Kristal Ozmun and Adam Schaye co-authored an article published in EB5 Investors Magazine detailing the role, current policy, and future of bridge financing in EB-5 projects. You can read the article here: A Tide Change in EB-5 Bridge Financing Policy
Topic: EB-5 Immigrant Investor
Webinar: EB-5: The Road Ahead
When: April 5, 2018 During this free webinar Miller Mayer attorneys Carolyn Lee, Kristal Ozmun, and Steve Yale-Loehr discussed the future of EB-5. Congress failed to pass legislative changes to the EB-5 program in March. But the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration...
Omnibus Spending Bill Includes Immigration Provisions
A $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill signed by President Donald Trump on March 23, 2018, keeps the federal government in operation through September 30, 2018, and increases overall funding for various aspects of federal immigration enforcement, among other things....
Draft Bill in Congress Would Dramatically Change EB-5 Program
Late last week, congressional staffers released a draft bill to reform the EB-5 immigrant investor program. If enacted, the bill would make major changes to the EB-5 regional center program. Among other things, the draft 55-page bill would make the following changes:...
Miller Mayer’s Nicolai Hinrichsen to Speak at the 2018 Ho Chi Minh City EB-5 Expo
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Nicolai Hinrichsen will speak at the 2018 Ho Chi Minh City EB-5 Expo, hosted by EB-5 Investors Magazine, at the Park Hyatt Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on March 7, 2018. In addition to special guest speakers, business...
State Dept. Discusses Visa Availability in the Coming Months
The Department of State's Visa Bulletin for March 2018 discusses visa availability in the coming months in several categories. Special Immigrant Translator category. Given the limited availability of visa numbers and the existing demand, the Department said it expects...
A Year in Review: Looking Back on 2017
2017 has been an interesting, dynamic year for Miller Mayer as well as the world of U.S. immigration, with the Trump administration’s frequent changes in policy and Executive Orders, as well as the continuing lack of long-term reauthorization of the EB-5 program...
AILA White Paper: Solutions to the EB-5 Visa Waiting Line
The EB-5 Committee of the American Immigration Lawyers Association has published a white paper on solutions for the EB-5 backlog for Chinese investors. You can read it here.
U.S. Government Shut Down January 2018
The federal government has officially shut down as of January 20, 2018 as the Senate failed to pass a continuing resolution. While USCIS as a fee-for-service agency will continue to operate, 4 immigration programs including the EB-5 regional center program, the...
Miller Mayer’s Nicolai Hinrichsen, Kristal Ozmun and Adam Schaye to Speak at the 2018 Las Vegas EB-5 & Global Investment Immigration Convention
Miller Mayer immigration attorneys Nicolai Hinrichsen, Kristal Ozmun and Adam Schaye will speak at the 2018 Las Vegas EB-5 & Global Investment Immigration Convention, hosted by EB-5 Investors Magazine at the Bellagio Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, on...
