Category: EB-5 Visa

  Immigration to the US has always been a controversial issue because of the frequent change in immigration regulations. The latest modification in the Immigration law is that the deadline for the EB-5 visa has been extended till January 19, 2018. This golden visa is…

From expert Visa consultant Martin Lawler The EB5 Visa program is governed and administered by USCIS (The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) and is primarily for the entrepreneurs willing to make a capital investment in the United States. The EB-5 visa program comes under…

Martin Lawler’s recent video has some of the most up to date information on EB-5 Visa’s and can be viewed here:

The EB-5 visa stands for employment based fifth preference category, also known as the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa Program. The EB-5 Visa program was created in 1990 to stimulate the US economy through job creation and capital investment. Established to, “create jobs for U.S. workers and…

Now that the RC statute has been extended to December 9th, we will see more cases filed as many will want to avoid an increased investment amount which is soon anticipated. Other changes may also make EB-5 immigration more difficult in the future.

Post by Martin J. Lawler Anticipate the extension of the EB-5 Regional Center law to December 9, 2016, through a forthcoming government continuing resolution. We expect no changes to the law until December 9th. At some point, the regulations or statute will increase the minimum investment…

A New EB-5 Law? The EB-5 Regional Center statute will expire on September 30th of this year. A member of Congress has released a new EB-5 bill (proposed law). This bill is similar to a proposal that did not pass last fall. The current EB-5…

Martin J. Lawler EB-5 Extension by  Congress is considering extending the current EB-5 law as it relates to Regional Centers and investments in their projects. A new proposed law (called a “Bill”) was just released. It will, if passed and becomes law would raise the…

Martin Lawler I-829 EB-5 Delays The I-829 is filed between 21 to 24 months after admission as an EB-5 conditional permanent resident. The USCIS processing time for EB-5 removal of conditional residence petitions is now up to an average of 20 months. This is entirely…

Here are a few changes in the EB-5 program that will soon be implemented: • USCIS will publish a new I-526 form. • USCIS will raise the I-526 filing fee from $1,500 to probably $3,675. • Congress will likely pass a “continuing” resolution that will…