Source: klaskolaw.com Published: 6 July 2021 The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program saw two very important changes in June 2021. Below are the most common questions our EB-5 visa lawyer team members have been answering as the industry adjusts to these major, and likely temporary, changes. 1. WHAT EB-5 PROGRAM CHANGES OCCURRED IN JUNE 2021? Two major changes occurred. First, a federal court ruled […]
Source: findbiometrics.co.uk Published: 30 June 2021 The Caribbean Commonwealth of Dominica will soon be rolling out a new biometric passport for its citizens. The document will formally debut on July 19. Citizens who renew their passports will automatically be issued biometric documents, while those who have recently applied for a new passport will be given the […]
Source: washingtontimes.com Published: 30 June 2021 The EB-5 program has two main parts; the smaller piece of the program, that calling for aliens to actually run a business in the U.S., has a permanent authorization but few customers. But the larger segment, which dealt with pooling aliens’ investments through middleman “regional centers,” never had a permanent […]
Source: dw.co.uk Published: 22 June 2021 This year, the United Nations (UN) ranked Finland the world’s happiest country for the fourth year running. The recognition is based on international surveys in which citizens are asked about their perceived happiness. But Finland also faces a major demographic dilemma, namely the fact that 39% of its shrinking workforce is currently over 65. […]
Source: prnewswire.co.uk Published: 22 June 2021 The Government of Dominica is reaffirming its commitment to the education sector after a ceremony recently took place on the island to mark the beginning of the Mahaut Primary School construction. Once completed, the school is anticipated to herald new opportunities for local children while also providing jobs with teachers and administrators. […]
Source: bloomberglaw.com Published: 26 June 2021 The immigrant investor visa program will expire on June 30, despite a last-ditch bipartisan effort led by senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) to extend it, with potentially thousands of petitions still pending at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The Homeland Security Department subagency can’t yet say what the fate of those EB-5 applications […]
Authors: Christian Henrik Nesheim Source: imidaily.org Decades from today, when industry historians recount the events of 2020, they will undoubtedly characterize the year as a pivotal one for investment migration. It was the year in which the RCBI-market, for the first time, appeared within the purview of the “rich-world rich” on a grand scale. In the […]
Tens of thousands of foreigners have bought their way to U.S. permanent residency through a federal investor visa program. But this popular shortcut to the American dream is now turning into a nightmare for some amid a rise in lawsuits and fraud cases. The Covid-19 pandemic has made matters worse. Foreigners get what are known as EB-5 […]
The attorney-general’s office on Tuesday released the full text of the report by a committee of inquiry into the now-defunct citizenship-by-investment scheme The approximately 780-page dossier, heavily redacted, recommends among others the revoking of the citizenships granted to a number of foreign nationals, and also prompts authorities to investigate the possible commission of criminal offences, […]
El Salvador has become the first country in the world to officially classify Bitcoin as legal currency. Congress approved President Nayib Bukele’s proposal to embrace the cryptocurrency, with 62 out of 84 possible votes on Tuesday night. The president said the government had made history, and that the move would make it easier for Salvadoreans […]
