Washington D.C., May 5, 2022: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is re-designing its webpage for case status updates. USCIS is inviting the public to participate in a webinar on May 12 from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern. During this webinar, USCIS representatives will give...
Washington, D.C., April 29, 2022: USCIS held a stakeholder engagement with the EB-5 industry today and released the following questions and answers regarding the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022: How can an entity become a regional center? Entities seeking to be designated as a regional...
Today, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced that Express Entry draws will soon resume and that invitations for candidates to apply for permanent residence will begin in early July. Travel restrictions throughout most of 2020 and 2021 delayed the processing of overseas applications,...
Beginning on April 25, 2022, U.S.-based individuals and entities can apply to DHS to sponsor Ukrainian citizens who have been displaced by Russia’s aggression through the Uniting for Ukraine process, which will go live that day on the DHS website. Any U.S. citizen or individual,...
Washington, D.C., April 19, 2022: Since 2022, most immigrant investors have dedicated their time to analyzing the details of two permanent residency program to North America: (1) Canada’s innovative Start-Up Visa permanent residency program, and (2) version 2.0 of the incredibly popular U.S. EB-5 immigrant...
Washington, DC, April 19, 2022: The Department of State (DOS) released the May 2022 Visa Bulletin and it brings welcome news for EB-5 investors. All EB-5 visas are listed as having "Current" Final Action Dates (List A) for all countries except for the People's Republic of...
On April 18, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security posted for public inspection two Federal Register notices (FRNs) designating Sudan and Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months. Sudan The new TPS designation of Sudan enables nationals of Sudan and individuals having no nationality who...
Washington, D.C., April 12, 2022: The Department of State announced today that it re-started processing of pending EB-5 visa petitions based on a Regional Center investment. The notice from the DOS states that EB-5 petitions that were filed before March 15, 2022 will processed under the...
Washington, D.C., April 11, 2022: Today, USCIS announced on its website that all regional centers certified prior to March 15, 2022, are de-certified as of the passage of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 ("Act") and now have to seek re-certification to re-start...
