Immigration Law Blog
Posted on Mar 9, 2013
One of the top questions in the mind of every prospective EB-5 investor is “How long does it take to get my money out of the EB-5 investment?” To answer that question, we have to examine ...
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Posted on Jul 14, 2012
The E-2 Visa is a long-term, renewable, nonimmigrant work visa, available to investors from countries that have signed an investment treaty with the United States, including both the United Kingdom ...
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Posted on Jun 21, 2012
I would prefer to qualify for the EB-5 green card through investing in and operating my own business under the EB-5 program. How would that differ from investing under an EB-5 Regional Center? There ...
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Posted on Feb 1, 2012
Many businesspeople, who plan to maintain a business in their home country, have started a small business in the U.S. with the plan to obtain permanent residence through the EB-1 Multinational Manager ...
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Posted on Jan 6, 2012
This is the question commonly asked by people who are considering whether to apply for permanent residence in the U.S. There is no one size fits all answer to this question. Moreover, the issue and ...
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Posted on Aug 21, 2011
The Director of USCIS, Alejandro Mayorkas, announced on May 19, 2011, a proposal to implement premium processing of cases under the EB-5 program. The significance of premium processing is that it is a ...
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Posted on Mar 20, 2011
H-1B workers, L-1 workers, and F-1 students The long employment-based green card backlog waiting time combined with increasing uncertainty in an existing job and in the prospect of obtaining a new job ...
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