tag:eb5info.com,2005:/news-rss 2022-03-13T23:43:40Z Michael Gibson michael@usadvisors.org tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/116 2011-11-02T17:05:35-04:00 2011-11-07T14:19:24-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/116-former-eb-5-adjudicator-calls-material-change-p In late 2009, the so-called &quot;Neufeld memo&quot; defined the concept of material change as it applies to EB-5 business plans. &quot;Material change&quot; is a phrase that strikes terror into the heart of any EB-5 stakeholder. It's what happens when USCIS decides an EB-5 regional...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/116-former-eb-5-adjudicator-calls-material-change-p">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/115 2011-10-25T18:32:19-04:00 2011-11-07T01:58:32-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/115-eb-5-boot-camp-to-feature-immigrant-investor-pr Michael Gibson of USAdvisors.org receiving Brian Su's EB-5 Media Award during a previous seminar Here's an EB-5 event that's sure to be worth your while. On November 11, Brian Su of the Artisan Business Group will lead a seminar aimed at professionals looking to expand their knowled...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/115-eb-5-boot-camp-to-feature-immigrant-investor-pr">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/114 2011-10-18T11:49:06-04:00 2011-11-21T13:12:49-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/114-chinese-eb-5-immigration-agency-calls-alleged-f Wondering what's new in China's immigration agent/broker market? Here's a story that may not bode well for one agency. One of the EB-5 visa community's more prominent voices has just accused&nbsp;an agency that promotes EB-5 projects of serious misconduct, stating that if the group&nbsp;has, in fact, acted out of turn, the consequences could be quite serious. A...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/114-chinese-eb-5-immigration-agency-calls-alleged-f">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/113 2011-10-13T11:11:00-04:00 2011-11-07T14:11:43-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/113-chaotic-eb5-visa-project-brings-down-el-monte-r It happened again, and it probably won't be the last time. The El Monte Regional Center in El Monte, California just got the boot from USCIS. In the agency's own words, the regional center was &quot;no longer promoting job creation or the kind of local economic development for which it was initially certified to do.&quot; According to the Pasadena Star-News, th...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/113-chaotic-eb5-visa-project-brings-down-el-monte-r">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/112 2011-10-12T15:26:23-04:00 2011-11-07T02:33:13-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/112-a-green-eb-5-visa-project-for-middle-georgia- A green energy facility in Macon, Georgia is the latest project to seek EB-5 immigrant investor funds.&nbsp; The Macon Telegraph reports that NW Technologies, which currently provides green energy throughout Asia, is seeking approval from the Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority to build a $20 million wind and solar energy farm. According to Associate Director ...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/112-a-green-eb-5-visa-project-for-middle-georgia-">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/111 2011-10-11T15:23:24-04:00 2011-11-07T02:33:15-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/111-dedication-ceremony-praises-birchleaf-eb-5-visa After much anticipation, on September 20, the University of Miami held a Grand Opening Dedication Ceremony to mark the completion of&nbsp;R+D&nbsp;Building One, the first phase of the University of Miami Life Science and Technology Park. Located within the Miami Health District adjacent to the Miller School of Medicine, Building One is quickly gaining recognition ...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/111-dedication-ceremony-praises-birchleaf-eb-5-visa">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/110 2011-10-04T10:16:27-04:00 2011-11-07T13:32:17-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/110-maryland-eb5-regional-center-anticipates-casino It&rsquo;s no secret that many American developers look favorably upon Chinese&nbsp;investors. Which is why it comes as no surprise that developers of a&nbsp;casino project in Maryland called &ldquo;Maryland Live!&rdquo; recently made a pitch to prospective EB-5 investors in Shanghai.&nbsp; Eager to hear more about the chance to live the American dream, The&nbsp...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/110-maryland-eb5-regional-center-anticipates-casino">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/109 2011-09-23T11:37:02-04:00 2011-11-07T14:19:03-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/109-assisted-living-development-popular-among-eb5-i Attorney Brandon Meyer with representatives of the CP homes project and Jinghong Immigration Consultants Here's an EB-5 visa project that's turning heads on the Chinese marketing scene. Country Place Living's CP Homes, LP, an assisted living facility, is attracting lots of investors...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/109-assisted-living-development-popular-among-eb5-i">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/108 2011-09-21T11:02:46-04:00 2011-11-07T09:34:32-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/108-why-uscis-is-delaying-most-eb5-visa-reforms-sta In&nbsp;a recent memo, USCIS confirmed it will begin direct email communication between adjudicators and EB-5 regional center applicants. It looks like the EB-5 community will have to keep waiting for most of USCIS' proposed reforms. According to a memo released by the USCIS Office ...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/108-why-uscis-is-delaying-most-eb5-visa-reforms-sta">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/107 2011-09-15T15:42:49-04:00 2011-11-07T14:14:23-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/107-in-a-troubled-real-estate-market-are-more-immig Jon Huntsman Republican Presidential candidate Jon Huntsman made an interesting point during last week&rsquo;s Republican debate; an increase in legal immigration could turn around the depressed U.S. housing market. An article from the Washington Post examines whether Huntsman&rsquo...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/107-in-a-troubled-real-estate-market-are-more-immig">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/106 2011-09-12T15:50:33-04:00 2011-11-07T01:32:17-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/106-attorneys-skeptical-about-proposed-eb-5-investo Attorney Robert Divine doesn't believe EB-5 premium processing is &quot;anywhere close&quot; to becoming reality. Will we really have EB-5 premium processing this month? Probably not. At least that's what some EB-5 investor green card attorneys are saying. Last week, attorney Berni...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/106-attorneys-skeptical-about-proposed-eb-5-investo">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/105 2011-09-07T11:08:25-04:00 2011-11-07T04:14:23-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/105-local-publications-report-new-regional-center-d Several regional centers are making headlines as they finalize new&nbsp;developments through the EB5 visa program. In recent weeks, another would-be regional center announced that it is awaiting approval from USCIS, while a more established one has received the green light to expand its geographical area for EB-5 foreign investment. At the same time, another regio...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/105-local-publications-report-new-regional-center-d">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/104 2011-09-06T15:28:02-04:00 2011-11-07T01:21:36-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/104-noted-immigration-attorney-confirms-impending-e Attorney Bernie Wolfsdorf USCIS is moving toward a &quot;consultative process&quot; whereby regional centers offer evidence to economists and other experts hired by the agency &ndash; a move that could ameliorate many frustrations among EB-5 visa investors and regional center operato...