Congressman Polis Wants to Expand EB-5 Visa Program

From Inside Colorado News: Polis Statement on New Senate Immigration Reform Bill “Today Senators Menendez and Leahy showed true leadership by introducing the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act. Instead of punting the issue like so many of our colleagues in Congress, this bill represents a good-faith effort to fix our broken immigration system. The bill contains tough [...]

EB-5 immigrant investor visa mentioned in upper New York State Congressional visit

WATERTOWN VISIT: Reining in spending not the current worry, Congressman says // By JOANNA RICHARDS TIMES STAFF WRITER THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2010 A sweeping government initiative to reform the nation’s health care system might be expensive in the short term, but will strengthen the nation’s economy in the long run, Rep. William L. Owens said [...]

Incubating Change to Immigration Law with the Startup Visa Movement, EB-5 immigrant investor visa assessment from Silicon Valley

A slightly different angle from the IT / Tech community on the Startup visa featured in this morning’s story from a story published by Tech Crunch in October of 2009.   It is interesting to note the author’s, Mark Hendrickson, take on the EB-5 visa’s limitations for Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, especially concerning the two year [...]

Governor Douglas and South Korean Biotech Company Finalize Plan to Bring Hundreds of New Jobs to Vermont

Governor Douglas and South Korean Biotech Company Finalize Plan to Bring Hundreds of New Jobs to Vermont Jay Peak’s Bill Stenger and AnC Bio VT, LLC Receive Approval as a Vermont EB-5 Regional Center Project Seoul, South Korea – On their first full day in Asia, Governor Douglas and Commerce Secretary Kevin Dorn finalized plans [...]

Deal Finalized To Bring 200 Jobs To NEK

Friday, 10/23/09 Bob Kinzel Montpelier, Vt. VPR/Bob Kinzel Bill Stenger, President and co-owner of Jay Peak. (Host) Governor Jim Douglas has finalized a deal that will help bring several hundred new jobs to the Northeast Kingdom.Douglas made the announcement from Seoul, South Korea, on the first stop on a multi-nation tour of the Far East. [...]

EB-5 Green Card Investment in Regional Centers Explained

EB-5 Green Card Investment in Regional Centers Explained Posted: Sep 18th, 2009 by Boris Tomson The EB-5 Green Card was created in the 1990s by what was INS in order to create employment in the United States by attracting foreign investment ‘in exchange for’ lawful permanent resident status.http://allfinance-tips-help.blogspot.com While typically an investment of at least [...]