Washington D.C., December 22, 2017 - This week, the House of Representatives and the Senate each passed a Continuing Resolution extending the operation of the U.S. Federal Government until January 19, 2018. As part of the Continuing Resolution, the EB-5 Regional Center visa program was...
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) announced that updated multipliers from the Regional Input-Output Modeling System (RIMS II) are now available. The updated RIMS II multipliers are based off the 2007 national benchmark input-output data and 2015 regional data. The multipliers are available for purchase at...
Washington DC, December 20, 2017 – USCIS issued guidance dated November 20, 2017 entitled “TN Nonimmigrant Economists Are Defined by Qualifying Business Activity.” The purpose of the new policy guidance was to define the occupation of economist for TN visa petitions. The guidance issued by...
Washington, D.C., December 5, 2017: When making travel plans for the approaching winter holidays, foreigners in the U.S. should plan to obtain and carry certain immigration documents to assist with a smooth border procedure on their return to the U.S. We summarize some of the typical...
Washington, D.C., December 5, 2017: As reported in an August news item by I.A. Donoso & Associates, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) previously announced a rule which delayed the implementation of the International Entrepreneur parole category until March 2018 (the “Delay Rule”). The International...
Washington, D.C. – November 27, 2017: Having travelled to India frequently during the last 12 months, attorneys Ignacio Donoso and Dennis Tristani at I.A. Donoso & Associates have met with dozens of successful and fascinating families from India, who have posed many interesting questions concerning...
Washington, D.C., November 13, 2017 - U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (“USCIS”) held a public meeting with stakeholders in the EB-5 industry in New York City on November 7, 2017. The Stakeholders Meeting provided very helpful information regarding EB-5 visa process and USCIS analysis of...
U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (“USCIS”) recently announced that it would begin requiring in-person interviews for employment-based immigrant visa applications (i.e., “green card” applicants) filed after March 6, 2017. This new policy does not change the process for visa applicants residing outside the U.S. It...
October 2017 Many EB-5 projects make use of a variety of different sources of funds, of which EB-5 investments are only one part. However, for many projects, the process of raising investments from EB-5 investors often takes many months, causing uncertainty for project developers about the...
WASHINGTON, D.C., - October 3, 2017 — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) resumed Premium Processing today for all H-1B visa extension of stay petitions. USCIS Premium Processing is now available for all types of H-1B petitions. USCIS had suspended USCIS Premium Processing during the...