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/104-noted-immigration-attorney-confirms-impending-e">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/103 2011-08-30T10:31:51-04:00 2011-11-07T08:26:44-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/103-more-real-estate-developers-favoring-eb5-immigr Ever since the economy took a nosedive, real estate developers have been on the hunt for alternative sources of financing for their projects. Consequently, interest in the EB5 immigrant investor program has increased considerably. According to an article from the Multifamily Executive, the number of regional centers has increased from 11 to 147 since 2007 &ndash; ...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/103-more-real-estate-developers-favoring-eb5-immigr">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/102 2011-08-29T17:57:48-04:00 2011-11-21T14:47:48-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/102-the-startup-act-how-will-it-reform-the-eb5-visa Brad Feld at a Tech Cocktail conference in 2010. Feld has been one of the lead proponents of the StartUp Visa Act. On December 2, 2009, noted venture capitalists Paul Kedrosky and Brad Feld published an editorial in the Wall Street Journal calling for a new visa category for foreign-...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/102-the-startup-act-how-will-it-reform-the-eb5-visa">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/101 2011-08-25T15:10:29-04:00 2011-11-07T01:14:28-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/101-npr-are-u-s-visa-policies-too-strict-for-startu With the economy on its head, the United States is in desperate need of talented entrepreneurs who can create new jobs. Yet ironically, despite an ever-increasing number of foreign entrepreneurs all eager to create new businesses in the U.S., immigration laws make it difficult for foreigners to obtain and maintain a U.S. visa. At least that's what a recent Nationa...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/101-npr-are-u-s-visa-policies-too-strict-for-startu">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/100 2011-08-23T15:45:07-04:00 2011-11-07T01:12:13-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/100-new-eb5-visa-projects-create-jobs-across-gulf-c Port Charlotte, Florida The EB-5 Regional Center Program is making headlines once again thanks to its increased popularity as a &quot;tax free&quot; way to create more jobs in areas of high unemployment.&nbsp; The Gulf Coast Business Review recently reported that the EB5 Visa Progra...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/100-new-eb5-visa-projects-create-jobs-across-gulf-c">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/99 2011-08-15T19:46:20-04:00 2011-11-07T02:06:10-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/99-eb5-investor-visa-projects-among-chinese-investm At a time when the U.S. economy is welcoming foreign capital in an effort to turn things around, New York City is winning a high level of interest from Chinese investors. So much so, that in the past year alone, Chinese companies and entrepreneurs have invested more than $1 billion into New York real estate. That's...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/99-eb5-investor-visa-projects-among-chinese-investm">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/98 2011-08-12T09:51:49-04:00 2011-11-07T01:08:19-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/98-mississippi-immigrant-investor-project-finally-o Former DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe An EB-5 immigrant investor project that received substantial attention last year is once again making headlines. GreenTech Automotive, a new U.S. automotive company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, will begin churning out cars at one of its Miss...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/98-mississippi-immigrant-investor-project-finally-o">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/97 2011-08-09T12:23:55-04:00 2011-11-21T13:22:18-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/97-dhs-press-release-stirs-excitement-in-the-eb5-vi Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano Despite worry and bitterness over Standard &amp; Poor's downgrade of the U.S. credit rating, there's one small corner of the nation's investment community that's all abuzz with excitement &ndash; positive&nbsp;excitement. Fo...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/97-dhs-press-release-stirs-excitement-in-the-eb5-vi">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/96 2011-08-04T11:07:28-04:00 2011-11-07T01:01:13-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/96-silicon-valley-heavyweights-discuss-entrepreneur Aneesh Chopra, White House Chief Technology Officer, talked about EB-5 premium processing at the Council's August meeting. Although this month's meeting of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness&nbsp;in Palo Alto gave little attention to the EB-5 visa, the potential for ...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/96-silicon-valley-heavyweights-discuss-entrepreneur">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/95 2011-07-27T16:03:36-04:00 2011-11-07T01:57:26-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/95-eb-5-investment-immigration-opponent-offers-a-co The Center for Immigration Studies believes in &quot;an America that admits fewer immigrants.&quot; From the termination of a California investment program to a questionable reimbursement insurance scheme, one might call the recent history of the EB-5 visa program &quot;colorful.&quo...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/95-eb-5-investment-immigration-opponent-offers-a-co">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/94 2011-07-25T11:15:36-04:00 2011-11-07T02:33:03-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/94-eb5-visa-program-provides-1-5-million-for-temple According to the Pasadena Star News, Gateway Temple City developer Randy Wang has guaranteed $1.5 million from three Asian investors through the EB5 visa program. Despite hopes of securing a far greater amount, $24 million to be exact, Wang plans to begin development of the shopping center in February 2012. It does look likely, however, that more EB-5 project fund...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/94-eb5-visa-program-provides-1-5-million-for-temple">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/93 2011-07-15T08:17:28-04:00 2011-11-07T00:54:03-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/93-broadcast-your-eb-5-visa-news-to-the-world-with- Regional centers and project managers take note: With over 2,000 news subscribers, 128 listed EB-5 firms, and nearly 100&nbsp;EB-5 attorneys engaged in a dynamic online community of EB-5 experts, EB5info.com has become the Web's most comprehensive source of information about the EB-5 pro...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/93-broadcast-your-eb-5-visa-news-to-the-world-with-">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/92 2011-07-15T08:00:23-04:00 2011-11-07T02:15:05-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/92-new-california-eb-5-regional-center-facing-unexp Giant Dipper roller coaster at Belmont Park One newly-approved EB-5 regional center has its first project on indefinite hold &ndash; and the city of San Diego may be to blame. Earlier this year, the Wave House California Regional Center was established to help the historic Belmont P...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/92-new-california-eb-5-regional-center-facing-unexp">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/91 2011-07-13T10:13:54-04:00 2011-11-07T05:02:32-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/91-usadvisors-org-visits-immigrant-investor-project Michael Gibson with David Lu and Howard Ting of YK America Regional Center &nbsp;Shortly after last month's AILA conference in San Diego, USAdvisors.org's Managing Director Michael Gibson began visiting immigration attorneys, EB-5 regional centers, and EB-5 projects across the state ...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/91-usadvisors-org-visits-immigrant-investor-project">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/90 2011-07-12T12:30:22-04:00 2011-11-07T00:46:59-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/90-eb-5-regional-centers-nationwide-make-headlines- With many cites in desperate need of economic stimulation, several development companies are turning to foreign funding sources for their projects. While other communities are eagerly awaiting approval from USCIS to open new regional centers that will provide companies with foreign investor funding though the EB5 visa program, one whose regional center was unable ...