August Visa Bulletin Shows New Backlog for EB-1 Category for China and India

The latest Department of State Visa Bulletin for August 2016 shows a new backlog of visas in the EB-1 category for applicants born in Mainland China and India.  The backlog shows that visa petitions filed in January 2010 are being processed for Final Action, with all visa petitions filed later being subject to a wait of approximately 6 years.

Ignacio Donoso presents at EB-5 Investors Magazine New York Conference

Ignacio Donoso, Managing Attorney of I.A. Donoso & Associates, was a featured speaker at the EB-5 Investors Magazine Conference in New York City held on July 17 and 18.

VISA LAW GROUP TEAMS UP WITH I.A. DONOSO & ASSOCIATES

June 20, 2016

Visa Law Group and I.A. Donoso & Associates are proud to announce that Visa Law Group is continuing its successful law practice with I.A. Donoso & Associates.

USCIS Filing Fees for EB-5 Visas are Going Up

May 16, 2016

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) made public a proposed rule that seeks to increase filing fees charged by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for EB-5 visa processes and several other visa categories.

Examples of commonly used forms that would see fee increases are:

Ignacio A Donoso Included in EB5Investors Magazine’s “Top 25 EB-5 Attorneys 2016” List

About Ignacio Donoso

Attorney Ignacio A. Donoso is an EB-5 immigration attorney and managing member at I.A. Donoso & Associates, LLC, located in Bethesda, Md. Attorney Donoso practices law in the areas of nationality and consular laws, as well as U.S. immigration law.

Summary of EB-5 Program Report by the Congressional Research Service

The Congressional Research Service released a comprehensive report on the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa dated April 22, 2016 (“Report”).

I.A. Donoso & Associates Participates in USCIS EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program (“IPO”) Stakeholder Engagement on April 25, 2016

April 26, 2016

I.A. Donoso & Associates participated in a stakeholder meeting with the USCIS EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program (“IPO”) in Washington, D.C. This stakeholder meeting was an invitation for participants to provide feedback on potential EB-5 regulatory and policy changes. USCIS identified four (4) key topics for discussion:

May 2016 Visa Bulletin

DOS has released the Visa Bulletin for May 2016. For EB-5 visas, both regional center and direct investments, the Final Action Priority Date for persons born in mainland China has now been set to February 8, 2014. The Filing Priority Date for persons born in mainland China remains the same as in last month’s Visa Bulletin: May 1, 2015. USCIS has not yet stated whether they will be using the Final Action Priority Date or the Filing Priority Date for Adjustment of Status Applications for May 2016.

2017 H-1B Cap Reached on April 7, 2016

April 7, 2017 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has reached the congressionally mandated maximum number of new H-1B visa petitions for fiscal year (FY) 2017. This is referred to as the “cap” on H-1B visas. The H-1B cap was reached in...