February 7, 2012 [EB-5]

The Department of State issued 2,364 EB-5 green cards between October 1, 2011, and mid-January 2012, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced at its quarterly EB-5 stakeholders meeting on January 23, 2012. ... [read more]

As part of the Obama administration's "Startup America" efforts to encourage high-skilled immigration into the U.S. under existing laws, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas announced the "Entrepreneurs in Residence" initiative to use "industry expertise to strengthen USCIS policies and practices surrounding immigrant investors, entrepreneurs and workers with specialized skills, knowledge, or abilities." ... [read more]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a draft memorandum to address "certain foundational issues" in the EB-5 immigrant investor program. ... [read more]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a proposed rule on September 28, 2011, that would enable the agency to process certain EB-5 immigrant investor applications approved between 1995 and 1998. ... [read more]

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on December 7, 2011, on "Reauthorizing the EB-5 Regional Center Program: Promoting Job Creation and Economic Development in American Communities." ... [read more]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently published an Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) decision affirming denial of a proposal for a regional center designation. ... [read more]

Green Card Stories. The immigration debate is boiling over. Americans are losing the ability to understand and talk to one another about immigration. We must find a way to connect on a human level. Green Card Stories does just that. ... [read more]