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/90-eb-5-regional-centers-nationwide-make-headlines-">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/89 2011-07-12T10:45:55-04:00 2011-11-07T13:20:52-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/89-attorney-reza-rahbaran-describes-today-s-eb-5-vi EB-5 Attorney Reza Rahbaran While every EB-5 law practice is different, most attorneys face similar challenges. Their clients come from abroad and are now dealing not only with a foreign immigration system, but also a foreign investment opportunity in a foreign business climate. Get...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/89-attorney-reza-rahbaran-describes-today-s-eb-5-vi">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/88 2011-07-06T15:58:55-04:00 2011-11-07T13:45:28-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/88-3-insights-from-the-june-2011-eb-5-investment-vi For the EB-5 community, it's &quot;that time&quot; again. With the USCIS June 2011 Stakeholder Meeting now over, EB-5 practitioners and experts are already talking about the agency's responses to EB-5-related questions and about &nbsp;just how helpful &ndash; or unhelpful &ndash; those responses were. The June meeting was via teleconference only. According to att...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/88-3-insights-from-the-june-2011-eb-5-investment-vi">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/87 2011-06-29T15:34:25-04:00 2011-11-07T14:27:37-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/87-abil-to-host-part-2-of-its-eb-5-green-card-webin Clockwise from top left: Laura Danielson, Ronald Klasko, Steve Trow, Bryan Funai If you're new to the EB-5 green card program, take note: On July 6, the Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers (ABIL) will host the second installment of its three-part webinar series dedicated the EB...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/87-abil-to-host-part-2-of-its-eb-5-green-card-webin">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/86 2011-06-24T11:59:11-04:00 2011-11-07T01:57:27-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/86-eb-5-visa-program-gets-serious-attention-at-the- From Left: Michael Gibson, Regina Thomas, Mike Xenick, Adam Green, George Wozencraft Given the extraordinary growth in the EB-5 visa program over the past two years, it may go without saying that the EB-5 community was well represented at this year's AILA conference in San Diego. At...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/86-eb-5-visa-program-gets-serious-attention-at-the-">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/85 2011-06-21T15:58:17-04:00 2011-11-07T05:41:54-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/85-uscis-approves-eb-5-funding-for-south-florida-pr The South Florida Investment Regional Center recently announced that on June 2, 2011 USCIS approved a new large-scale development for South Florida.&nbsp; Steel HQ, a global steel framing company that builds pre-engineered steel-framed buildings for everything from residential to industrial purposes, received approval for the project through the South Florida Regi...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/85-uscis-approves-eb-5-funding-for-south-florida-pr">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/84 2011-06-07T12:12:38-04:00 2011-11-21T15:38:26-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/84-defining-a-successful-eb5-investment USAdvisors very own&nbsp;Michael Gibson, will be hosting a phone seminar this coming Thursday June 9, to discuss what constitutes a successful EB-5 investment. Thursdays session will be the third and final part of the EB5 For Experts seminar&nbsp;titled Valuation and Risk.&nbsp;Industry experts are invited to call in to participate in the phone session. The semina...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/84-defining-a-successful-eb5-investment">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/83 2011-06-07T10:59:53-04:00 2011-11-21T15:32:34-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/83-a-difficult-insurance-policy-to-recommend-for-im How, in theory, Sidecars Insurance is able to pay a $500,000 claim after an EB-5 investor pays $35,000 in premiums Continued from the third article in our 4-part series about an EB-5 reimbursement insurance program: The insurance arrangement Tharp describes &ndash; the one involving...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/83-a-difficult-insurance-policy-to-recommend-for-im">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/82 2011-06-06T11:06:03-04:00 2011-11-21T14:39:00-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/82-a-good-way-to-pay-claims-for-an-insured-eb-5-gre The Life Partners Holdings (LPHI) stock price has fallen steadily since the company became the subject of an SEC investigation earlier this year. On May 13, the SEC issued Life Partners a notice indicating impending civil charges against two of its executives.&nbsp; It is through the Life ...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/82-a-good-way-to-pay-claims-for-an-insured-eb-5-gre">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/81 2011-06-03T11:05:25-04:00 2011-11-21T15:26:43-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/81-the-legal-question-insurance-for-eb-5-visa-inves Source: USCIS.gov Continued from the first installment in a 4-part series on investment reimbursement insurance for EB-5 visa investors: Jason Blatt, an attorney representing the Idaho State Regional Center, believes that the Sidecars policy is completely legal. Responding to questi...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/81-the-legal-question-insurance-for-eb-5-visa-inves">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/80 2011-06-02T18:33:28-04:00 2011-11-21T15:20:51-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/80-can-an-insurance-policy-protect-eb-5-investors-f For a $35,000 premium payment, Sidecars insurance will reimburse EB-5 investors for a loss of principal on their investment in the Idaho State Regional Center. The following is the first installment in a 4-part series about a speciality insurance policy being sold to EB-5 investors i...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/80-can-an-insurance-policy-protect-eb-5-investors-f">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/79 2011-06-01T12:22:15-04:00 2011-11-21T14:57:26-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/79-dairy-focused-eb-5-regional-center-to-offer-inve Downieville, California &ndash; Mountains near the site of the Ruby Gold Project In a May 17 broadcast, Stephen Weststeyn showcased his family's dairy farm for an Oakland, California television network doing a report on the EB-5 visa program. Images of Weststeyn driving a tractor an...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/79-dairy-focused-eb-5-regional-center-to-offer-inve">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/78 2011-05-27T15:47:42-04:00 2011-11-21T13:29:35-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/78-houston-chronicle-warns-eb-5-investors-of-risky- The increasingly popular EB-5 program faced some serious scrutiny earlier this week, in an article published by the Houston Chronicle, mainly for the program's risky investment opportunities offered through some Texas regional centers. The Chronicle claims that many of the centers have &quot;dubious track records or are engaged in questionable practice.&quot; Ques...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/78-houston-chronicle-warns-eb-5-investors-of-risky-">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/77 2011-05-26T12:29:27-04:00 2011-11-21T14:50:40-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/77-uscis-proposal-could-put-eb-5-regional-center-ap USCIS wants to prioritize some I-924 applications so that they are processed in as little as 15 days. And that's just one suggestion included in a 3-page proposal the agency released this month, which seeks to streamline the process by which EB-5 investor and regional center applications are either approved or denied. The proposed changes were announced on The Bea...