January 19th, 2012 |
 Over the years we have had many discussions with the owners and representatives of EB5 regional centers. Many of the most useful discussions have been at face to face meetings in their offices and at their projects. That way we get to see at firsthand what they are planning, what is happening with their projects and importantly get a feeling for the reality behind their plans.
This knowledge can be very important for many reasons.
Let’s look at just one example of what can happen to a family planning to gain permanent residency in the USA through the EB5 visa.
The potential EB5 visa applicant may contact a number of regional centers and be sent a variety of information, usually some glossy brochures and eventually a very thick detailed business plan / legal agreement.
Usually this information is one sided and positive containing little of the potential negative issues that may arise with a particular project.
The applicant may also seek the advice of a consultant based in their country, often those consultants are actually acting as sales agents for the regional centers and it is unlikely the applicant will receive details on the potential problems with the program.
Finally the applicant will probably consult with an immigration attorney; however, the focus is more likely to be on immigration law and not any potential dangers of the program. It is unlikely the attorney will have ever visited the regional center. Therefore, such applicants may commit their families to moving to the USA on the basis of little or no feedback on the things that may go wrong with their choice of regional center program.
It may not be until they have actually moved to the USA and lived there for two years that they become aware of important problems with the program they have chosen. At that stage there is a need to file a petition (Called an I-829) to have conditions removed from their visa. If no one has previously warned them of the potential dangers of the particular program they may find something has cropped up; by then it may be too late to act resulting in refusal of the I-829 and deportation may be the outcome.
Many issues can go wrong that you need to be made aware of as we realize from the discussions we had over the years with regional center staff.
For a detailed discussion with one of our experts contact EB5 visa experts at Which EB5
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October 19th, 2011 |
 When faced with the mass of sales material available on the EB-5 visa, some potential applicants feel they need a select an immigration attorney as their first step in choosing between the nearly two hundred Regional Center options.
What some may fail to realize is that although they will need to use an immigration attorney to advise and prepare their visa application, immigration attorneys may not necessarily be their best choice to educate and guide them through the actual regional center program selection process.
There are a number of reasons for this:-
- Conflict of interest – If the immigration attorney is being paid by the applicant to carry out the processing of the application and is also being paid a fee by one or more regional centers to recommend their projects to the applicant then a conflict of interest may be a potential issue.
- Lack of detailed information – Has the immigration attorney actually visited and studied the regional center programs? Some of the strengths and weaknesses of various EB-5 programs only become clear after a detailed visit has been made to a program. However, many immigration attorneys have not had the time to do this and maybe limited in the amount of detailed information they can give.
- Levels of experience – Very few immigration attorneys have filed over one hundred EB-5 applications with The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), whereas others may not have filed any, or only one or two.
- Some immigration attorneys work exclusively, or almost exclusively, with particular regional centers, again raising the question as to whether there may be a potential conflict of interest.
Many who are starting the EB-5 process have found it useful to begin researching the EB-5 by reading the only published consumer guide on the EB-5 visa pilot program Green Card via the Red Carpet.
Which EB-5 can arrange for you to receive a free initial consultation with an expert EB-5 attorney; click the red “Stop” image above for full details.
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July 15th, 2011 |
 Recent AILA (American Immigration Lawyers Association) conferences have focused on several significant immigration issues, including the EB-5 visa. One issue that has been discussed many times at these conferences is the role of the immigration attorney in the entire EB-5 process.
A number of key speakers at these conferences have raised the point that the role of the immigration attorney should be focused on legal immigration issues, rather than a detailed examination of all the positive and negative aspects of all the 150 plus regional center options.
Researching and visiting the regional center programs is very much a full time job in itself and as was clear from one of the conferences, this is not something the vast majority of immigration lawyers have carried out.
The training and experience of the Attorneys varies considerably, from those who have only carried out very few or indeed no EB-5 applications, to those who have written books on the subject, provided training seminars for other Attorneys and have carried out many hundreds of diverse EB-5 applications involving many different regional centers.
Our research has shown that there is sometimes little or no difference in the fees charged between the most experienced and the least experienced Attorneys. This is something we can cover during our free briefings on the EB-5 visa. We can also cover the implications of Regional Centers that insist you use only their specific choice of Immigration Attorney.
