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On May 13, 2022, USCIS published the Form I-956, Application for Regional Center Designation on its website along with form instructions. USCIS notes that the Form I-956 should be used to request for USCIS designation as a regional center or to request an amendment to an approved regional center. After…

On March 15, 2022, President Biden signed the omnibus appropriations bill H.R. 2471 – Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 which includes the EB-5 reform bill, titled the “EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022,” into law.   While we hoped and many people tried to fight like us for a $500K…

On June 30, 2021, the EB-5 Regional Center Program has lapsed, because it has not been reauthorized.   At this point, MRC will be devoting ourselves to lobbying efforts in hopes to help secure reauthorization of the EB-5 Regional Center Program as soon as possible. We believe that the EB-5…

On June 22, 2021, the judge in the Behring lawsuit issued an Order to vacate the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization final rule, which became effective on November 21, 2019. This means that the minimum EB-5 investment for TEA projects is back to $500K immediately.   It is likely that…

On Wednesday, June 16, 2021, Manhattan Regional Center was one of the sponsors and panelists at IIUSA’s Investor Market Webinar Series East Asia. Mr. Alvin Wong, our Chief Operating Officer, spoke about updates and opportunities for the EB-5 Regional Center Program, including reauthorization efforts, post-COVID and project outlook, and investor…

On May 6, 2021, Ms. Winnie Ng, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Counsel of the Manhattan Regional Center, spoke at the 2021 Virtual EB-5 & Uglobal Immigration Expo Global RCBI Markets & South America.   She spoke with other experienced immigration attorneys on the panel “EB-5 in 2021: Early and…

On March 30, 2021, Manhattan Regional Center was one of the panelists at IIUSA Investor Market Webinar Series: Brazil & Latin America and spoke about new proposed EB-5 legislation that among other things provides for active participation of fund administrators adding to the transparency and security for the investors. Please…

On March 4, 2021, Manhattan Regional Center was one of the panelists at IIUSA Investor Market Webinar Series: Russia & CIS and spoke on 2021 investor market trends and due diligence stressing the importance of transparency in the regional center activities and protecting the interests of the investors.