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/77-uscis-proposal-could-put-eb-5-regional-center-ap">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/76 2011-05-23T11:30:18-04:00 2011-11-04T22:19:02-04:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/76-usadvisors-org- Normal 0 false false false EN-US ZH-CN X-NONE ...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/76-usadvisors-org-">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/75 2011-05-05T12:12:54-04:00 2011-11-21T14:22:17-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/75-a-victory-for-transparency-eb-5-visa-attorneys-c EB-5 attorneys comment on release of USCIS documents; Clockwise from top: Steven Culbreath, Kristina Rost, Vaughan de Kirby, Charles Kuck At a grand total of 486 pages, the EB-5 adjudicator training materials released by USCIS last month could have a significant impact on EB-5 practi...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/75-a-victory-for-transparency-eb-5-visa-attorneys-c">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/74 2011-05-04T17:01:14-04:00 2011-11-04T22:19:02-04:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/74-usadvisors-org- Normal 0 false false false EN-US ZH-CN X-NONE ...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/74-usadvisors-org-">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/73 2011-05-04T16:58:39-04:00 2011-11-07T08:02:38-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/73-birchleaf-31-eb5- Normal 0 false false false EN-US ZH-CN X-NONE ...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/73-birchleaf-31-eb5-">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/72 2011-05-04T16:55:24-04:00 2011-11-04T22:19:01-04:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/72--eb-5- Normal 0 false false false EN-US ZH-CN X-NONE ...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/72--eb-5-">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/71 2011-05-04T16:53:06-04:00 2011-11-21T14:34:02-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/71-birchleaf-31-eb5- Normal 0 false false false EN-US ZH-CN X-NONE ...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/71-birchleaf-31-eb5-">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/70 2011-05-03T16:00:57-04:00 2011-11-21T14:04:43-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/70-michael-bloomberg-stresses-need-for-an-entrepren New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg In an op-ed in Monday's Wall Street Journal, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg called for creation of an entrepreneur visa in hopes that it will promote job growth in the midst of high unemployment. It has been some time since a prominent fi...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/70-michael-bloomberg-stresses-need-for-an-entrepren">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/69 2011-05-03T12:01:05-04:00 2011-11-21T13:23:43-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/69-investor-due-diligence-and-the-source-of-eb-5-fu Clockwise from top: Kehrela Hodkinson, Stephen Yale-Loehr, Bernard Wolfsdorf, Mark Ivener The first EB-5 investor due diligence checklist provided by ABIL's attorney presenters during last month's webinar included several questions investors s...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/69-investor-due-diligence-and-the-source-of-eb-5-fu">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/68 2011-05-02T17:09:58-04:00 2011-11-21T14:10:34-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/68-the-individual-eb-5-visa-and-regional-center-due Clockwise from top: Kehrela Hodkinson, Stephen Yale-Loehr, Bernard Wolfsdorf, Mark Ivener As last week's partial summary of ABIL's April 2011 EB-5 webinar made clear, there are several &quot;types&quot; of clients for...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/68-the-individual-eb-5-visa-and-regional-center-due">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/67 2011-04-29T16:13:42-04:00 2011-11-07T04:18:32-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/67-attorneys-explain-the-eb-5-investor-green-card-a Clockwise from top: Kehrela Hodkinson, Stephen Yale-Loehr, Bernard Wolfsdorf, Mark Ivener In 2011, expect USCIS to issue around 6,000 of the 10,000 EB-5 visas available each year. That's according to Stephen Yale-Loehr of Miller Mayer, who participated in a recent webinar sponsored ...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/67-attorneys-explain-the-eb-5-investor-green-card-a">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/66 2011-04-29T14:36:01-04:00 2011-11-07T13:13:31-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/66-uscis-approves-first-eb-5-immigrant-investor-in- Old Pabst brewery and mill house, Milwaukee, WI According to a business article from Milwaukee's Journal Sentinel, USCIS has approved the first of 30 Chinese citizen EB-5 investors, each of whom will provide $500,000 in equity capital for the tentative development of a new hotel and ...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/66-uscis-approves-first-eb-5-immigrant-investor-in-">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/65 2011-04-20T15:38:04-04:00 2011-11-07T14:30:22-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/65-eb-5-program-to-fund-los-angeles-marriott-develo A recent press release from Marriott News Center named the EB-5 Investor Green Card Program as the sole equity funder for a new 377-room Marriott hotel tower to be built in downtown Los Angeles. American Life, Inc., which we profiled in an article last month,&nbsp;is partnering with Marriott International, EB-5 Regional Center Management Los Angeles, Williams/Dame...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/65-eb-5-program-to-fund-los-angeles-marriott-develo">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/64 2011-04-15T17:42:44-04:00 2011-11-07T10:05:30-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/64-uscis-releases-nearly-500-pages-of-eb-5-training In response to a Freedom of Information Act request, USCIS has released 486 pages of materials used to train USCIS officers in the adjudication of EB-5 immigrant investor cases. This is big news for the EB-5 community. Throughout the upcoming weeks, EB5info.com will be contacting attorney contributors for their take on the significance of these documents. Accordi...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/64-uscis-releases-nearly-500-pages-of-eb-5-training">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/63 2011-04-13T15:51:59-04:00 2011-11-07T01:57:24-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/63-iiusa-members-asked-to-join-forces-to-secure-fut IIUSA President K. David Andersson In a letter addressed to IIUSA members, President K. David Andersson emphasizes how the IIUSA Annual Meeting &amp; EB-5 Regional Center Advocacy Conference will play a pivotal role in the future permanency of the EB5 visa program. In his letter, And...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/63-iiusa-members-asked-to-join-forces-to-secure-fut">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/62 2011-04-11T16:40:33-04:00 2011-11-07T08:54:56-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/62-could-a-census-lawsuit-affect-a-texas-city-s-eb- Harlingen, Texas Everything is bigger in Texas. Even the city of Harlingen in the Rio Grande Valley grew 12.6% between 2000 and 2010, according to the latest census figures. But for Mayor Chris Boswell, that isn't sufficient. &quot;I definitely believe Harlingen&rsquo;s population ...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/62-could-a-census-lawsuit-affect-a-texas-city-s-eb-">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/61 2011-04-11T12:26:20-04:00 2011-11-07T08:32:27-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/61-first-2011-eb-5-stakeholder-meeting-offers-few-s If anything, USCIS' notes from the March 2011 Stakeholder Meeting suggest that the EB-5 Visa Program will continue to grow -- quickly. With 156 initial EB-5 regional center proposals and 34 proposals to amend already existent regional centers still pending USCIS review, potential immigrant investors certainly aren't lacking for choice. The number of initial region...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/61-first-2011-eb-5-stakeholder-meeting-offers-few-s">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/60 2011-04-08T11:50:52-04:00 2011-11-07T14:47:40-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/60-usadvisors-org-interacts-with-eb-5-visa-attorney &nbsp;&quot;Inform your client. Protect your practice.