For more information on EB-5 regional Centers and details of experienced Attorneys contact Which EB5
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June 29th, 2011 |
 The ongoing problems with the US economy are causing headaches for many potential well qualified immigrants looking to work in the USA.
An ever increasing number of US companies cannot or will not pay the legal fees and advertising costs associated with the process of labor certification for foreign national employees.
Added to this problem are the additional issues of quotas and waiting times.
Additionally, Immigration Attorneys have commented in the past that labor certification generally depends on the sponsoring employer not finding a qualified, willing, able and available employer in the local job market.
Given the current sluggish job market in the US and the number of available US workers it is not surprising that even well qualified foreign nationals are finding sponsorship and labor certification is no longer an easy route to achieve permanent residency status in the USA.
An increasing number of wealthier and well qualified foreign nationals are instead looking closely at the EB-5 visa as an alternative option to be able to qualify for well paid jobs in the USA.
A number of EB-5 applicants we have worked with have felt the $500,000 investment in an approved program offers the fastest most predictable route to gaining both permanent residence in the USA for their family and the opportunity for a well paid job in the US for themselves. However, there are many issues it is important to be aware of so to obtain independent information contact the experts at Which EB5.
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June 3rd, 2011 |
 For those of you planning on permanent residence in the USA and looking at the EB-5 visa, finding impartial information, particularly when you are many thousands of miles away is very important.
Although some EB-5 applicants start the information seeking process by either contacting Regional Centers directly, or by contacting an Immigration Attorney, both these approaches can have significant drawbacks.
The Regional Centers themselves are generally excellent at pointing out their strengths but are most unlikely to point out their potential weaknesses. The problem is the weaknesses could, in certain situations, lead to potential deportation and loss of your $500,000.
Immigration attorneys should be able to guide you through the legal process of immigration but it is unlikely they regularly visit the many and varied regional center programs which are spread out all over the USA; their knowledge of all the positives and negatives may be somewhat limited.
Many EB-5 applicants work with Consultants before deciding which EB-5 program is the most appropriate to meet their requirements.
As we have pointed out in our book Green Card via the Red Carpet Consultants operate in different ways and have different levels of experience in the EB-5 field.
It may be important to you to work with Consultants who have at least 250 successful clients from many different countries through different regional center programs and a 100% track record of success at each and every stage of the process.
You may also consider that Consultants should only work with EB-5 applicants rather than also offering their services to new and existing Regional Centers. You may be concerned that a Consultancy who also acts as an adviser for one or more Regional Centers which require EB-5 applicants to fill their places, could at some stage face potential difficulties with a conflict of interest.
You may also be concerned that your Consultants have an impeccable track record and wish to check for any previous issues that have been recorded by bodies such as the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and The New York Stock Exchange.
For more information about the consulting services of WhichEB5 please contact us for an informal discussion about the EB-5 program. As first generation immigrants to The USA our Senior Partners understand the problems and concerns faced by immigrants better than most.
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May 30th, 2011 |
Those of you looking at the EB-5 visa as your best option to achieve permanent residence in the USA may well have searched the web to try and find out the real facts behind the visa.
You may well have read the sales material put out by various regional centers and been given information by immigration attorneys.
However, one of the issues that potential EB-5 applicants can fail to focus on enough is the requirement that their $500,000 investment must create ten jobs for US citizens permanent residents.
Failure to create the necessary ten jobs is likely lead to failure at the I-829 stage (the removal of conditions from the two year visa that you are initially granted). Ultimately the non-removal of these conditions could result in your deportation.
The issue of job creation can be overlooked; however, its importance is illustrated by a recent decision by the Administrative Appeals Office upholding the refusal of I-829 applications on EB-5 visa holders who had invested in a particular regional center program.
“In this case, the petitioner has made the requisite investment, albeit into an enterprise that failed after the petitioner filed the Form 1-829. However, the investor appears never to have employed the requisite number of qualifying workers. On that basis alone, the petition may not be approved.”
There can be confusion on the whole question of job creation with questions such as:
- Why is the location of the jobs so important?
- Why do some programs stress the importance of direct jobs whereas other programs emphasize indirect jobs”?
If you would like more information behind some of the EB-5 visa claims please contact us for an in-depth telephone briefing on this or any questions you may have.
