Warning Issued by Chinese Government to EB-5 Investors

As many EB-5 practitioners are already aware, the Chinese government has issued warnings to potential EB-5 investors about risks associated with the program. The following document is an English translation from the Chinese-language news site, SINA net: China Public Security Bureau Points Out Huge Risk of US EB-5 Projects Recently, at a meeting of “Exit [...]

Gold Coast Florida Regional Center Funds Hotel Restoration

From The Miami Herald: Former Hotel Undergoes $100,000 Face-lift BY EILEEN SOLER Once, it was a landmark of Hollywood’s Young Circle. But decades of neglect have taken their toll, and the once sturdy and stoic Great Southern Hotel is now an eyesore: The wood window casings have rotted out, floors have buckled and parts of [...]

Capital Area Regional Center Amends EB-5 Business Plan

News from The National Real Estate Magazine: USCIS ISSUES EB-5 PROJECT PRE-APPROVAL FOR GALLERY TOWER TO CARC™ On September 14, 2010, Capitol Area Regional Center™, a designated regional center under the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center Pilot Program, received approval from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of an amendment to its business [...]

Michigan District Hoping For Approval of an EB-5 Regional Center

From The Macomb Daily Macomb tempts China investors to set up shop By Chad Selwesk County officials hope to make Macomb a welcome location for overseas investors from China and other nations, under an economic development program approved this week. A county Board of Commissioners committee has approved the creation of a special district that [...]

Vermont Governor Seeking EB5 Investment Funds in Asia

This from VPR news Governor Jim Douglas Douglas To Travel To Asia On Trade Mission: by John Dillon Governor Jim Douglas is going back to Asia to scout out investors for Vermont businesses. The trade mission is designed to take advantage of a federal program that allows foreigners to gain legal residency in the U.S. [...]

Victorville Regional Center Receives Second Termination Notice

News From the San Bernardino County Sun: Jobs threatened at Victorville Regional Center: By Joe Nelson For the second time, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has threatened to terminate the Victorville Regional Center, which the city fears could jeopardize hundreds of jobs at Southern California Logistics Airport. In a notice of its intent to terminate [...]

EB5 Regional Center “Imposters” Under Scrutiny in Washington State

From The Tire Review Abe Zhang and the Curse of the ForkedTongue: By Jim Smith That zany Abraham Hengyucius! You just never know what he’s gonna do next…or who he really is, for that matter. Got an e-mail from someone the other day suggesting I visit the website of the Washington court system. Couple of [...]

EB-5 Visa Program Would Help Keep Jobs In The United States

EDITORIAL: EB-5 can be Passport to Prosperity: A couple of economic phenomena have been especially troubling the past few years: Industrial plants and employees that could have been activated in the United States have gone overseas because companies found it cheaper and easier to put them there; and companies that could have settled in northern [...]

EB5Info.com to Begin “FAQ Campaign” for Regional Centers and Attorneys

In the upcoming weeks, EB-5 regional centers and immigration attorneys working with EB-5 investors can expect to be contacted by EB5Info.com as the site begins its “Frequently Asked Questions Campaign.” We will be asking attorneys about the most common questions they receive from investors, and we’ll also be learning from regional centers about questions they [...]

Gold Coast Florida Joins Growing List of EB-5 Regional Centers

One of several new EB-5 regional centers, Partners in Gold Coast Florida will pursue an ambitious residential and retail construction project. According to a press release published yesterday, the Coral Gables center “plans to make Hollywood Circle™ its first project.  A fully entitled and approved mixed-use development on Young Circle in Downtown Hollywood,” the development [...]

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