David Enterline will serve as a panel moderator at the 9th Annual IIUSA EB-5 Industry Forum in Seattle, October 29-30. David will moderate the panel – “Investor Relations: Communication, Transparency & Record Keeping”. This is a panel of experienced EB-5 Regional Center operators and lawyers with years of experience who
The “Final Action Date” priority date for Vietnamese EB-5 investors moved forward one month in the Department of State November 2019 visa bulletin. The priority date indicates that any investors who filed their I-526 Petitions on or before November 15, 2016 now have visas available. If you are such an
Enterline and Partners recently represented a newlywed couple living in Vietnam in an expedited I-130 Petition for Alien Relative with the U.S. Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City. The couple, a U.S. citizen and a citizen from a South American country were married in Hong Kong and living in Vietnam.
USCIS has determined that applicants may use the Dates for Filing chart on the Department of State’s (“DOS”) October Visa Bulletin. For Family-Sponsored Filings: In the F2A category, there is a cutoff date on the Dates for Filing chart. However, the category is “current” on the Final Action Dates chart.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has announced that it will permanently close its Bangkok Field Office on December 31, 2019. The office will accept applications and petitions until October 18, 2019 after which the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok will assume responsibility for certain limited services previously provided by the
Both an I-134 Affidavit of Support and an I-864 Affidavit of Support are legal documents used by U.S. consular officers to demonstrate an agreement to provide financial support for a foreign national within the U.S. immigration system. However, there are some notable differences between the two documents. An I-134 Affidavit
Enterline and Partners Consulting Managing Partner David Enterline recently attended the Invest in the USA (“IIUSA”) EB-5 association Global Passport Series in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Taipei, Taiwan. IIUSA is the national membership-based EB-5 industry association for EB-5 regional centers and other EB-5 stakeholders and professionals. Its members
Effective May 30, 2023, the United States Department of State (“DOS”) will be increasing certain nonimmigrant visa application fees. Fees for B-1/ B-2 Visitor (Tourist and Business) Visas and J-1 Student and Exchange Visas will increase from US$160 to $185. The DOS will increase fees for certain petition-based nonimmigrant visas
Enterline and Partners recently represented a family of four in overcoming their 214(b) visa refusals at the U.S. Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City (“Consulate”). The family, who formally held U.S. B-1/ B-2 Visitor Visas (“Visitor Visa”), had acquired Grenada citizenship by making an investment in order to gain benefits
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has removed the biometrics $85 biometrics fee requirement for petitioners filing Form I-526E, Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor. Petitioners no longer need to submit the fee for biometrics services with their Form I-526E. The USCIS has determined that universal biometrics collection
The U.S. Center for Disease Control (“CDC”) has rescinded a policy that air passengers boarding flights to the United States originating from the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) and the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau have a negative COVID-19 test or documentation of recovery. The policy, which
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