&quot; That's the new slogan last month's attendees saw when they visited the USAdvisors.org/EB5info booth at the 2011 AILA EB-5 conference. They also saw the following slideshow: At what was arguably one of the biggest EB-5 events of the year, USAdvisors.org provided booth visitors with an interactive displ...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/60-usadvisors-org-interacts-with-eb-5-visa-attorney">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/59 2011-04-07T20:34:56-04:00 2011-11-07T02:33:16-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/59-momentum-building-for-a-permanent-eb-5-immigrant Senator Patrick Leahy Many in the EB-5 community are already counting the days. On September 30, 2012, the EB-5 Regional Center Pilot Program is set to &quot;sunset&quot; unless Congress and the President approve legislation that extends its lifespan -- or makes it permanent. Less ...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/59-momentum-building-for-a-permanent-eb-5-immigrant">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/58 2011-04-04T21:34:06-04:00 2011-11-07T07:16:46-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/58-outstanding-cast-of-eb-5-visa-experts-to-present Clockwise from top: Bernard Wolfsdorf, Kehrela Hodkinson, Stephen Yale-Loehr, Mark Ivener The Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers (ABIL) and IIUSA are sponsoring what should be an excellent webinar series on current issues in the EB-5 visa sphere. On April 13, the first install...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/58-outstanding-cast-of-eb-5-visa-experts-to-present">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/57 2011-03-24T10:10:11-04:00 2011-11-04T22:18:54-04:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/57--american-life-incorporated-pursues-eb-5-visa-pr Courtyard Marriott Hotel in Downtown Seattle Things are busy at Seattle-based American Life Incorporated. With three EB-5 visa projects in progress -- two of which feature national hotel chains -- the real estate company is finding continued support from immigrant investors. &quot;...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/57--american-life-incorporated-pursues-eb-5-visa-pr">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/56 2011-03-09T07:27:50-05:00 2011-11-05T19:07:29-04:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/56-how-a-d-c-eb-5-visa-venture-helped-bring-about-r Robert Divine Without a doubt, the process of project approval has made EB-5 visa investment a much smoother ride both for regional centers and for individual investors. But how project approval came to exist and what it has to do with a recent blog post from a decidedly anti-EB-5 or...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/56-how-a-d-c-eb-5-visa-venture-helped-bring-about-r">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/55 2011-03-09T07:06:50-05:00 2011-11-07T13:48:19-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/55-las-vegas-seminar-a-big-hit-with-eb-5-experts-an A large crowd gathered for the recent EB-5 investor procurement seminar hosted by Brian Su and the Artisan Business Group. A weekend event, the two-day seminar featured experts from all corners of the EB-5 Visa Program. The first day's session included presentations from EB-5 practitioners Joseph McCarthy, Jor Law, Michael Homeier, and Suzanne Lazicki, who writes ...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/55-las-vegas-seminar-a-big-hit-with-eb-5-experts-an">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/54 2011-03-08T07:12:52-05:00 2011-11-07T07:45:12-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/54-birchleaf-miami-31-all-sold-out-of-eb-5-visas At a time when the growth of the EB-5 visa program has led to reports of failed projects, misleading overseas marketing, and untrustworthy operators, it's refreshing to hear that perhaps not all is awry on the regional center front. For BirchLEAF Miami 31 Regional Center, one might even say things have never been better. A short news release offered by the regiona...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/54-birchleaf-miami-31-all-sold-out-of-eb-5-visas">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/53 2011-03-08T07:03:57-05:00 2011-11-07T03:26:02-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/53-are-slow-federal-government-approvals-a-big-prob For some, they certainly are. At least that's what Sam Sutton of Lake Buena Vista Regional Center told the Orlando Sentinel in that publication's recent profile of the EB-5 Visa Program. Lake Buena Vista &quot;is an award-winning, established condominium-hotel development already built and operating with its amenities in place,&quot; according to the regional cent...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/53-are-slow-federal-government-approvals-a-big-prob">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/52 2011-03-07T18:08:12-05:00 2011-11-05T19:11:05-04:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/52-wall-street-journal-article-highlights-risks-and In a mostly high-level piece about the EB-5 visa program's impact on the U.S. real estate market, Eliot Brown of the Wall Street Journal hits on an issue of great interest to any immigrant investor: the viability of EB-5 projects.&nbsp; Brown's article, which ran in early February, notes how the EB-5 program has become a boon to the real estate industry at a time ...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/52-wall-street-journal-article-highlights-risks-and">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/42 2011-02-09T18:47:37-05:00 2011-11-07T12:45:51-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/42-upcoming-eb-5-regional-center-promotion-and-inve A seminar to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 20 will address growing interest in the EB-5 immigrant investor program, in particular its impact on commercial real estate, manufacturing, and financial industries. According to the seminar announcement, attendees will have the &quot;rare opportunity&quot; to learn about Chinese immigration, trade, and busines...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/42-upcoming-eb-5-regional-center-promotion-and-inve">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/41 2011-02-01T17:11:12-05:00 2011-11-04T22:18:51-04:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/41-february-2-the-final-day-to-register-for-eb5-vis Wednesday, February 2 is the last day to register for the final session in ILW.com's three-part &quot;EB5 Visa for Experts&quot; phone seminar series. The seminar will be held on Thursday, February 3 from 2:00-3:00 EST. The subject of Thursday's seminar is valuation &amp; risk, in particular those factors that improve the chance of success for an EB5 investment. T...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/41-february-2-the-final-day-to-register-for-eb5-vis">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/40 2011-01-24T13:40:50-05:00 2011-11-04T22:18:51-04:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/40-chinese-judicial-ruling-and-eb-5-visa-marketers- The offices of Brian Su and the Artisan Business Group have released an unofficial translation of the securities law interpretaion recently handed down by the Supreme People's Court. In the judicial decision, which could lead to many serious changes in the way EB-5 visa program brokers sell Chinese investors on projects, the Court provides a very explicit warnin...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/40-chinese-judicial-ruling-and-eb-5-visa-marketers-">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/39 2011-01-21T14:27:17-05:00 2011-11-07T09:43:30-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/39--how-will-china-s-judicial-decision-affect-eb5-v After speaking to brokers in China, EB5 visa program service provider Brian Su believes the recent ruling handed down from China's Supreme People's Court is a very serious turn of events for EB5 marketers. On January 25, Su will be hosting a seminar in New York City that addresses this topic for regional center operators, immigration attorneys, and other EB5 pract...