Latest EB-5 News and Blog Posts

Friday, April 3, 2020 – Tune in to the EB-5 Investment Voice podcast, hosted by Mona Shah, to hear FirstPathway Partners CEO, Robert Kraft, discuss important updates from IIUSA during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Monday, March 30, 2020 - Due to the temporary closure of Application Support Centers (ASC) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, USCIS will reuse previously submitted biometrics, when processing valid Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, extension requests.

Friday, March 27, 2020 - IIUSA, the national membership trade association for the EB-5 Regional Center Program,  confirms that rumors of  a decrease to a $450,000 EB-5 minimum investment amount and an increase to 75,000 EB-5 visas are FALSE. The $2 trillion COVID-19 emergency stimulus bill does not include provisions impacting the EB-5 industry.

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Friday, March 20, 2020 - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that, due to the ongoing COVID-19 National Emergency announced by President Trump on March 13, 2020, we will accept all benefit forms and documents with reproduced original signatures, including the Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, for submissions dated March 21, 2020, and beyond.  

Thursday, March 19, 2020 - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has suspended in-person services at its field offices and Application Support Centers (ASCs) to help slow the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). This suspension of services will be effective until at least April 1. This notice does not include USCIS services that do not require contact with the public.

Tuesday, March 17 - FirstPathway’s United States citizens, legal permanent residents (LPR), and conditional permanent residents (CPR) who have obtained green cards though the EB-5 program, may have questions when returning home to the U.S. after travel abroad in response to the Corronavirus COVID-19.

Beginning Monday, March 16, 2020 the U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India are cancelling immigrant and nonimmigrant visa appointments, including EB-5 interviews due to the global coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. If you have an interview scheduled, your visa appointment stands cancelled.

Friday, March 13, 2020 - Sarah Kendall, Chief of the Immigrant Investor Program Office (IPO), U.S.

Friday, March 13, 2020 - Today during the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program: Public Engagement, Charles Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, at Department of State (DOS) confirmed that in the event Chinese petitioners are unable to use the visas leftover from the rest of the world due to Coronavirus (COVID

Friday, March 13, 2020 - Today during the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program: Public Engagement, Charles Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, at Department of State (DOS) predicted that due to limited visa usage at the consulates and a lower than anticipated number of pending cases of India chargeability at

Friday, February 28, 2020 – Eagerly awaited luxury destination, the JW Marriott, Anaheim Resort, has chosen the esteemed members of its executive team: Scott Kimmel – Director of Food and Beverage, and Amol Agarwal – Executive Chef.

Anibal Sanchez, of Daren Silver & Associates, LLP, has written the following article on the details and implementation of the Public Charge Inadmissibility Rule, which will go into effect on February 24, 2020. 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services New Public Charge Rule