Washington D.C., December 27, 2018 - The US Federal government is in its 5th day of the partial government shutdown that started at midnight on December 21, 2018. The EB-5 Regional Center Program has lapsed along with several other US immigration programs have lapsed as of...
Washington, D.C. – December 19, 2018: After the White House signaled on Tuesday, December 18, that it will not insist on $5 billion in funding for construction of a border wall, the US Senate today passed a Continuing Budget Resolution that maintained funding at current...
Washington, D.C. – December 13, 2018: On December 7, 2018, the President and Congress approved spending bills that averted a government shutdown, and extended the EB-5 Regional Center Program through December 21, 2018 without any changes. As negotiations on Capitol Hill continue on many immigration-related issues,...
Washington, D.C. - December 13, 2018: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) proposed new regulations on December 3, 2018 to change the skilled worker visa program known as the H-1B temporary work visa program (“Proposed H-1B Rules”). Traditionally, H-1B visas are used by high skilled workers...
Washington, D.C. – December 3, 2018 - I.A. Donoso & Associates is proud to announce our new offices as of December 3, 2018 are located at: I.A. Donoso & Associates, LLC 7401 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 400 Bethesda MD 20814 Our offices incorporate state-of-art technology with an open floor plan, creating...
Washington, D.C., December 3, 2018 – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today proposed new rules for the H-1B skilled worker visa program. The proposed rules are set out in a Notice of Proposed Rule Making dated December 3, 2018 (NPRM). The two principal objectives...
Washington, D.C. – October 3, 2018: On Friday, the President signed a spending bill which includes language that extends authorization of the EB-5 Regional Center Program through December 7, 2018 without changes. The bill also includes funding for the Departments of Defense, Labor, and Health...
The EB-5 Regional Center program faces three potential rulemaking updates in 2019, according to the latest Unified Agenda published by the Office of Management and Budget. The most advanced rule, potentially scheduled for November 2018, the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization rule, was initially opened to...
Washington, D.C. – November 1, 2018: USCIS updated its policy on the validity period for I-693 Medical Examinations requited for Applications for Adjustment of Status (Form I-485). The policy went into effect on Nov. 1, 2018, and requires applicants to submit a Form I-693 that...