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/39--how-will-china-s-judicial-decision-affect-eb5-v">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/38 2011-01-20T09:02:45-05:00 2011-11-21T13:18:27-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/38-chinese-court-decision-a-game-changer-for-eb5-vi Brian Su The Chinese Supreme People's Court and the China Banking Regulatory Commission have handed down a new interpretation of Chinese law that will have a significant impact on those marketing the EB5 visa program to investors. That's why EB5 service provider Brian Su has alrea...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/38-chinese-court-decision-a-game-changer-for-eb5-vi">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/37 2011-01-19T07:24:02-05:00 2011-11-04T22:18:49-04:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/37-npr-eb-5-immigrant-investor-program-generates-jo On January 18, National Public Radio reported on the EB-5 immigrant investor program in a broadcast that cast the program in a mostly positive light. Reporting for the network, Charlotte Albright provided a profile of the Jay Peak resort project, an endeavor that regional center operator Bill Stenger claims the EB-5 visa program has transformed &quot;from a wint...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/37-npr-eb-5-immigrant-investor-program-generates-jo">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/36 2011-01-14T13:20:25-05:00 2011-11-07T14:29:51-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/36-chinese-government-takes-on-the-eb-5-visa-broker The Chinese government is taking a good, hard look at the EB-5 visa program, in particular those brokers who may not be following the rules. As noted by EB-5 service provider Brian Su, the Beijing Exit-Entry Administration has changed its name to the Beijing Exit-Entry Administration General Corps, a move that reflects its increasing role as an enforcement agent...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/36-chinese-government-takes-on-the-eb-5-visa-broker">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/35 2011-01-11T17:32:55-05:00 2011-11-04T22:18:48-04:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/35-deadline-approaching-ilw-com-eb5-visa-for-expert Today is the last day to sign up for the ILW.com EB-5 Visa For Experts phone seminar series. Hear about the issues facing EB-5 practitioners from professionals in the trenches. The phone seminar being held on January 13 is the second of a three-part series that began last month. This month's topic is &quot;Securities Law: How to Avoid Litigation and Rescissio...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/35-deadline-approaching-ilw-com-eb5-visa-for-expert">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/34 2010-12-05T12:07:44-05:00 2011-11-04T22:18:48-04:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/34-uscis-answers-commonly-asked-questions-about-the &nbsp; &nbsp; First is &quot;What is the most common way to get an EB5 Visa&quot;? The answer is&nbsp;there are two distinct EB-5 pathways for an immigrant investor to gain lawful permanent residence for themselves and their immediate family. The first is the Basic Program and the second is the Regional Center Pilot Program. Both programs require that the immi...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/34-uscis-answers-commonly-asked-questions-about-the">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/33 2010-12-03T16:24:43-05:00 2011-11-07T13:22:01-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/33-new-criteria-for-canadian-immigrant-investor-pro A November press release from Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) indicates that the nation will re-open its immigrant investor program, which stopped receiving applications on June 26. According to the release, the program will once again accept applications on December 1, but immigrant investor applicants must meet new criteria if their applications are to b...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/33-new-criteria-for-canadian-immigrant-investor-pro">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/32 2010-11-18T10:32:08-05:00 2011-11-07T12:27:14-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/32-colorado-intercontinental-regional-center-llc-to Regional center operators are bringing the EB-5 visa program to a town once home to one of America's highly-canonized folk heroes. Leadville, Colorado, in addition to having the highest altitude of any incorporated U.S. city, was also where famed gambler and gunslinger Doc Holliday took up residence after his participation in the O.K. Corral. Now this former min...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/32-colorado-intercontinental-regional-center-llc-to">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/31 2010-11-10T12:37:25-05:00 2011-11-07T14:14:45-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/31-eb-5-practitioners-take-note-chinese-ipo-market- According to an update earlier this year from China Private Equity, a blog that follows Chinese companies on a path toward IPO and private equity investment, &quot;the world's busiest and largest IPO market&quot; from January through June of 2010 was the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. This is a stock exchange that two years ago was nowhere close to one of the largest in ...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/31-eb-5-practitioners-take-note-chinese-ipo-market-">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/30 2010-10-27T16:38:08-04:00 2011-11-21T13:58:43-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/30-uscis-ends-victorville-ca-s-eb5-immigrant-invest For the first time ever, USCIS has shut down an operational EB5 regional center. On October 20, the federal government sent a final letter informing the Victorville Regional Center that it was pulling the plug on the regional center's ability to participate in the EB5 immigrant investor program. This comes after at least two other letters from USCIS to officials...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/30-uscis-ends-victorville-ca-s-eb5-immigrant-invest">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/29 2010-10-25T12:38:05-04:00 2011-11-05T20:23:07-04:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/29-favorable-eb-5-visa-program-commentary-from-yaho Boyd Campbell of America's Center for Foreign Investment just brought this to our attention: Last week, Yahoo! Finance columnist Daniel Gross provided a brief profile of the EB-5 visa program, noting that if the program were &quot;fully utilized, it would bring at least $7 billion annually and create or preserve 100,000 jobs per year.&quot; Gross reiterates that p...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/29-favorable-eb-5-visa-program-commentary-from-yaho">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/28 2010-10-18T17:04:44-04:00 2011-11-05T18:30:05-04:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/28-eb-5-reform-new-law-could-change-immigrant-inves A new article in news blog Business Daily takes a look not only at the EB-5 visa immigrant investor program in its current form, but also the new Start-Up Visa Act introduced earlier this year by Senators Kerry (D-MA) and Lugar (R-IN). As many EB-5 practitioners are already aware, were the bill to ultimately pass and be signed into law, it would re-allocate a numbe...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/28-eb-5-reform-new-law-could-change-immigrant-inves">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/27 2010-10-01T16:14:02-04:00 2011-11-07T12:58:00-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/27-gold-coast-uses-track-record-global-presence-to- If you ask Chip Abele, using the EB5 visa program to fund new development projects is little more than a &quot;different twist&quot; on what he has been doing for years. &quot;We're putting $30 million of our own funds into the deal,&quot; says the Chairman of Gold Coast Florida Regional Center. &quot;Every one of our dollars&quot; is headed in the same directio...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/27-gold-coast-uses-track-record-global-presence-to-">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/26 2010-09-16T09:10:28-04:00 2011-11-21T15:39:30-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/26-colorado-eb5-visa-projects-sensible-development- &nbsp; Could Colorado be the next success story for the EB5 visa program? Chet Schwartz thinks so. As Managing Director of the newly-approved Colorado Regional Center, Schwartz believes his outfit's development-centered investment immigration projects will appeal to foreign investors for one simple reason &ndash; they stand on their own merits. &quot;They're...