Mark A Ivener, A Law Corporation

Category: EB-5


E-Verify and Three Employment Visa Categories Set To Expire; May be Renewed

The E-Verify program and two employment visa categories are currently set to expire March 6: E-VERIFY: This program allows employers to electronically verify their workers’ employment eligibility. General information about E-Verify is at http://www.dhs.gov/xprevprot/programs/gc_1185221678150.shtm. E-Verify is a pilot program. Absent a congressional extension, it will expire March 6, 2009. Three other visa programs are also… Read More

USCIS Releases List of EB-5 Regional Centers

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recently released an updated list of active approved EB-5 “Regional Centers,” which are public or private entities approved to participate in the EB-5 immigrant investor program. The Regional Center program makes the investor program useful for those unable to invest the full $1 million by allowing $500,000 investments that require… Read More

Immigration to the U.S. Tax Planning and Fast Track Permanent Residency

Immigration to the U.S. is a challenging task, especially with the restrictions imposed after 9/11. The first section of this article discusses pre-immigration tax planning opportunities, and the second section describes the availability of fast track immigration and Green Card status. To read more of this article, please click here to download the PDF entitled,… Read More

U.S.Investor Green Cards in Less than a Year

For foreign investors looking for freedom and flexibility to live and work in the United States in a way accommodating to their lifestyles, the little-known EB-5 investor category can provide an excellent opportunity to accomplish this goal through the obtaining of Green Cards. Since this regulation first became law in 1990, EB-5 case adjudications have… Read More