Category: EB5 & Visas

August 2, 2021 23 Comments I’ve been overwhelmed with everything that could be written, in this period of unparalleled transition, opportunity, and existential crisis for the EB-5 industry and investors. I’ll start by getting out a few words on the elephant of reauthorization, so that I can move on to…

USCIS has finally reacted to the court decision on the EB5 Modernization Regulation, with an Alert and note published at https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/permanent-workers/eb-5-immigrant-investor-program Alert: On June 22, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, in Behring Regional Center LLC v. Wolf, 20-cv-09263-JSC, vacated the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization Final Rule…

2 major events occurred in the EB-5 world in June 2021. Take advantage of the silver lining in this situation.

By Anayat Durrani Among foreign investors, hotels have been a solid choice for EB-5 financing, bringing billions of dollars of foreign investments and creating jobs. With scarce funds from hotel construction, hotel developers have often sought out EB-5 financing. “Having helped fund more than five hotels through EB-5, we’ve found…

June 30, 2021 The USCIS website page for Approved EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Centers was just updated with this statement: Alert: Statutory authorization related to the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center Program will expire at midnight on June 30, 2021, unless Congress reauthorizes it. A lapse in authorization does not…