | IDA head: Contract with developer for Crossroads truck stop | |
| The former All American Plaza has been vacant for almost a decade, but officials hope a new agreement with an undisclosed developer will put a 100-bed hotel and conference center on the site as early as 2019. Allegany County officials announced... | ||
 | Valley Cities turns ‘lemons into lemonade’ with sale of Woodmont property | |
| Valley Cities CEO Ken Taylor proudly displays a ‘sold’ sign for the property that was to house the Woodmont Recovery Center. Two years after 250 angry parents filled a school gym in outrage against a proposed Valley Cities rehab facility that... | ||
 | New York City Regional Center Announces Repayment of $65 million EB-5 Loan in its Steiner Studios Phase I Offering | |
| A total of $125 million has now been repaid to 250 EB-5 investors in New York City Regional Center’s initial two project offerings The New York City Regional Center (“NYCRC”) is pleased to announce the repayment of its $65 million EB-5 loan used... | ||
Project Updates | ||
 | New York Wheel delays could spell disaster for project’s EB-5 investors | |
| Rendering of the New York Wheel Investors will have trouble getting green cards if project remains unfinished, experts say Staten Island... | ||
 | Regalado says fate of Miami’s EB-5 visa program up to next mayor | |
| Developer Tibor Hollo (L), attorney Mirta “Mikki” Canton and Mayor Tomás Regalado pose at Miami City Hall with an artist’s rendering of... | ||
 | GreenTech Automotive, Terry McAuliffe, and crony capitalism | |
| Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, left, and Terry McAuliffe, who was at the time chairman of GreenTech Automotive, took a quick... | ||
 | Judge releases funds to correct safety hazards at Palm House | |
| Cary Glickstein, left, answers questions from attorney Henry Handler regarding Palm House and his position as the court-appointed... | ||
 | Residential Complex Underway On 12th Street | |
| Construction is underway for a nine-story, 711-unit residential complex on 12th Street in Astoria. Astoria-based developer Criterion... | ||
Firms Updates | ||
 | SEC Investigates Registration Violations in EB-5 Offerings | |
| It’s no secret that the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) has actively policed the EB-5 industry. Oversight by the SEC has generally been a good thing for the industry as it has brought greater awareness to legal compliance and helped... | ||
 | Reinvestment of EB-5 Funds in a New Project Can Maintain the "At-Risk" Requirement | |
| One of the more popular topics among EB-5 project owners and practitioners in recent years is the requirement that investors' funds remain "at risk" as a bona fide "investment." Complications arise regarding maintenance of the at-risk... | ||
 | USCIS IPO Adds EB-5 Suggested Order Of Documentation | |
| The USCIS Immigrant Investor Program Office (IPO) recently update the EB-5 Resources website with a comprehensive list of application materials for the EB-5 application process. For Form I-526, Form I-829, and Form I-924, all evidentiary types to... | ||
 | NES Financial Announces New EB-5 Medallion Solution Partner | |
| NES Financial, the leading EB-5 service provider, announced Arnstein & Lehr, LLP as an official Medallion Solution Partner. Medallion Solution Partners provide EB-5 best practice solutions or services that augment and integrate with NES... | ||
 | SEC, receiver take issue with Quiros claims of cooperation | |
| Ariel Quiros at a groundbreaking for a project in northern Vermont in May 2015. A court-appointed receiver says Jay Peak owner Ariel Quiros is not cooperating with federal authorities, despite claims by his attorney. Receiver Michael Goldberg, in... | ||
Litigation Cases
| American Logistics International, LLC vs U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | ||
Events
| EB-5 Visa & Immigration Issues for Indian Investors in Hindi Florida, Miami, US 07/28/2017 2:00PM - 3:00PM (Eastern Daylight Time) Conversation about News & Events in the EB-5 Industry with Analysts, Experts and Newsmakers. Questions can be made by calling: +1-917-421-9919 or by video here with a Chrome browser Topics to be discussed 1. Discussions of H, L and O ... | Free |
Videos
Le Meridien Houston breathes new life into Houston's historic Melrose Building.
April 28, 2018
Introduction Video for Lok-N-Blok
March 21, 2017
Lauren Cohen at EB-5 Capital Raising Event on Feb 28, 2017
March 02, 2017
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D- VT, answers questions about EB5 fraud allegations surrounding Jay Peak resort owner Ariel Quiros and President and CEO Bill Stenger.
February 23, 2017
Nov 14 EB-5 Projects Live - Lok'N'Blok
November 16, 2016
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