Author: EnriqueLara

02 Oct U.S. Government Extends the EB-5 Regional Center Program Until December 11, 2015

Today, September 30, 2015, the U.S. Congress approved a short-term law named H.R. 719 that funds the U.S. Government’s operations and extends the EB-5 Regional Center Program until December 11, 2015. September 30, 2015 President Obama has approved and signed the short-term law, thereby completing the constitutional requirements...

14 Aug Good News and Bad News from the September 2015 Visa Bulletin

USCIS released the Visa Bulletin for Sept. 2015, and the it brought with it some good news and bad news.

31 Jul Update on Legislation to Extend the EB-5 Regional Center Program After 9-30

22 Jul Ignacio Donoso will speak at AILA EB-5 Conference in Las Vegas

22 Jul Ignacio Donoso will speak at the EB5 Investors Conference in Los Angeles California in August 3 2015

22 Jul Ignacio Donoso spoke at the AILA Annual Conference in Washington DC in June, 2015, on “EB-5 Intermediate Building Blocks”

16 Jul E Visa Processing Now Only Available in Monterrey, Ciudad Juarez and Tijuana

15 Jul White House Visa Modernization Report Proposes Changes to EB-5 – Increase minimum investment

01 Jul USCIS Releases New Version of Form I-829

On June 15, 2015, USCIS released a new and updated version of Form I-829, Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions. Form I-829 is the second step in the immigration process for EB-5 immigrant investors. It must be filed within 2 years of the date that the investor obtained conditional green card status the U.S.

01 Jul Senators Leahy and Grassley Introduction Draft Legislation to Renew the EB-5 Regional Center Program

On June 5, 2015, Senators Leahy (Democrat from Vermont) and Grassley (Republican from Iowa) introduced draft legislation S.1501 in the Senate Judiciary Committee, that will renew the EB-5 Regional Center program until year 2020.  The proposed legislation confirms bi-partisan support for renewing the EB-5 Program in the U.S. Senate.