Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP opened an office in São Paulo, Brazil, furthering its presence in Latin America – a region it has served since its founding in Miami more than 50 years ago.
The São Paulo office – the 48th location for the firm – will continue providing U.S. law advice to clients
Please join Greenberg Traurig Immigration & Compliance Practice attorneys Dillon R. Colucci, Agnes Cha Rudinsky, and Caterina Cappellari for a discussion on the E-2 and EB-5 investor visa process. The United States offers unique opportunities for foreign investors through various programs designed to facilitate business growth and economic expansion. This webinar offers an
The U.S. State Department and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that they have issued all legally available visas in the unreserved EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program categories for Fiscal Year 2024. Embassies and consulates have been directed to not issue immigrant visas in these categories until the new fiscal year (FY 2025) starts on Oct.
In recent months, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has sent notices of intent to terminate (NOITs) to EB-5 regional centers that have not paid the “Integrity Fees” implemented by the 2022 EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act (RIA).
Congress introduced these annual Integrity Fees to help pay for many of the new integrity measures, such
On July 16, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued new guidance for the EB-5 Regional Center Program, detailing sanctions for noncompliance, adverse actions on EB-5 petitions, and special rules for good faith investors to maintain eligibility if their regional center or project is terminated or debarred.
On March 15, 2022, President Biden signed
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released new information on its website about the International Entrepreneur Rule’s (IER) eligibility criteria and acceptable evidence. It also announced updates to investment and revenue requirements for entrepreneurs to qualify for an authorized stay, known as parole, under the IER. Based on the public benefit their startup entities
GT Immigration & Compliance Practice Shareholder Jennifer Hermansky, the newly appointed EB-5 Committee chair for the American Immigration Lawyers Association, is featured on the EB5Investors.com blog. She discusses the challenges and trends in the EB-5 visa landscape, particularly the impact of the Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 and the re-adjudication of the source of funds and
The passage of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act (RIA) in 2022 resulted in the most significant changes to the EB-5 investor immigrant visa program since its establishment in 1990. Among the most notable changes implemented through the RIA was the creation of new “set aside” visa categories for EB-5 investors. These set-aside categories allocate
On June 4, 2024, President Biden issued a new proclamation and rule leveraging his executive authority to prevent migrants who enter the United States unlawfully from accessing asylum. Citing a need to enhance the United States’ “ability to address the historic levels of migration and more efficiently process migrants arriving at the southern border given
Immigration professionals and clients have been reporting technical issues and error messages they received when attempting to access cases at the National Visa Center (NVC) through the Consular Electronic Application Center (CEAC) system.
The NVC is part of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs and serves a clerical function in processing immigrant