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May 2nd, 2011 |
New alphabetical list of the 152 EB5 Visa regional centers approved by USCIS.
If you would like to be sent detailed information on your EB5 Visa options, a report from a leading EB5 Immigration attorney, or would like a briefing on EB5 alternatives click here or telephone: +1-561-771-1330
An Alphabetical Directory of EB-5 Regional Centers
Aero Space Port International Group (ASPI Group) Regional Center
Alabama -America’s Center for Foreign Investment
Aloha Regional Center, LLC
American Life Development Company LLC
American Life Development Company LLC
American Life Investments, LLC
American Life Seattle Regional Center ( Gold Rainbow Freedom Fund)
American Life Ventures Everett, Washington
American Life Ventures Tacoma Washington
American Life, Inc. – Lakewood Regional Center
American Logistics (International) Regional Center
American Redevelopment Regional Center
America’s Center for Foreign Investment
America’s Center for Foreign Investment LLC (ACFI)
America’s Center for Foreign Investment, LLC
Anacostia Regional Center
Arizona – Arizona EB-5 Regional Center
Atlantic Regional Center for Foreign Investment, LLC (ARCFi)
Bay Area Regional Center
California – Alliance Regional Center
California Consortium for Agricultural Export (CCAE)
California Energy Investment Center
California Energy Investment Center
California Global Alliance Regional Center
California Green Regional Center
California Investment Immigration Fund
California Military Bases (CMB)
California Pacific Group Regional Center
California Wineries and Vineyards
Capital Area Regional Center TM, EB-5 America
Carolina Center for Foreign Investments
Central Arizona Regional Center
Charlotte Harbour Regional Center
Cleveland International Fund, Ltd
CMB Summit Regional Center
Colorado – Colorado Intercontinental Regional Center
Colorado Regional Center, LLC
DC Regional Center
Dos Lagos Regional Center LLC
EB-5 New York State, LLC
El Monte Regional Center
FDIUS Regional Center
Federal New York Metropolitan Regional Center
FFC-East Bay Regional Center
Florida – BirchLEAF Miami 31
Florida EB5 Investments LLC Regional Center
Florida EB-5 Regional Center, LLC
Florida Equity and Growth Fund Regional Center
Florida Overseas Investment Center
Florida Regional Center, LLC
Georgia – Atlanta EB5 Regional Center
Georgia Center for Foreign Development and Investment
Global Century (Houston)
Gold Coast Florida Regional Center
Golden Pacific Ventures Regional Center
Grand Canyon Regional Center, LLC
Green Card Fund, LLC
Green Detroit Regional Center, LLC
Green Energy Regional Center
Guam – Guam Strategic Development Regional Center
Gulf Coast Funds Management, LLC
Hawaii – EB-5 Jobs for Hawaii
Hawaii Regional Center
Idaho – Idaho State Regional Center
Illinois – Chicagoland Foreign Investment Group (CFIG) Regional Center
Imperial Regional Center
International Michigan Investments Regional Center
Invest Idaho Regional Center
Invest LA Regional Center, LLC
Invest U.S. Regional Center
Iowa – Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED)
Kansas – Kansas Bio-Fuel Regional Center
Lake Buena Vista Regional Center
Lansing Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) Regional Center
Las Vegas Regional Center
LaSalle County Business Development Center (LCBDC)
Liberty West Regional Center
Los Angeles Regional Center C/O American Dream Fund
Los Angeles Regional Center California Film Commission
Louisiana – Gulf Coast Funds Management Regional Center
Louisiana Mississippi Regional Center
M&D Regional Center, Regional Center Properties
Manhattan Regional Center, LLC
Maryland Center for Foreign Investment, LLC
Massachusetts – EB-5 jobs for Massachusetts Regional Center
Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC)
Michigan – EB-5 MRC
Middle Georgia Regional Center
Midwest Center for Foreign Investment, LLC
Midwest Center for Foreign Investment, LLC
Midwest EB-5 Regional Center
Mirzam Investor Green Card Regional Center
Mississippi Development Center, LLC
Mississippi Gaming and Entertainment Regional Center
Mountain States Center for Foreign Investment (MSCFI)
Nevada – Clark County Regional Center
Nevada Regional Economic Development Center (NREDC)
New Jersey- New Jersey Regional Center
New Orleans’ Mayor’s Office RC
New Orleans’ Mayor’s Office Regional Center
New York – Buffalo Regional Center
New York City Regional Center
New York Immigration Fund, LLC
New York Proton Regional Center, LLC
Next Bay Properties, LLC
North Carolina – North Carolina Center for Foreign Investments
North Texas EB-5 Regional Center LLC
Northeast Ohio Regional Center
Northern California Regional Center, LLC
Northern Rockies Regional Center
Ohio – Cleveland International Fund
Oklahoma – South West Biofuel Regional Center (SWBRC)
Palm Beach Regional Center
Palm Coast Florida Regional Center
Pennsylvania – Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) Regional Center
Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Regional Center
Regional Center Management Los Angeles
Regional Center of South Florida
Regional Center Properties, Inc.
