On March 10, 2022 Congress passed an omnibus spending package that included provisions for both the reauthorization of the EB-5 Regional Center Program, as well as modifications to both the Direct and Regional Center programs. The Direct EB-5 visa will now see adjustments to the number of visas of certain Direct projects, and now include visas authorized for participating in new “Infrastructure Projects.” Learn more in this blog.
Following attempts by lawmakers to finalize EB-5 regulations last month, the recent release of the Office of Management and Budget Spring 2018
The September 2019 Visa Bulletin was recently published and it contains significant changes for some visa applicants. While some EB-5 visa applicants saw
We previously covered the publication of the EB-5 Modernization Rule when it was provided to the public on July 23.
On June 27, 2019, the Office of Management and Budget announced that it has concluded its review of the EB-5
Green and Spiegel Senior Associate Matthew Galati was not only re-selected for the national American Immigration Lawyers Association (“AILA”) Immigrant
Green and Spiegel Senior Associate Matthew Galati was not only re-selected for the national American Immigration Lawyers Association (“AILA”) Immigrant
Last fall, we covered perhaps the most important EB-5 development of the year, DOS’ Chief of the Visa Control and
Original article available at: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/immigrant-investor-visa-to-see-changes-after-congress-inaction On Feb. 25, 2019, Matthew Galati, who leads Green and Spiegels U.S. Investors and Entrepreneurs Division,
For over two years, we’ve extensively covered USCIS’ proposed EB-5 Modernization Rule. On Friday, February 22, USCIS formally completed its revisions
On Friday January 25 — a chaotic day plagued by major air travel delays amidst affected government employees leaving work
Congratulations to Matthew T. Galati for being named a Top 25 Immigration Attorney by EB5Investors Magazine in January 2019 for
On Friday, December 21st, 2018, Congress adjourned without reaching an agreement on a government spending deal, resulting in a partial
Early Thursday, both houses of Congress passed a short-term spending bill that would extend the EB-5 regional center program and
At the AILA / IIUSA joint conference on October 30, 2018, DHS’ Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division
Real talk: let me start this blog by admitting, “Yeah, I know you’ve heard this before.” The EB-5 industry has
On June 8, author David Bier of the Cato Institute published a sobering analysis of the employment-based Green Card backlogs for India-born
Over a year ago, we covered the dysfunctionally-long quota backlogs for Indian-born prospective immigrants in the EB-2 and EB-3 categories
In a letter dated April 5, 2018, addressed to the Department of Homeland Security, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont),