The March 13 EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program: Public Engagement provided a few program updates, and discussed the new visa availability approach to I-526 processing. IPO Chief Sarah Kendall mainly spoke, with additional input from DOS Visa Control Office Chief Charles Oppenheim. As usual I am sharing my recording, so that anyone can review the meeting for themselves. (3/23 Update: […]
Proclaimed to be at the heart of democracy, citizenship obviously thrives the world over, while democracies are in decline. Who is surprised though, knowing that citizenship was created to explain away socio-economic inequality and extract obedience from the population with no regard to the political particular type of a political system. Traditionally, for anyone who […]
THIS IS THE 3RD OF A TRILOGY OF BLOGS ADDRESSING THE E-2 VISA OPTION POST THE NOVEMBER 21 CHANGE IN EB5 INVESTMENT AMOUNT. FOLLOWING THE PUBLICATION OF THE 3 BLOGS, WE WILL HOST A WEBINAR ON THIS SUBJECT. THE DATE WILL BE PUBLISHED ON KLASKOLAW.COM. This is the third in a trilogy of blogs discussing […]
The Investment Migration Council (IMC), in coordination with BDO USA, LLP (BDO), Exiger, and Refinitiv, formed a Due Diligence Working Group during the 2019 Investment Migration Forum to examine the state of play of due diligence in the investment migration sector and explore the potential for minimum standards across the industry. Oxford Analytica, commissioned by […]
“The IMC is the only global organisation that can drive forward the standardisation of the knowledge and best practices for this industry”, said Jusztina Rebeka Juhasz, an IMC member and the first practitioner to successfully complete the Certification in Investment Migration. That is why, the IMC constituted a new division – IMC Education & Training […]
The Investment Migration Council is thrilled to launch its newest platform for our industry, IMC Streaming. Intended to connect our members through an interactive series of live broadcasts aired every Wednesday and Thursday through our Go To Webinar Channel. The broadcasts known as ‘Crossing Borders’ will deal with key issues and bring insights into the fast-changing environment […]
The issue In a continued response to COVID-19, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will extend its public closure of local field offices and Application Support Centers (ASCs), suspending in-person services now until at least April 7. The original suspension took effect on March 18 and was scheduled to remain in place until at least April 1. […]
The issue Following the Trump Administration’s ban on “non-essential” travel across the U.S. land borders (and ferry travel) with Mexico and Canada, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has provided guidance on the forms of “essential travel” permitted under the new restrictions, in a set of notices to be published tomorrow in the Federal Register. The ban on non-essential travel across […]
The Department of State’s Visa Bulletin for March 2020 announced several notable developments: – An immediate three-year backlog on EB-3 and EB “Other Workers” categories worldwide as of March, with implications for those with pending labor certifications and those whose status is expiring. The final action date listed is January 1, 2017, imposed immediately as […]
The COVID-19 pandemic is the defining global health crisis of our time. Since its emergence late last year, the virus has spread to every continent except Antarctica. Cases are rising daily in Africa and South America, and Europe has taken over as the epicentre of the disease and more cases are now being reported every day than […]