EB-5 News & Updates #142 September 05-12
Posts
 | Interview with Stuart Ferguson, CEO, American Dream, on EB-5 US Citizenship Programme | |
| About the EB-5 Visa EB-5 was created in 1990 to stimulate the U.S. economy through job creation and capital investment, allowing foreign investors to become permanent residents and green cardholders. If the EB-5 investment project is... | ||
 | Step One Of The EB-5 Process: Questions To Ask, Decisions To Make | |
| Step one of the EB-5 process is often the most challenging for investors because it involves conducting a lot of tedious research and making a lot of careful decisions that carry varying degrees of risks. Despite this, the EB-5 Direct... | ||
 | New Era for EB-5 "4.0 THE SILVER LINING | |
| "EB-5 price increase" "can have a silver lining. Well put article by Reid Thomas NES General Manger; It will be easier to get job counts with higher investment amounts, meaning a wider range of project types can benefit from EB5. Also,... | ||
Updates
Project Updates | ||
 | Palm House Hotel developer will use taxpayer money to pay legal bills | |
| Robert Matthews is still awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty of defrauding foreign investors The developer of the Palm House... | ||
 | Vail showing no interest, but competitors eye Jay Peak as sale process presses on | |
| The Tram Haus Lodge at Jay Peak Resort in June. Vail Resorts, a ski industry behemoth that has been gobbling up resorts in recent... | ||
Firms Updates | ||
 | Senator Rand Paul Seeks Congressional Action to Halt EB-5 Program Changes | |
| As we previously discussed, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) proposed substantial changes to the EB-5 regulations on July 24, 2019. The “EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization Rule” is scheduled for... | ||
 | Ex-White House aide, business partner convicted in post-Katrina foreign investment fraud case | |
| Federal court jurors in New Orleans on Friday convicted a former top military aide to three U.S. presidents and his business partner on charges that they scammed $15 million out of foreign nationals who believed they could become permanent... | ||
User Updates | ||
 | MCFI's Westphalia Town Center News | |
| https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2019/07/09/westphalia-fulfillment-center-to-span-4-million.html | ||
 | Nigeria Welcomes MCFI EB-5 Regional Center and the Westphalia Town Center | |
| Nigerians are very interested in the EB-5 program and met with President, Lawrence Chang from MCFI EB-5 Regional Center. https://guardian.ng/business-services/mcfi-woos-nigerian-investors-to-u-s-migration-programme/ | ||
 | I-924 Exemplar Project Approval for MCFI | |
| MCFI has I-924 Exemplar Project Approval for the Westphalia Tonw Center project | ||
 | MCFI in the news in India | |
| MCFI was in the news in the Amercian Bazaar online in India https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2019/07/08/indian-applicants-eb-5-visa-waitlist-438152/ | ||
 | Public/Private Partnership- Walton USA receives over $28 million in Government TIF | |
| Government TIF of $28 million allocated to the MCFI's - Walton's Westphalia Town Center EB-5 Project | ||
 | MCFI returns $500,000 back to investors | |
| MCFI's President, Lawrence Chang recently returned 200 investors their $500,000 capital investment from their last project. | ||
 | MCFI's Lawrence Chang & South Africa | |
| MCFI and other leaders help educate potential applicants in South Africa in regards to immigration and the EB-5 program | ||
 | New Era for EB-5 "4.0 THE SILVER LINING | |
| Well put article by Reid Thomas NES General Manger; "EB-5 price increase" "can have a silver lining. It will be easier to get job counts with higher investment amounts, meaning a wider range of project types can benefit from EB5. Also, fewer... | ||
Regional Center Updates | ||
 | Westphalia Town Center to bring many jobs | |
| MCFI's Westphalia Town Center project to bring in many jobs | ||
 | Nigeria Welcomes MCFI EB-5 Regional Center and the Westphalia Town Center | |
| Nigerians are very interested in the EB-5 program and met with President, Lawrence Chang from Maryland Center for Foreign Investment (MCFI) EB-5 Regional Center.... | ||
 | I-924 Exemplar Project Approval for MCFI | |
| MCFI has I-924 Exemplar Project Approval for the Westphalia Tonw Center project | ||
 | MCFI in the news in India | |
| MCFI was in the news in the Amercian Bazaar online in India https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2019/07/08/indian-applicants-eb-5-visa-waitlist-438152/ | ||
 | Public/Private Partnership- Walton USA receives over $28 million in Government TIF | |
| Maryland Center for Foreign Investment (MCFI) EB-5 Regional Center's Project is the Westphalia Town Center and the Developer is Walton. Prince George's County Government has allocated TIF of over $28 million to the project. | ||
 | MCFI returns $500,000 back to investors | |
| MCFI's President, Lawrence Chang recently returned 200 investors their $500,000 capital investment from their last project. | ||
 | MCFI's Lawrence Chang & South Africa | |
| Maryland Center for Foreign Investment (MCFI) along with other leaders educates potential applicants in South Africa on the EB-5 program and other immigration visa categories | ||
 | Criminal case to delay state auditor EB-5 report | |
| VT State Auditor of Accounts Doug Hoffer at his office in Montpelier in 2019. Vermont State Auditor Douglas Hoffer’s effort to find out who knew what when in state government related to the EB-5 scandal in the Northeast Kingdom appears to... | ||
 | McAllen hoping to enhance investment opportunities with Houston | |
| The city of McAllen is partnering with the city of Houston in hopes of enhancing investment opportunities in the Rio Grande Valley. The McAllen EB-5 Regional Center Hosting a ceremony at the Cambria Hotel making the partnership official. The... | ||
 | A VTDigger Legal Fight Reveals That Key EB-5 Docs Are Missing | |
| A protracted legal battle between a Vermont news outlet and the state attorney general has revealed gaps in the public record of how the state oversaw a fraudulent development project. According to a tech company hired to track down the missing... | ||
Events
 | 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 |
 | Free Symposium on US IMMIGRATION BY INVESTMENT (EB-5) Oberoi Hotel Mumbai, Nariman Point Mumbai - 400 021, Mumbai, IN 09/24/2019 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 |
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