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Humanitarian Parole
Under section 212(d)(5)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), humanitarian parole is used sparingly to bring an otherwise inadmissible individual into the United States for a temporary period of time due to urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public...
L-2 Visas or Green Cards for Students?
The L-1 visa holder may change status to permanent residence through the EB-1 or EB-5 green card programs. Most foreign students in the USA hold either F-1 status or J-1 status. The child of an L-1 visa holder may attend school under the L-2 visa. The L-1 parent has...
How to Evaluate a Regional Center’s EB-5 Offering
In the past year I have traveled to more than a dozen cities in China, talking to many potential EB-5 investors. Basically these investors have only two simple questions: (1) “Will my Green Card be approved?” and (2) “Will I get my money back?” The USCIS has approved...
Future EB-5 Cut Off Date for China
The US government recently announced that more than 7600 people received visas to the USA under the Employment Based Fifth Preference category (“EB-5”), in the period from October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012. There is an annual limit of 10,000 EB-5 visas. More than...
New Law Extends EB-5 Regional Center Program
On September 13, 2012, the US Congress passed a law to extend the EB-5 Regional Center program. See Library of Congress: Under this law, foreign investors are able to obtain permanent resident status in the US under the EB-5 program by investing at least $500,000 and...