Enterline and Partners Consulting partners David Enterline and Ryan Barshop held a seminar on 18 July 2019 in Ho Chi Minh City on U.S. nonimmigrant and immigrant visa categories for entrepreneurs and business people wanting to do business in the United States. Mr. Enterline and Mr. Barshop introduced the following
I am often asked by my EB-5 clients “Can I receive back my investment after filing the Form I-829 Petition, or do I have to wait until my I-829 Petition is approved?” If investors submit and seek approval of their I-829 Petition, then under current law and policy they should
This past Saturday, July 13, 2019, Enterline and Partners lawyers Mr. David Enterline and Ms. Tham Tran attended a seminar in Nha Trang, Vietnam, promoting the Grenada citizenship by investment program and the E-2 Treaty Investor business visa to the United States. David and Tham were joined by a representative
In exceptional circumstances, a U.S. citizen who is living abroad with his or her foreign spouse and would like to bring his or her foreign spouse to the United States on an immigrant visa may be able to avail of I-130 expedited processing. Exceptional circumstances may include the following: Military
Taiwan recently became the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. Many consider this as a significant momentous event that could kick start a similar trend in other countries in Asia. However, the new legislation has not come without restrictions. Both Taiwanese and non-Taiwanese same-sex couples who are interested
Following the United States Department of State (“DOS”) updated policy requiring immigrant visa applicants to apply for their immigrant visas at Consulates in their place of residence or country of nationality, DOS now also requires nonimmigrant visa applicants to apply in their country of residence or nationality. According to DOS,
This article is posted here in English and translated into Vietnamese and posted courtesy of the author, Gary Chodorow of Chodorow Law Offices. You can find the original article on Gary’s website at: https://lawandborder.com/u-s-state-department-stiffens-the-bar-on-immigrant-visas-for-communist-party-members/ Introduction The U.S. State Department has updated its Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) to toughen the statutory
The Increased Investment Amounts section of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (“RIA”) raises the minimum investment thresholds to adjust for inflation and ensure the continued effectiveness of the program in promoting economic growth and job creation in the United States. Under the updated rules, the standard investment
All immigrant visa applicants (i.e. those applying for a Green Card) are required to complete a medical exam at a designated clinic by a panel physician as part of the process. The purpose of the exam is to ensure that applicants are not carriers of any serious infectious diseases or
The United States Department of State (“DOS”) is now requiring immigrant visa applicants to apply for immigrant visas in the consular district designated for their place of residence or in their country of nationality. Effective immediately, if an immigrant visa applicant would like to transfer his or her pending immigrant
Learn who can you sponsor as a U.S. citizen for family-based visas. While the U.S. family-based immigration system offers a way for U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents (“Green Card Holders”) to sponsor relatives, not everyone can be a sponsor and not all family members qualify. In this guide, we
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