JOSH ROLF LEADS INVESTMENT VISA DISCUSSION IN BUENOS AIRES
On July 12, 2019, Green and Spiegel Associate Joshua Rolf appeared at Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal in Buenos Aires,...
BIPARTISAN HOUSE OVERWHELMINGLY PASSES COUNTRY CAP REMOVAL BILL, FUTURE UNCERTAIN IN SENATE AND WHITE HOUSE
This week in an extremely rare bipartisan action on immigration reform, the United States House of Representatives...
OMB FINALIZES EB-5 MODERNIZATION REGULATION, CHANGES TO PROGRAM EXPECTED IMMINENTLY
On June 27, 2019, the Office of Management and Budget announced that it has concluded its review of the EB-5 Immigrant...
DAVID SPAULDING JOINS GREEN AND SPIEGEL AS THE HEAD OF THE COMPLIANCE AND REGULATORY PRACTICE SECTION
Green and Spiegel welcomes Former USCIS Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate Supervisor David Spaulding...
DEPARTMENT OF STATE IMPLEMENTS ‘EXTREME VETTING’ SOCIAL MEDIA QUESTIONS ON FORM DS-160 AND FORM DS-260
On Friday, May 31, 2019, the Department of State (“DOS”) updated the online immigrant and nonimmigrant visa...
REINTRODUCED BILL TO EXTEND E-3 VISA ACCESS TO IRISH CITIZENS
A bill with the potential to grant thousands of visas to Irish workers each year has been reintroduced in the House of...
MATTHEW GALATI ELECTED VICE CHAIR FOR THE AILA PHILADELPHIA CHAPTER; RENAMED TO NATIONAL EB-5 COMMITTEE
Green and Spiegel Senior Associate Matthew Galati was not only re-selected for the national American Immigration...
CONGRESS BLASTS TRUMP’S IMMIGRATION OVERHAUL AS COMPREHENSIVE REFORM REMAINS UNLIKELY
On Thursday, May 16, 2019, President Trump unveiled his administration’s proposal for a new employment-heavy...
EB-5 QUOTA BACKLOG UPDATES: INDIA SPIKES TO 8.4 YEARS; VIETNAM HOLDS STEADY
Roughly six months ago we provided you with DHS’ Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division Charles Oppenheim’s...
MATTHEW T. GALATI WINS LEGAL INTELLIGENCER 2019 PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD
Green and Spiegel congratulates Matthew T. Galati, who has just received a 2019 Professional Excellence Award and...
ISRAELI E-2 VISAS CONFIRMED FOR MAY 1, 2019
The Israeli E-2 visa will soon become a reality. As reported by our office in late March, the long-awaited treaty...
EB-5 VISA DEMAND SLOWS IN EARLY 2019; LAUNCHING VIETNAM FORWARD AND CALLING INTO QUESTION WHETHER INDIA RETROGRESSION WILL TAKE EFFECT THIS FISCAL YEAR
Last fall, we covered perhaps the most important EB-5 development of the year, DOS’ Chief of the Visa Control and...