The US EB-5 visa has seen a significant shift in the source countries of candidates, according to the latest data. Between 2014 and 2019, Chinese candidates have surged and then crashed, with the shortfall being made up by Indians and Vietnamese candidates. Like all immigration programs, the EB-5 faces an uncertain future with the impact…
There has been a steady uptick in demand for the UK’s Tier 1 Investor visa among wealthy Chinese investors with total applications rising by more than 100 percent between 2015 and 2019. Demand among investors from mainland China has surged by close to 170 percent, while total applications from Hong Kong, although much lower in…
US Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced a shift from first-in-first-out processing of EB-5 I-526 petitions to a visa availability approach. This change is set to come into effect from March 31, depending on the impact of shutdowns due to coronavirus. Understanding this Change Currently, USCIS processes I-526 petitions in the order in which they…
New EB-5 regulations came into force on November 21, 2019, which means all I-526 petitions filed on or after this date must comply with the new rules. Analysis of the changes reveals that the new rules related to designation and adjudication of Targeted Employment Areas are likely to have a bigger impact on EB-5 investors…
With the US hiking investment limits for the EB-5, is it time to for Canada to revive the suspended Canada Immigrant Investor Program? As the US implements a massive 80 per cent hike in minimum investments for the EB-5 program, it is an appropriate time to question the rationale behind Canada’s decision to completely ignore…