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EB-5 Expiration Raises Big Questions for Developers
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EB-5 Expiration Raises Big Questions for Developers

... struggling to determine what the future of the EB-5 program will be. EB-5 insiders believe special interest groups will make ... are also more susceptible to fraud. A short-term extension would discourage any attempts at EB-5 reforms. Any future legislation ...

Sep 30, 2015
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Capitol
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Congress Extends Popular EB-5 Program (But Not for Long)

... some point, however, especially with major concerns surrounding potential EB-5 fraud. But proper due diligence should correct that, Aaron ... Ericson says they'll continue to educate EB-5 program participants on EB-5 financing to make sure projects get done, ...

Oct 01, 2015
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Equinox's Hudson Yards location, which is also home to Equinox Hotel.
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Trump Aims To Replace EB-5 With $5M 'Gold Card'

... ensure that any new program complements existing initiatives like EB-5,” Peachtree spokesperson Charles Talbert said in the statement. ... to secure permanent legal status. Hill suspects existing EB-5 program participants will keep their visas under the current ...

Feb 26, 2025
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Baltimore Developer Accused Of Defrauding Chinese EB-5 Investors In Hotel Project
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Baltimore Developer Accused Of Defrauding Chinese EB-5 Investors In Hotel Project

... allowed to permanently live in the U.S. through the EB-5 visa program. The threshold was raised to $800K in 2022 ...

Jan 08, 2025
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Here's What Could Happen To The EB-5 Program In A New Administration
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Here's What Could Happen To The EB-5 Program In A New Administration

... , the program has been beset by ongoing allegations of fraud. It has been continually reauthorized by Congress, but only ... [U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services],” which runs the EB-5 program,  Fieldstone said. Fieldstone said that legislators don't ...

Oct 21, 2020
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There's A New Hurdle For EB-5 Financing
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There's A New Hurdle For EB-5 Financing

... and The Wharf in D.C. were built with EB-5 funds. Ideally, an EB-5 project will be in a "targeted employment area ... consider evidence showing that a longer period was reasonable."  The EB-5 program needs to periodically be reauthorized by Congress. Right now ...

Jul 29, 2020
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Vietnam Gains On China For EB-5 Participation As U.S. Developers Seek Cheap Capital
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Vietnam Gains On China For EB-5 Participation As U.S. Developers Seek Cheap Capital

... Journal reports. Vietnamese citizens accounted for 20% of all EB-5 visas awarded last year, continuing a steady and rapid growth ... had. The fraud issues plaguing the program are not tied to any one nationality. The wait time for new EB-5 applicants from ...

Mar 06, 2019
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TRIA Reauthorized For 7 Years, EB-5 Program For 9 Months
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TRIA Reauthorized For 7 Years, EB-5 Program For 9 Months

... fraud (including a case set to go to trial in April) and a persistent backlog of applications.  Though longer extensions to EB-5 ... debates its future. A number of proposals regarding EB-5 have emerged from Congress, including its abolition. Regulatory ...

Jan 02, 2020
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green-card
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New EB-5 Rules Coming Soon, While Revamped Legislation Rolled Out In Senate

... Committee. In the meantime, regulatory revisions to the existing EB-5 program, the first since the 1990s, were finalized earlier ... the existing rules.  “I am having to turn away [EB-5] investors,” Florida-based Driftwood Acquisitions and Development Head of ...

Nov 07, 2019
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Donald Trump
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Trump Eyes Big Increase In EB-5 Visas To Boost Economy

... administration would increase the annual number of available EB-5 visas from 10,000 to 75,000 while ... Until the recent changes took effect, revisions to the EB-5 program hadn’t occurred since the 1990s. The latest ... past and there have been cases of fraud.

Mar 19, 2020
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