In this episode of GT’s Immigration Insights series, host Kate Kalmykov is joined by GT colleague Jennifer Hermansky to discuss USCIS regional center audits, including an introduction of the RIA 2022, site visits, and debarment procedures for bad faith actors.
Please join Kate Kalmykov, Co-Chair of the Global Immigration & Compliance Practice, at an upcoming webinar Oct. 16 from 12 to 1 p.m. EDT.
On Oct. 11, 2023, USCIS provided additional guidance on their interpretation of the EB-5 laws created under the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA). In their
Kate Kalmykov, Co-Chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Immigration and Compliance Practice, is quoted in a Dec. 14, 2022 EB-5 Investors Magazine article titled “Why EB-5 regional centers need to act by Dec. 29.” The article discusses the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act, passed in March 2022, and how the Act impacts regional centers.
Please join Greenberg Traurig EB-5 securities, corporate, and immigration attorneys Jennifer Hermansky, Kate Kalmykov, Richard Cutshall, and William Mack to discuss agent registration under the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act. The presentation will cover the new form I-956K requirements as well as compliance guidance for EB-5 Regional Centers and new commercial enterprises.
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.
Update: The Judge approved the settlement Thursday, Sept. 1.
The EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act (RIA) was passed on March 11, 2022. USCIS then posted an interpretation of the legislation that would nullify all 600-plus designated regional centers and require all entities to be re-designated in order to be authorized to file petitions under the
On March 11, 2022, Congress passed the “EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act” as part of the Omnibus spending bill. See blog post here. On April 11, 2022, USCIS posted an interpretation of the legislation that would nullify all 600-plus designated regional centers and require all entities to be re-designated in order to be authorized
According to the June 2017 Visa Bulletin released by Department of State and effective June 1, there will be significant retrogression in the EB-1 category for individuals born in mainland China and India. While the current cutoff date for worldwide chargeability in the EB-1 category will remain current, the final action dates for Chinese and
As many of you are aware, the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center pilot program is scheduled to expire in September. In recent years, there has been a surge in the use of EB-5 funds as an expanding layer in the capital stack to help finance real estate, infrastructure, and other development projects/businesses.
In early February
This morning the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) voted 4 to 1 to lift an 80-year-old ban on advertisements of private offerings. The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (“JOBS Act”) required the SEC to amend Rule 506 of Regulation D to permit general solicitation and advertising in private placements as long as all