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Possible Government Shutdown: Immigration Consequences for Employers and their Foreign National Employees (UPDATED)

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Another potential government shutdown may be on the horizon, as we await updates on the progress of the latest funding bill. Although already passed in the House of Representatives, an extension to continue funding the...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Trump Administration Announces ‘Gold Card’ Permanent Residence Program and Registration Requirement

President Donald Trump announced on Feb. 25 that he is creating a new program to offer residency and a path to citizenship to foreign investors who pay $5 million directly to the U.S. government. While the full scope of this...more

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Trump’s $5 Million “Gold Card” Visa: What it Means for EB-5 Investors

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President Donald Trump recently announced a proposed “Gold Card” visa, sparking speculation about its potential impact on the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. While details remain unclear, this proposal raises important...more

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All That Glitters May Not Be Gold: Trump’s Gold Card vs EB-5

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In a significant move to attract wealthy investors, President Donald Trump has floated a new immigration initiative known as the “Gold Card.” The initial announcement indicates that the Gold Card will make the EB-5 investment...more

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Plans to Replace EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program

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President Donald Trump has announced that he plans to offer the “Trump Gold Card” to replace the existing EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. The Trump Gold Card Program would allow an investor who is willing to invest $5...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Why President Trump Can't Just Re-Write the Rules: The EB-5 Program’s Congressional Lock | Insights & Events

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, created in 1990 under the Immigration Act, provides a pathway for foreign nationals to obtain U.S. residency through investments in American businesses that generate jobs. Tuesday,...more

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Gold Card Program

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Speaking from the Oval Office this afternoon, President Trump proposed replacing the EB-5 Program with a new program that would offer “gold cards” for $5 million to wealthy foreign nationals seeking residency, and...more

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Lawsuit Challenges New USCIS Fee Rule

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Significant increases to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) filing fees are set to go into effect on April 1, 2024. However, a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado may delay that...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

August 2023 Visa Bulletin Released with Significant Retrogression

The August 2023 Visa Bulletin has been released. Sustained demand for too few immigrant visas continues to have an adverse impact on foreign nationals and their U.S. employers....more

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Alternative Financing Sources for Developers: EB-5 And E-2 Investors

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The EB-5 immigrant visa investor program has been used as an alternative source of funding for many real estate developers. EB-5 investors have typically preferred real estate related projects, and EB-5 capital has been used...more

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Retrogression and Further Delays Expected in the Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Process During May 2023

Employers sponsoring foreign nationals should be aware that some cut-off dates for filing immigrant visa applications in certain employment-based (EB) preference categories have recently “retrogressed” or moved backwards in...more

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Processing Delays Create Need to Extend Validity of Certain Expired Green Cards

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In response to continued lengthy processing delays, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) posted guidance in early September offering an extension to the time certain processing receipts (Form I-797)...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

EB-5 Enforcement on the Uptick

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program is one that attracts its fair share of attention, not all of it good, and too much of it from organizations named with that part of the alphabet — SEC and DOJ — that can strike fear in the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

U.S. Visas – A Pocket Guide for Employers and Entrepreneurs

Hiring the best talent can maximize the success of your company. Sometimes that means hiring a foreign national on a work visa. We prepared this booklet to help you navigate the complex U.S. employment-based visa options....more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Congress Considering Bills to Radically Change Distribution of Employment-Based Green Cards

Earlier this month the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act (H.R. 1044), an act that would radically change the way employment-based immigrant visas are allocated by eliminating...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

When the Government Shuts Down: The Impact on E-Verify, I-9’s, and Visas

Government shutdowns seem to be the norm these days. Whether they last 6 days or 60 days, the impact on E-Verify and visas is the same. Since the partial government shutdown began on Dec. 22, 2018, while lawmakers discuss...more

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The Shutdown: USCIS and E-Verify

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The current government shutdown does not affect the vast majority of USCIS’s activities. Their offices are open, and interviews and appointments are proceeding as normal. USCIS continues to accept petitions and applications...more

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Immigration Law Outlook for 2018

Immigration continues to be a centerpiece of the Trump administration, and this means that the legal landscape may be subject to legislative, regulatory, policy, and agency operational changes, leading to additional barriers...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

The Potential Impact of the U.S. Presidential Election on Business Immigration

Immigration changes are widely expected to be a key focal point in President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. Although we do not yet have details on how specific policies and programs will be affected, below is a summary...more

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EB-5 Due Diligence Matters

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Private placement offerings are an increasingly active part of the securities business. One especially complicated and emerging area of private placements is the EB-5 Investor Visa Regional Center Program. Under the current...more

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EB-5 Legislative Update

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While the 10,000 visas that have been set aside for the EB-5 foreign investor program are part of the permanent law, the regional center program, which allows businesses and developers to aggregate the investment proceeds for...more

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SEC Files Another Fraud Action Based on EB-5 Program

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The EB-5 program is supposed to provide a path to a permanent green card. The program was designed to create that path for foreign national who invest specified sums in the U.S. that create jobs – a win win for everyone....more

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Overview of the Bipartisan EB-5 Reauthorization Bill: The American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act

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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and ranking member Senator Patrick Leahy introduced sweeping, bipartisan legislation on June 3, 2015, to reauthorize and reform the EB-5 Regional Center program, which is...more

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