Riverside PUMA Area Regional Center
Rocky Mountain High Regional Center
Silicon Valley Venture Investment Regional Center.
South Atlantic Regional Center (SARC)
South Carolina – Carolina Center for Foreign Investment Regional Center
South Dakota – South Dakota International Business Institute (SBIDI)
South East Los Angeles Regional Center
South Florida Investment Regional Center (SFIRC)
South West Biofuel Regional Center (SWBRC)
Southeast Regional Center LLC
Star of Texas Regional Center
Sunbelt EB-5 Regional Center, LLC
Synergy California Green Hospitality Regional Center, LLC
Tennessee – America’s Center for Foreign Investment
Tennessee Regional Center, LLC
Tennessee Regional Center, LLC
Texas – City of Dallas Regional Center, Global Century Regional Center
Texas Lone Star Enterprises, LLC
Twin Development Regional Center
UND Center for Innovation Foundation Regional Center
Upstate New York Regional Center (UNYRC)
US Commercial Regional Center
US Employment Development Lending Center, LLC
USA Now Regional Center LLC
Utah – Invest U.S. RC
Utah Regional Investment Fund, LLC
Velocity Regional Center
Vermont – Vermont Agency of Community Development EB-5 Regional Center
Washington – American Life Regional Center
Whatcom Opportunities Regional Center
Wisconsin – Ecorntech Regional Center
Wyoming – Invest U.S. Regional Center
YK America Regional Center
| Aero Space Port International Group (ASPI Group) Regional Center |
| Alabama -America’s Center for Foreign Investment |
| Aloha Regional Center, LLC |
| American Life Development Company LLC |
| American Life Development Company LLC |
| American Life Investments, LLC |
| American Life Seattle Regional Center ( Gold Rainbow Freedom Fund) |
| American Life Ventures Everett, Washington |
| American Life Ventures Tacoma Washington |
| American Life, Inc. – Lakewood Regional Center |
| American Logistics (International) Regional Center |
| American Redevelopment Regional Center |
| America’s Center for Foreign Investment |
| America’s Center for Foreign Investment LLC (ACFI) |
| America’s Center for Foreign Investment, LLC |
| Anacostia Regional Center |
| Arizona – Arizona EB-5 Regional Center |
| Atlantic Regional Center for Foreign Investment, LLC (ARCFi) |
| Bay Area Regional Center |
| California – Alliance Regional Center |
| California Consortium for Agricultural Export (CCAE) |
| California Energy Investment Center |
| California Energy Investment Center |
| California Global Alliance Regional Center |
| California Green Regional Center |
| California Investment Immigration Fund |
| California Military Bases (CMB) |
| California Pacific Group Regional Center |
| California Wineries and Vineyards |
| Capital Area Regional Center TM, EB-5 America |
| Carolina Center for Foreign Investments |
| Central Arizona Regional Center |
| Charlotte Harbour Regional Center |
| Cleveland International Fund, Ltd |
| CMB Summit Regional Center |
| Colorado – Colorado Intercontinental Regional Center |
| Colorado Regional Center, LLC |
| DC Regional Center |
| Dos Lagos Regional Center LLC |
| EB-5 New York State, LLC |
| El Monte Regional Center |
| FDIUS Regional Center |
| Federal New York Metropolitan Regional Center |
| FFC-East Bay Regional Center |
| Florida – BirchLEAF Miami 31 |
| Florida EB5 Investments LLC Regional Center |
| Florida EB-5 Regional Center, LLC |
| Florida Equity and Growth Fund Regional Center |
| Florida Overseas Investment Center |
| Florida Regional Center, LLC |
| Georgia – Atlanta EB5 Regional Center |
| Georgia Center for Foreign Development and Investment |
| Global Century (Houston) |
| Gold Coast Florida Regional Center |
| Golden Pacific Ventures Regional Center |
| Grand Canyon Regional Center, LLC |
| Green Card Fund, LLC |
| Green Detroit Regional Center, LLC |
| Green Energy Regional Center |
| Guam – Guam Strategic Development Regional Center |
| Gulf Coast Funds Management, LLC |
| Hawaii – EB-5 Jobs for Hawaii |
| Hawaii Regional Center |
| Idaho – Idaho State Regional Center |
| Illinois – Chicagoland Foreign Investment Group (CFIG) Regional Center |
| Imperial Regional Center |
| International Michigan Investments Regional Center |
