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Individual investors from affected countries have sought clarity about how the June 4, 2025, Presidential Proclamation would impact their ability to travel to the United States for investment activities, property management, or immigration through investment programs. Unlike corporate entities with legal departments and immigration counsel, individual investors may require additional support to navigate complex policy changes effectively.
Continue Reading Travel Ban Creates New Considerations for Individual Investors: State Department Guidance Provides Clarity on Available Options

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released new information on its website about the International Entrepreneur Rule’s (IER) eligibility criteria and acceptable evidence. It also announced updates to investment and revenue requirements for entrepreneurs to qualify for an authorized stay, known as parole, under the IER. Based on the public benefit their startup entities…

On October 11, 2023, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its policy on the minimum investment period for EB-5 visa applicants. This update seeks to clarify how USCIS interprets changes made by the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA).

The RIA stated that an investment is expected to remain invested for…

On July 18, 2023, United States Citizenship and Immigration (USCIS) announced an update to the visa availability approach to managing the inventory of Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Investor, as part of an effort to improve efficiency in the processing of these petitions. The announcement comes as USCIS has been under scrutiny regarding the…

On Feb. 16, 2023, the Portuguese Prime Minister announced a set of measures to alleviate the housing problem in Portugal. These measures in part impact and call for termination of the Portuguese immigrant investor program known as Golden Visa. This announcement will significantly impact many interested in the program and those that have already submitted…

On Nov. 2, former U.S. Ambassador to Portugal and Greenberg Traurig Senior Counsel Robert Sherman hosted Francisco Duarte Lopes, the current Portuguese Ambassador to the United States, at the firm’s Boston office. The meeting was attended by Kate Kalmykov, Co-Chair of the Immigration & Compliance Practice, members of the GT Boston office…

Issue: USCIS requests employment records from 10+ years ago.

Tips: If the investor owns their own company, we can provide:

  • Evidence of company registration.
  • Evidence in the form of leases, property records, etc. of business establishment.
  • Letters from the bank showing that banking records are not available.
  • Letters from relevant tax authorities that
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  1. Currency Restrictions: Vietnamese laws regulate the export of Vietnamese currency abroad. This makes it difficult for investors residing in Vietnam to transfer funds to the United States for EB-5 investment accounts. To facilitate their EB-5 investment, Vietnamese investors typically use a credit institution to transfer currency abroad. In the EB-5 petition, the investor must provide
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The federal government’s fiscal year begins on Oct. 1, and while the new fiscal year brings new visa numbers, many EB-5 regional center stakeholders and investors were surprised by the retrogression in the October visa bulletin.

Click here to read the full article, published by Law360 Sept. 28, 2022.

EB-5 investors achieved a victory in their continuous efforts against lengthy USCIS processing times for I-526 petitions in Gutta v. Renaud. This lawsuit establishes precedent for EB-5 mandamus cases with the decision that unreasonably long processing times were in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Almost two dozen EB-5 investors coming from a…