On March 18, 2021, U.S. Senators Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) introduced the "EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2021," a bill that would reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, set to expire at the end of June, through 2026. The bill also...
Topic: EB-5 Immigrant Investor
EB-5 Immigrant Investor Expedited Adjudication Approval
Miller Mayer recently received approval of an expedited adjudication request from the USCIS’ EB-5 Investor Program Office (IPO) for an immigrant investor. Miller Mayer provided arguments and evidence demonstrating that the request satisfied the compelling U.S....
Miller Mayer Receives Motion to Reopen Approval for EB-5 Petition
After a successful motion to reopen filing, Miller Mayer recently received an approval for an initially denied I-526 petition for an EB-5 immigrant investor. Miller Mayer was not involved with filing the initial I-526 petition. We were happy to use our decades of EB-5...
New EB-5 Regulations About to Be Published; Investment Amount May Increase to $1.3 Million
The federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has completed its review of a draft final rule modifying the EB-5 immigrant investor program regulations. The final rule may be published as soon as next week. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted Regarding Immigration Legislation, EB-5
On Immigration Legislation: USA Today: House GOP Releases Compromise Immigration Legislation That Would Protect DREAMers, Fund Wall Mr. Yale-Loehr noted, "Trump should be happy with this bill because it's pretty close to what he put forth in his four pillars. It's...
H-1B to EB-5: A Faster Road to Green Cards for Indian Nationals Part III
Third Webinar: Getting a Permanent Green Card What: Free Webinar Series When: June 27, 2018, 2-3 PM ET Most Indian nationals working in the U.S. are highly skilled professionals. Yet in most instances, they deal with great difficulties at all stages of the U.S....
Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on EB-5
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing entitled “Citizenship for Sale: Oversight of the EB-5 Investor Visa Program,” on June 19, 2018. USCIS Director Cissna is expected to testify at the event. Tune in for a live video of the hearing...
DHS Proposes Terminating International Entrepreneur Program
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed a rule to terminate the International Entrepreneur Program, which permits certain foreign entrepreneurs to be considered for parole to develop and build start-up businesses in the United States. The regulation DHS...
Miller Mayer Immigration Group Recognized by Chambers & Partners
Miller Mayer, LLP’s Immigration practice group and Miller Mayer immigration attorneys Stephen Yale-Loehr and Carolyn Lee were recognized by Chambers & Partners in their recently published Chambers USA 2018 guide. Chambers & Partners is the leading...
USCIS to Take Final Action on Proposed EB-5 Regulations in August
The current administration published a Spring regulatory agenda recently indicating that USCIS will take final action on the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization rule in August. Part of the proposed rule published in January 2017 was an increase in the...