| Invest Idaho Regional Center |
| Invest LA Regional Center, LLC |
| Invest U.S. Regional Center |
| Iowa – Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED) |
| Kansas – Kansas Bio-Fuel Regional Center |
| Lake Buena Vista Regional Center |
| Lansing Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) Regional Center |
| Las Vegas Regional Center |
| LaSalle County Business Development Center (LCBDC) |
| Liberty West Regional Center |
| Los Angeles Regional Center C/O American Dream Fund |
| Los Angeles Regional Center California Film Commission |
| Louisiana – Gulf Coast Funds Management Regional Center |
| Louisiana Mississippi Regional Center |
| M&D Regional Center, Regional Center Properties |
| Manhattan Regional Center, LLC |
| Maryland Center for Foreign Investment, LLC |
| Massachusetts – EB-5 jobs for Massachusetts Regional Center |
| Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) |
| Michigan – EB-5 MRC |
| Middle Georgia Regional Center |
| Midwest Center for Foreign Investment, LLC |
| Midwest Center for Foreign Investment, LLC |
| Midwest EB-5 Regional Center |
| Mirzam Investor Green Card Regional Center |
| Mississippi Development Center, LLC |
| Mississippi Gaming and Entertainment Regional Center |
| Mountain States Center for Foreign Investment (MSCFI) |
| Nevada – Clark County Regional Center |
| Nevada Regional Economic Development Center (NREDC) |
| New Jersey- New Jersey Regional Center |
| New Orleans’ Mayor’s Office RC |
| New Orleans’ Mayor’s Office Regional Center |
| New York – Buffalo Regional Center |
| New York City Regional Center |
| New York Immigration Fund, LLC |
| New York Proton Regional Center, LLC |
| Next Bay Properties, LLC |
| North Carolina – North Carolina Center for Foreign Investments |
| North Texas EB-5 Regional Center LLC |
| Northeast Ohio Regional Center |
| Northern California Regional Center, LLC |
| Northern Rockies Regional Center |
| Ohio – Cleveland International Fund |
| Oklahoma – South West Biofuel Regional Center (SWBRC) |
| Palm Beach Regional Center |
| Palm Coast Florida Regional Center |
| Pennsylvania – Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) Regional Center |
| Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Regional Center |
| Regional Center Management Los Angeles |
| Regional Center of South Florida |
| Regional Center Properties, Inc. |
| Riverside PUMA Area Regional Center |
| Rocky Mountain High Regional Center |
| Silicon Valley Venture Investment Regional Center. |
| South Atlantic Regional Center (SARC) |
| South Carolina – Carolina Center for Foreign Investment Regional Center |
| South Dakota – South Dakota International Business Institute (SBIDI) |
| South East Los Angeles Regional Center |
| South Florida Investment Regional Center (SFIRC) |
| South West Biofuel Regional Center (SWBRC) |
| Southeast Regional Center LLC |
| Star of Texas Regional Center |
| Sunbelt EB-5 Regional Center, LLC |
| Synergy California Green Hospitality Regional Center, LLC |
| Tennessee – America’s Center for Foreign Investment |
| Tennessee Regional Center, LLC |
| Tennessee Regional Center, LLC |
| Texas – City of Dallas Regional Center, Global Century Regional Center |
| Texas Lone Star Enterprises, LLC |
| Twin Development Regional Center |
| UND Center for Innovation Foundation Regional Center |
| Upstate New York Regional Center (UNYRC) |
| US Commercial Regional Center |
| US Employment Development Lending Center, LLC |
| USA Now Regional Center LLC |
| Utah – Invest U.S. RC |
| Utah Regional Investment Fund, LLC |
| Velocity Regional Center |
| Vermont – Vermont Agency of Community Development EB-5 Regional Center |
| Washington – American Life Regional Center |
| Whatcom Opportunities Regional Center |
| Wisconsin – Ecorntech Regional Center |
| Wyoming – Invest U.S. Regional Center |
| YK America Regional Center |
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April 19th, 2011 |
Thousands of people from all over the world have successfully applied for the EB-5 visa. Based on their experiences the EB-5 may be of particular interest to you if you are looking for one of the faster routes to permanent residency in the USA.
