EB-5 News & Updates #141 August 29 - September 05
Posts
 | The Race To Prepare The EB-5 Form I-526 Before The Deadline Is Heating Up | |
| A flood of potential EB-5 investors are racing to learn as much about the program as possible in order to prepare and file their EB-5 Form I-526 before the deadline. The EB-5 minimum investment amount is set to nearly double on November... | ||
 | U.S. Senator Paul Seeks to Overturn Recent Obama-Era EB-5 Regulations | |
| According to multiple media sources and independently confirmed, last week U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) circulated a “Dear Colleague” letter seeking co-sponsors to a process called the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to negate... | ||
 | Move over Regs, the EB-5 Bill is Alive and Kicking! | |
| The mad scramble to locate, persuade and file EB-5 investor cases before USCIS’ regulatory changes come into effect on November 21 continues. Spurred on by pessimistic predictions about the state of the EB-5 industry, it is... | ||
 | De-mystifying a move to the USA | |
| The increase in inquiries for immigration information to the United States has reached a fever pitch in South Africa. Many reasons exist for this phenomenon, but include amongst other things a deteriorating R/$ rate, struggling economy... | ||
 | Rise in Gulf applicants for EB-5 visa ahead of November fee hike | |
| The Trump administration recently announced changes to the EB-5 visa program including a rise in the standard minimum investment from $1m to $1.8m. The EB-5 visa for Immigrant Investors was created by the US Immigration Act of 1990 as a... | ||
Updates
User Updates | ||
 | Bad actors force reform of fraud-plagued EB-5 investor program | |
| Fraud and abuse in the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program are largely responsible for the recently published final rule in the Federal Register that makes sweeping changes to the program. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS),... | ||
 | (IPO Processing, Terminations, Marketing, Regs & Legislation, Visa Bulletin) | |
| USCIS Investor Program Office Updates: There’s evidence of increased activity at IPO. Processing Times: The report on the USCIS Processing Time page improved this week for all EB-5 forms, with the “Case Inquiry Date” formula... | ||
 | EB-5 Version 3.0 Offers New Opportunities, Challenges | |
| The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recently published new EB-5 regulations that go into effect on Nov. 21, 2019, and the EB-5 industry is abuzz on how it will affect the real estate sector. And what the future of the EB-5 program is... | ||
 | New records: ‘On EB5 you need to recognize Leahy and only Leahy’ | |
| Sen. Patrick Leahy speaks at a news conference at the Ethan Allen Homestead in Burlington on Friday, June 21, 2019. Before Vermont’s EB-5 immigrant investor program became intertwined in the story of the state’s largest ever fraud, Sen.... | ||
Firms Updates | ||
 | New EB-5 Regulations Carry Significant Consequence to the South Florida Market | |
| L-R: Julian Montero, Roger Bernstein, Rohit Kapuria, and Ronald Fieldstone. As a result of a new agency rule, potential EB-5 investors will be scurrying to invest in the EB-5 program in rapid fashion, many of whom desire to invest in the South... | ||
 | AIG Presents EB-5 investment solutions to Korean investors | |
| American Immigration Group, LLC (“AIG”) a leading EB5 Regional Center, headquartered in New York, is pleased to present EB-5 Investment solutions to Korean investors seeking to obtain Permanent Residency in the U.S. “American Immigration Group is... | ||
 | Over $1 Billion in EB-5 Investment Capital Repaid by Borrowers to 25 CMB Partnerships | |
| CMB Regional Centers (“CMB”) is pleased to announce the recent repayment of two of its EB-5 partnerships’ investment loans. The borrower of CMB Group 20 partnership has repaid the $33 million EB-5 loan, which was used to develop and construct a... | ||
Project Updates | ||
 | Extell lands $690M refinancing package for One Manhattan Square | |
| One Manhattan Square Extell Development CEO Gary Barnett After closing over a hundred units at One Manhattan Square since March,... | ||
 | ‘This loan was not normal’: Chinese nationals who invested in Vail condo project sue developer, lender | |
| The condo Solaris in Vail. Condo project Solaris claims on its website to be “Vail’s premier address.” But 13 Chinese nationals... | ||
Events
 | EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program: Listening Session Webinar, Webinar, US 09/09/2019 3:00PM - 4:00PM (Eastern Daylight Time) Teleconference Invitation EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program: Listening Session Monday, September 9, 2019 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites you to participate in a public listening session on Monday, Septem... | Free |
| Free Symposium on US IMMIGRATION BY INVESTMENT (EB-5) GRAHA CIMB NIAGA, 27th - 28th FLOOR Jl. Jenderal Sudirman Kaveling 58 Jakarta Selatan, 12190, Jakarta, ID 09/11/2019 8:00AM - 10:00AM (Eastern Daylight Time) The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program was established by Congress in 1990 as a way to stimulate the U.S. economy through foreign investment. EB-5 is a popular way for foreigners and their immediate family to gain US lawful permanent residency in exc... | Free | |
 | Yurtdışındaki seçici okullar sizden ne bekliyorlar? Bizim Tepe Kuruçeşme, Tepe Sk. No:2 Beşiktaş, Istanbul 34345 Turkey, Istanbul, TR Thu, September 12, 2019 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Eastern European Standard Time Turkey Time Yurtdışındaki seçici üniversitelere girişin püf noktalarını, sizden neler istediklerini biliyor musunuz? About this Event Admittance Education ile yurtdışına ilk adımı doğru atın. 20 yıllık tecrübemiz ve değerli kadromuz ile Amerika ve Avrup... | Free |
 | Free Symposium on US IMMIGRATION BY INVESTMENT (EB-5) Four Seasons, 8 FINANCE STREET, CENTRAL, HONG KONG, CENTRAL, HONG KONG, HK 09/14/2019 8:00AM - 12:00PM (Eastern Daylight Time) The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program was established by Congress in 1990 as a way to stimulate the U.S. economy through foreign investment. EB-5 is a popular way for foreigners and their immediate family to gain US lawful permanent residency in exc... | Free |
 | Free Symposium on US IMMIGRATION BY INVESTMENT (EB-5) JW Marriott Hotel South Beach, 30 Beach Road, Access via Nicoll Highway Singapore, 189763, Singapore, SG 09/16/2019 8:00AM - 11:00AM (Eastern Daylight Time) The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program was established by Congress in 1990 as a way to stimulate the U.S. economy through foreign investment. EB-5 is a popular way for foreigners and their immediate family to gain US lawful permanent residency in exc... | Free |
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