MRC News

22 Aug 22

MRC Received I-956F Receipt Notice for the Manhattan 11th Ave Marriott Tribute Portfolio Hotel Project

We are extremely happy to report that we have received our I-956F Formal Receipt Notice today, on August 22, 2022, for the Manhattan 11th Ave Marriott Tribute Portfolio Hotel Project (11th Ave Tribute Project). As such, our investors in this project can start filing their I-526E petitions TODAY!!! Please…

08 Aug 22

D.C. Court Lawsuit on EB-5 Visas Allocation (BO et al v. BLINKEN et al)

On August 5, 2022, Chinese foreign national plaintiffs filed a complaint against USCIS and the U.S. Secretary of State in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The case was assigned to Judge Tanya S. Chutkan. Plaintiffs allege that EB-5 immigrant visas that were allocated for 2022 should…

05 Aug 22

Delayed Issuance of Form I-956F Formal Receipt Notices

Please note that we and, as far as we know, the entire EB-5 industry, are waiting for USCIS to issue I-956F formal receipt notices, which is currently required per USCIS guidance issued on July 12th with the newly released Form I-526E. To date, we and others have only received a…

14 Jul 22

Behring & D.C. Lawsuit Update: Initial Case Management Conference

On July 14, 2022, the initial case management conference was held in the Behring lawsuit, where Judge Chhabria granted IIUSA’s motion to intervene and decided to keep both cases, Behring case and D.C. case, related, but separate. The motion for summary judgment or in the alternative, summary adjudication, hearing is…

12 Jul 22

USCIS Releases New Forms: Form I-526 and Form I-526E

On Tuesday, July 12, USCIS released two new forms to reflect the requirements of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA): Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Standalone Investor and Form I-526E, Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor. The filing fee is $3,675 for each form. A separate biometric…

08 Jul 22

Behring and D.C. Lawsuits Update: D.C. Lawsuit Transferred to the Northern California District Court

On July 5, 2022, the court in the D.C. lawsuit ordered to transfer the case to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to be consolidated with the Behring lawsuit since both lawsuits have the same subject matter. On July 6, the D.C. lawsuit against the…

Behring Lawsuit Update: I-526 Petitions Can Be Filed Immediately After I-956F Project Application Filing

On the evening of Friday, June 24, Judge Vince Chhabria issued an Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion for a Preliminary Injunction (“Order”), which stated that USCIS is “enjoined from treating the existing regional centers as deauthorized while this litigation is pending (or until the agency engages in a reasoned decision-making process…

D.C. Lawsuit Update: Further Actions

On Wednesday, June 24, the court granted the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s motion for leave to file amicus curiae brief in support of Plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary Injunction or summary judgment. Since the preliminary injunction has been granted in the Behring case, the judge in this case requested…

Behring Lawsuit Update – Preliminary Injunction Granted for EB-5 Industry

On June 24, the preliminary injunction ruling on the Behring lawsuit came out – THE INDUSTRY WON! Judge Vince Chhabria ordered that previously authorized Regional Centers “…must presently be permitted to operate within the regime created by the [Reform and Integrity] Act [of 2022].” As such, all previously authorized…

D.C. Lawsuit Update – Motion for Preliminary Injunction Filed

Last Friday, June 17, the parties were ordered by the court to meet and confer and to submit a Joint Status Report by June 22 to propose a schedule for briefing Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction or Summary Judgment (filed on June 16). On Wednesday, June 22, Defendants in…