Washington, D.C., September 25, 2017 – The EB-5 Regional Center Program, approved by Congress in 1993 as a temporary program to stimulate economic growth and create jobs, is turning 25 years old in 2018. As the EB-5 Regional Center Program reaches maturity, U.S. elected officials, legal advisors and investors throughout...
September 19, 2017 – U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it will again accept Premium Processing applications for all H-1B temporary skilled worker petitions filed under the Fiscal Year 2018 cap. Premium Processing is a USCIS service offering a response with 15-calendar days of filing. Premium Processing...
Indian investors are pursing EB-5 immigrant investor visas in greater numbers than ever before. The EB-5 immigrant visa allows qualifying investors to receive green cards, based on an investment of US$500,000 in the U.S. that creates at least 10 new jobs. The U.S. Department of State (“DOS”) statistics show that Indian investors...
BY LAUREN ELKIES SCHRAM SEPTEMBER 12, 2017 6:15 PM [caption id="attachment_23533" align="aligncenter" width="753"] JD'S PLACE INSIDE THE LANDMARK AT 57 WEST. PHOTO: LAUREN ELKIES SCHRAM[/caption] On Friday, billionaires Mark Cuban and partner Todd Wagner of Landmark Theatres are debuting The Landmark at 57 West, a new movie theater on the Far West Side of Manhattan. The 30,000-square-foot cinema, which includes a...
BY CITYREALTY STAFF TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2017 [caption id="attachment_23550" align="aligncenter" width="825"] L to R: 461 Dean Street, VIA 57 WEST, HOUSE39[/caption] New York is a city of renters, we're told–and leasing offers convenience and flexibility for a population on the move. There's lots of talk about luxe interiors and impressive amenities–from doormen to dog...
August 28, 2017 USCIS today notified the public that it will require in-person interviews for all employment-based adjustment of status applicants (Form I-485), and all refugee/asylee relative petitions (Form I-730). The effective date for these changes is October 1, 2017. The stated goal of the new policy is detecting fraud. Current Policy Presently,...