GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN: USCIS STILL ACCEPTING INVESTORS’ I-526 FILINGS DESPITE LAPSE
On Friday, December 21st, 2018, Congress adjourned without reaching an agreement on a government spending deal,...
INVESTORS EYE U.S. VISAS AS CURE TO BREXIT ECONOMIC FEARS
Since the first referendum vote in June 2016, the UK government has been dealing with an arduous and controversial...
CONGRESS PASSES EB-5 REGIONAL CENTER EXTENSION TO DEC. 21; MEASURE HEADS TO PRESIDENT’S DESK
Early Thursday, both houses of Congress passed a short-term spending bill that would extend the EB-5 regional center...
DEPARTMENT OF STATE GIVES EB-5 BACKLOG PROJECTIONS AND ANTICIPATES CUTOFF DATES
At the AILA / IIUSA joint conference on October 30, 2018, DHS’ Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division...
MIGHT THIS BE ‘LAST CALL’ FOR $500,000 EB-5?
Real talk: let me start this blog by admitting, “Yeah, I know you’ve heard this before.” The EB-5 industry has been...
EB-5 REGIONAL CENTER PROGRAM EXTENDED THROUGH DECEMBER 7, 2018
If you or your family were interested in filing an EB-5 petition and feared Congressional changes to the program, rest...
PEI GOVERNMENT ELIMINATING ENTREPRENEUR PROVINCIAL NOMINEE PROGRAM
The Prince Edward Island (“PEI”) provincial government will no longer accept applications from immigrants looking to...
MATTHEW GALATI PRESENTS AT EB-5 INVESTORS MAGAZINE’S FALL HO CHI MINH CITY CONFERENCE
On September 8, Green and Spiegel’s EB-5 Section Head Matthew Galati presented at EB-5 Investors Magazine’s Fall 2018...
GRENADA CBI COMMITTEE NAMES NEW PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS, UNIT CEO
The Grenadian CBI program is poised for massive improvements in the very near future. In a circular dated September 10...
PREMIUM PROCESSING FEE INCREASES BY ALMOST 15%
On August 31, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it would be increasing the...
QUEBEC IMMIGRANT INVESTOR PROGRAM WILL RE-OPEN SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2018
Quebec's Minister of Immigration, Diversity and Inclusion announced that the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP)...
USCIS CHANGES FORM I-829 RECEIPT LOCATION
On August 13, USCIS announced that Form I-829 must now be filed at the Texas Lockbox (where Form I-526 is filed) as...