Among the groups using the EB-5 are:-
- Retirees – Many retirees have spent years trying to find a method to permanently live in the USA without having to run a business. For a number of those with $500,000 to invest in an approved EB-5 regional center, the EB5 has been the answer.
- Those already in the USA on the H1-B visa. For many H1-B holders who were approaching their six year limit the EB-5 visa proved an attractive alternative to potentially having to leave the USA. Many holders of the H1-B have successfully applied for the EB-5 and now have the advantage of permanent residency in the USA.
- Immigrants who cannot obtain the H1-B quickly enough due to the quota system with that visa.
- Immigrants who were considering the E2 visa but were concerned that it does not provide permanent residency and requires ongoing reapplications.
- Immigrants whose children are shortly turning 21.
- Immigrants who have concerns about the stability or politics of the country they are currently living in.
- Immigrants concerned about their safety in the country they presently live in.
- Students on an F1 visa who want to work full time in the USA.
- Parents who want their children to go to school in the USA.
If you are seriously considering the EB-5 visa and would like to obtain a free qualification from a leading EB-5 immigration attorney contact Which EB5
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Tags: E2, eb-5, eb5, F1, H-1B, immigrants, immigration attorney, permanent residency, USA, visa
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April 15th, 2011 |
 All too often those researching the EB-5 regional center program focus almost entirely on the I-526 stage, (approval of the visa application); this may be a big mistake.
Some regional center agents encourage this mistake on the basis that they receive their funds once the I-526 approval is issued.
However, you need look beyond just obtaining an I-526 approval, after all what’s the point of obtaining a conditional Green Card approval if you fail two years later to obtain an I-829 (conditions removed) get deported and/or lose your capital!
Generally the I-526 has so far proved relatively straight forward to obtain for the EB-5 visa. This is assuming you have all the necessary paperwork completed by an experienced EB-5 Immigration Attorney and have selected a well run and documented EB-5 project.
Once you enter the USA you are on a two year conditional Green Card and at the twenty one month stage you need to apply for these conditions to be removed (I-829 petition). The U.S. Government adjudicator looking at your application for removal of that temporary status will be checking to see your $500,000 has been invested as agreed and ten jobs created in the specific area the regional center indicated in your original I-526 petition.
So far very few regional centers have a track record of 100% approvals at I-829 stage and those that have continue to be among the most sought after. This is because I-829 denial can have such huge implications, i.e. deportation.
If you would like further information on this or any other EB-5 question contact Which EB5
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March 21st, 2011 |
 Last week I attended a conference on the EB-5 visa in Las Vegas with several hundred Attorneys from all over the USA. A few days later I was in California for a meeting at the USCIS service center in California where US government officials presented an update on the EB-5 visa and answered questions from the audience who in the main were Immigration Attorneys and officials from the many regional center programs.
These two events were not attended by those of you who are planning to use the EB-5 as their preferred visa to obtain permanent residency in the USA and it would therefore be helpful over the next two days to give you relevant information from these meetings that could help you understand what is happening in the EB-5 world.
It is becoming more and more apparent that those of you who are looking at the EB-5 are finding it difficult to obtain impartial information that can assist you to easily understand the process. For the majority of EB-5 applicants travelling all over the USA to visit over 130 regional centers would not be possible and with a number of immigration attorneys working closely with particular regional centers it may be difficult to obtain totally independent advice.
For impartial and independent information on the EB-5 visa options contact us using the form on the right of this page.
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