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/26-colorado-eb5-visa-projects-sensible-development-">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/25 2010-08-25T05:16:15-04:00 2011-11-04T22:18:44-04:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/25-%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D0%BE-%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BC%D0%B5-%D0%95%D0%92-5-%D0%98 Комитет по вопросам работы программы ЕВ5 (иммиграция в США через инвестиции) Коллегии Американских Иммиграционных Адвокатов (American Immigration Lawyers Association &ndash; www.aila.org) на днях выпустил отчет на основании события последнего года в этой отрасли.&nbsp;&nbsp; В отчете были упомянуты следующие факторы функционирования программы: Процесс Снятие Услов...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/25-%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D0%BE-%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BC%D0%B5-%D0%95%D0%92-5-%D0%98">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/24 2010-08-23T16:25:41-04:00 2011-11-07T14:40:25-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/24--practicality-key-for-upcoming-eb5-investment-vi &nbsp; An EB5 investment visa workshop for attorneys and aspiring regional center principals is set to begin Monday, August 30 2010 in Chicago. A two-day event hosted by Wright Johnson, LLC, the workshop will focus on how to go about setting up an EB5 visa regional center and how to begin marketing its projects to prospective investors. According to attorney Jo...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/24--practicality-key-for-upcoming-eb5-investment-vi">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/23 2010-08-19T09:56:26-04:00 2011-11-04T22:18:43-04:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/23-d-c-eb5-immigrant-investor-project-to-bring-mixe A story in this week's Washington Post profiles an EB5 immigrant investor project in Washington D.C. that will fund construction of a grocery store and mixed-use development in one of the city's more underdeveloped areas. Angel Brunner, EB5 visa service provider and former official in the city of D.C.'s National Capitalization Revitalization Corporation, is head...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/23-d-c-eb5-immigrant-investor-project-to-bring-mixe">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/22 2010-08-03T10:22:41-04:00 2011-11-07T09:42:43-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/22-the-eb5-investment-visa-and-naked-officials-regi When asked how the Chinese government feels about the USCIS EB5 investment visa program, EB5 service provider Brian Su's response is simple and to the point: They don't like it. Although it's true that the Chinese State Council made a statement last month proclaiming the government's respect for a &quot;citizen's choice for immigration,&quot; Su notes, China's r...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/22-the-eb5-investment-visa-and-naked-officials-regi">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/21 2010-07-20T08:33:28-04:00 2011-11-07T07:44:26-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/21-intelligent-eb5-visa-and-investment-immigration- Many an EB5 visa attorney maintains a web presence, and in that regard Jose Latour is no different. Unlike some reading material focused on immigration law, however, Latour's &quot;Immigration Insider&quot; blog offers a perspective on investment immigration that is fresh, colloquial, and even humorous. Take a recent update, &quot;Before Committing to an EB-5 Re...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/21-intelligent-eb5-visa-and-investment-immigration-">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/20 2010-07-15T06:47:28-04:00 2011-11-04T22:18:42-04:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/20-eb-5-firm-rci-first-pathway-partners-heads-to-ch If its most recent newsletter is any indication, RCI First Pathway Partners is finding itself busy both in the U.S. and abroad. According to an email announcement, RCIFPP's Milwaukee offices enjoyed a visit from &quot;local agent John Zheng and his associates from Shenzhen and Wuhu&quot; last month. At the same time, the firm's COO, Dan Wycklendt, managed to boo...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/20-eb-5-firm-rci-first-pathway-partners-heads-to-ch">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/19 2010-07-14T08:46:29-04:00 2011-11-07T05:51:09-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/19-victorville-councilwoman-unaware-of-eb-5-program It looks like at least one member of the Victorville City Council was left completely in the dark about problems with the city's EB-5 regional center. According to the Victorville Daily Press, Councilwoman JoAnn Almond did not learn of the termination notice issued to the center by USCIS until she read about it in the newspaper last weekend. Other city officials, ...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/19-victorville-councilwoman-unaware-of-eb-5-program">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/18 2010-07-13T07:21:56-04:00 2011-11-04T22:18:41-04:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/18-eb-5-visa-faq-campaign-will-reach-out-to-attorne Over the course of the next few weeks, EB5Info.com and USAdvisors.org will begin soliciting answers from immigration attorneys and regional centers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the EB-5 visa program. Simply put, attorneys will be asked to identify the most common questions they receive from EB-5 investors. Regional centers, likewise, will...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/18-eb-5-visa-faq-campaign-will-reach-out-to-attorne">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/17 2010-07-12T16:10:56-04:00 2011-11-07T14:24:22-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/17-eb-5-regional-center-receives-termination-notice According to the Daily Press in Victorville, California, the Victorville Regional Center, which was approved last year by USCIS, has just received notice of the federal government's &quot;intent to terminate&quot; its EB-5 visa regional center status. Aside from being bad news for anyone involved in Victorville's projects, the fact that USCIS has taken such acti...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/17-eb-5-regional-center-receives-termination-notice">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/16 2010-07-07T15:00:06-04:00 2011-11-07T12:16:23-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/16-eb5info-com-now-available-in-russian It's true: EB5info.com now has a Russian counterpart with a &quot;.ru&quot; URL. To be exact, EB5visa.ru is the address, and it's still a &quot;young&quot; site according to webmaster Igor Kasyanchuk, who is responsible for its creation and maintenance. Currently, the new site displays much of the core content of the original, English version, and several other ...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/16-eb5info-com-now-available-in-russian">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/15 2010-05-24T10:22:52-04:00 2011-11-07T14:01:29-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/15-illinois-michigan-ohio-eb5-visa-tour-visits-midw May 24, 2010 In addition to stops in Milwaukee and Chicago, Michael Gibson and George Wozencraft of USAdvisors.org wrapped up the Midwestern leg of their EB5 visa tour by speaking with regional center principals and immigration attorneys in Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio. Moline, Illinois is home to the operations of two EB5 regional centers known as California...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/15-illinois-michigan-ohio-eb5-visa-tour-visits-midw">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/14 2010-05-20T10:21:46-04:00 2011-11-07T03:22:49-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/14-update-from-the-road-eb5-visa-trip-visits-more-r May 20, 2010 Since late April, USAdvisors.org has been on the road, stopping in on EB5 visa projects, regional centers, and immigration attorneys. Since beginning in Florida, Michael Gibson and George Wozencraft have passed through several states where they have conducted interviews with regional center principals and gotten the inside scoop on EB5 visa investment...