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Category: EB-5 Investor Green Card

EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Visa

May 28, 2015
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EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Visa Overview Since the passage of the Immigration Act of 1990, the creation of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor program has been an accessible pathway to lawful permanent residence in the United States for qualifying investors. Participation in this program allows the USCIS to grant investors conditional two year green cards, and…

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EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Word

May 22, 2015
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EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Visa Overview Since the passage of the Immigration Act of 1990, the creation of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor program has been an accessible pathway to lawful permanent residence in the United States for qualifying investors. Participation in this program allows the USCIS to grant investors conditional two year green cards, and…

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An International Comparison of Investor Visas

May 5, 2015
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Introduction   Investment Visas have become a popular option for governments to attract wealth from overseas, in order to expand their own economies. Each country has their goals in attracting wealth, such as adding liquidity to their market, increasing real estate prices or creating new jobs. In the United States the EB-5 program, introduced in the…

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EB-5 Investor Program for foreign investors

December 31, 2014
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Since the passage of the Immigration Act of 1990, the creation of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor program has been an accessible pathway to lawful permanent residence in the United States for qualifying investors. Participation in this program allows the USCIS to grant investors conditional two year green cards, and the opportunity to apply for permanent…

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Posted in Blogs, Chicago Immigration Lawyer Blog, EB-5 Investor Green Card, EB5 Investor Program Tagged EB-5 Chinese Investors, Eb-5 green card, EB-5 Investor Program, EB-5 Retrogression, EB5 Investor Visa

The Regression of EB-5 Investor Visas for China

September 28, 2014
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Introduction The purpose of this article is to inform the reader of the recent announcement that the China EB-5 category will, for the first time in the program’s history, become unavailable. While those pending within the program should be processed at the beginning of the next fiscal year, this announcement poses problems for future China…

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Whether an E2 or L1 Capital Investment May Be Applied to an EB5 Green Card

November 25, 2013
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EB5 Defined Generally In The Direct Investment Context The Immigration and Nationality Act provides that an Immigrant Visa shall be made available when a foreign national invests or is in the process of investing capital, currently in the amount of $500,000 (for rural or high unemployment areas) or $1,000,000 into a new commercial enterprise and…

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Demand for Permanent Residence in the United States – Unfortunately Supply is Outpaced by Demand!

November 26, 2012
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There was a recent article from the New York Times entitled “Wary of Future, Professionals Leave China in Record Numbers”    The gist of the article is that Chinese professionals are leaving China due to their concern over the Chinese government’s communist policies and leaving for Western countries such as the U.S., Australia, and India.  The article…

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Foreign Entrepreneurs and the Revolving Door

November 2, 2012
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  There is a fascinating book that recently came out authored by Professor Vivek Wadhwa and Professor Dan Siciliano entitled “The Immigrant Exodus”, which can be found at this link.  I have not had the opportunity to read this book as it just came out on October 2, 2012 but reviewed the synopsis while researching this…

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Twisting and Turning EB2 NIW for Entrepreneurs

July 27, 2012
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On August 2, 2011 United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced an initiative to promote start up enterprises and spur job creation. The purpose was to to find ways to stimulate investment in the US by attracting foreign entrepreneurial talent of exceptional ability or who otherwise can create jobs, form start up companies, and…

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“Blueseed” – a Investor Visas and Work Visas Black Market for Entrepreneur

July 3, 2012
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I recently read an article about a cruise ship intended to house start up company’s and their entrepreneurs and employees off the shores of Northern California within close proximity to Silicon Valley.  As you know Silicon Valley is one of the most important technology and entrepreneurship hubs in the United States and world.  It is a magnet…

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