Have you wondered how someone on H1B Visa and H4 Visa could afford $500,000 + Admin Fee + Attorney Fee, which add up to $575,000? The minimum investment amount is $500,000 for the EB5 Visa for qualified projects. Then add the Administration Fee and Attorney Fee. There’s going to USCIS processing Fee on top of that….
On a Friday night, you meet with friends for a drink and dinner. You start talking about EB3, EB2 and never moving Priority Date. One of your friends casually mentions how he ran into an H1B Visa holder applying for Green Card via EB5 Visa. You have probably heard about EB5 for H1B Visa. But,…
A typical EB5 Investor would run into most of the terms listed below if not all as part of the EB5 project due diligence process. The Regional Center – An EB-5 regional center is an economic unit, public or private, in the United States that is involved with promoting economic growth. USCIS designates regional centers for participation…
In this article, you can learn about how to get U.S. Green Card via EB5 Visa along with the steps and stages of the EB5 Visa application process along with the timeline for EB5. Here’s a top-level overview of EB5 Visa steps Step 1: Investor selects the project after due diligence and arranges the funds…
Great news for applicants waiting on Green Card backlog in the October Visa Bulletin 2018 from the Filing Chart Date. Many applicants waiting for the Green Card for decades can apply for I-485 along with EAD/AP. What’s in the October 2018 Visa Bulletin October Visa Bulletin 2018 was release by the Department of State recently….
Have you wondered why the dates for EB2 India and EB3 India for Green Card are not moving and number of Green Card issued for EB2 India came from 23,000 to 3,000 in 3 years? U.S. Immigration law allows foreign nationals to obtain Green Card (aka Permenant Residency in the USA) through Employment. There are…
Are you considering applying for Green Card via EB5 Visa? EB5 Investment via REgional center has increased to $900,000 since late 2019. It looks like several Indians holding H1B Visa and F1 Visa are interested in Green Card via the EB5 Visa route when the investment amount via Regional Center used to be $500,000. I…
EB2 vs EB3 – Which is Better? EB3 job with higher salary or EB2 with low paying job? Employers can sponsor Green Card via Employment Based EB1, EB2 and EB3 category. EB1 is not discussed here for reasons we all know, it’s the fastest route to Green Card and it there’s no long wait time…
If EAD for I140 Rule gets implemented, it will be one of the biggest and welcome change in several years for Employment Based Legal Immigration system here in the U.S.A. Here’s a list of stages and steps EAD for I140 rule have to go through before being implemented and effective from Jan 17, 2017. EAD…
Updated (Nov 20, 2015): EAD FOR I140 rule is now submitted for OMB approval on Nov 19. Here’s summary of the Rule. Updated (Sep 25, 2015): Early Filing Dates Moved Back from July 1, 2011 to July 1, 2009 for India and Jan 1, 2013 for China. Upated (Nov 6, 2015) – EAD for I-140 rule should…