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/14-update-from-the-road-eb5-visa-trip-visits-more-r">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/13 2010-05-12T18:36:14-04:00 2011-11-04T22:18:39-04:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/13-eb5-visa-road-trip-update-california-regional-ce May 12, 2010 Immigration attorneys Karen Caco and Brandon Meyer are making progress on their current EB5 visa road trip, having already completed two stops in the state of California. Their first visit was to the California Wineries and Vineyards Regional Center in Napa Valley. The last time Ms. Caco sojourned across the United States in pursuit of more informa...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/13-eb5-visa-road-trip-update-california-regional-ce">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/12 2010-05-07T16:02:59-04:00 2011-11-07T11:45:09-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/12-leading-immigration-attorneys-to-speak-at-eb5-vi May 7, 2010 &nbsp; On Thursday, May 20th, immigration attorneys Stephen Yale-Loehr and Ron Klasko will lead a seminar at the Grand Hyatt Hotel at Grand Central Station in New York City, the focus of which is the USCIS EB5 visa immigrant investor program. The New York City chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) is coordinating the event. ...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/12-leading-immigration-attorneys-to-speak-at-eb5-vi">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/11 2010-05-06T14:25:42-04:00 2011-11-07T07:46:42-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/11-new-round-of-filming-for-eb5-visa-projects May 6, 2010 It has been three years since U.S. Advisors Director Michael Gibson and immigration attorney Karen Caco first filmed EB5 visa projects, touring the country to lay down footage of the then 20 existing EB5 regional centers. Now, with over 80 regional centers to cover,&nbsp;both are pursuing individual tours (Michael Gibson with George Wozencraft and Kare...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/11-new-round-of-filming-for-eb5-visa-projects">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/10 2010-05-04T14:14:31-04:00 2011-11-05T14:07:37-04:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/10-u-s-advisors-eb5-visa-road-trip-making-steady-pr &nbsp; May 4, 2010 MILWAUKEE &ndash; Late last month, Michael Gibson and George Wozencraft of U.S. Advisors set out on quite an ambitious road trip, crisscrossing the U.S.A. for the purpose of meeting with the principals of EB5 regional centers and other EB5 visa experts. Beginning in Naples, Florida, visting an EB5 visa project being handled through America's Ce...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/10-u-s-advisors-eb5-visa-road-trip-making-steady-pr">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/9 2010-05-03T11:14:35-04:00 2011-11-07T03:13:31-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/9-uscis-approves-northern-california-regional-cente May 3, 2010 STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA &ndash; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has just granted EB5 regional center status to the Northern California Regional Center, and the new center&rsquo;s principals are optimistic about bringing jobs and economic growth to the region. According to an April press release, the center&rsquo;s &ldquo;first projec...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/9-uscis-approves-northern-california-regional-cente">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/8 2010-01-05T13:11:51-05:00 2011-11-21T15:03:17-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/8-eb-5-investor-visa-story-by-npr-recession-fuels-s National Public Radio&rsquo;s Jennifer Ludden has produced a very balanced and informative piece on the EB-5 Immigrant Investor visa program. In the audio broadcast published today, she speaks with an English investor about his investment in the Marriott Hotel project run by EB-5 principal Henry Liebman of the American Life Seattle Regional Center, as well as EB-5 ...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/8-eb-5-investor-visa-story-by-npr-recession-fuels-s">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/6 2009-12-24T10:34:25-05:00 2011-11-21T14:14:18-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/6-lakewood-sports-complex-clears-committee-hurdle-f From The Northwest Herald comes a story that illustrates how EB-5 funds are beginning to be considered more often in planning and urban development projects. We are seeing more and more Economic Development Authorities and local councils elect to consider the use of EB-5 funds as part of the overall financing package now that domestic sources of funds may not be av...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/6-lakewood-sports-complex-clears-committee-hurdle-f">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/5 2009-12-22T10:21:49-05:00 2011-11-21T14:18:59-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/5-report-on-eb-5-visa-program-by-fox-news-foreign-i A broadcast from Fox news on the EB-5 visa program with a story from Miami, as well as an interview with a local immigration attorney. The story features EB5 immigrant investor Jose Rodriguez who came from Venezuela and purchased Casa Potin Bakery in Miami (Hialeah) and used the EB-5 investor visa program as a &ldquo;fast track&rdquo; to obtain a green card. The F...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/5-report-on-eb-5-visa-program-by-fox-news-foreign-i">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/4 2009-12-17T15:02:45-05:00 2011-11-21T14:12:15-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/4-ilw-com-hosting-panel-of-eb-5-visa-experts Today is ILW&rsquo;s second of a three part series of topics covering EB-5 visa strategies and tips for the practicing immigration professionals: Investors for Experts. &nbsp;&nbsp;The first phone session was held on Novemeber 19 and covered the following: Recurring Problem Issues: Source of Capital &ldquo;At risk&rdquo; investment Investment in e...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/4-ilw-com-hosting-panel-of-eb-5-visa-experts">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/3 2009-12-17T12:10:28-05:00 2011-11-21T14:09:56-05:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/3-uscis-s-donald-neufeld-memo-on-adjudication-of-eb USCIS Acting Associate Director, Domestic Operations issued a memo to the field leadership providing instruction to USCIS California Service Center, the staff who adjudicate the EB-5 I-526 and I-829 petitions, as well as the adjudication of EB-5 Regional Center proposals. This memo was issued after a one hour conversation in which many other issues were discussed. ...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/3-uscis-s-donald-neufeld-memo-on-adjudication-of-eb">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/2 2009-12-17T11:58:33-05:00 2011-11-04T22:18:42-04:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/2-eb-5-massachusetts-forms-join-venture-through-1-5 As part of its $75m investment strategy, 8000inc will provide an initial $1.5M working capital for the project through the acquisition. The SDG project currently holds contracts delivering $25M gross revenue MANASSAS, VA, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ &ndash; SDG has formed a joint venture with the Massachusetts EB-5 organization for educational services, real es...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/2-eb-5-massachusetts-forms-join-venture-through-1-5">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com tag:eb5info.com,2005:Post/1 2009-12-17T11:39:28-05:00 2011-11-05T19:33:09-04:00 http://eb5info.com/posts/1-new-venture-capital-plan-aims-to-grow-clean-tech- You know that the USCIS EB-5 visa immigrant investor program has passed a milestone when Silicon Valley venture capitalists begin considering setting up their own EB5 visa regional center program. This initial round of EB5 visa capital could prove to be an incubator for dozens of high tech companies developing the next generation of green technology.&nbsp;&nbsp;It...<br /> <a href="http://eb5info.com/posts/1-new-venture-capital-plan-aims-to-grow-clean-tech-">view more details &raquo;</a> EB5info.com