Peter Zhang is an immigration attorney with Origin Law, P.C., based in New York City, NY. Zhang advises clients on a variety of corporate and securities matters and has vast experience with business and investment-based immigration.
Origin Law specializes in U.S. immigration, corporate, and securities law to represent clients of diverse backgrounds.
Zhang works with both established and emerging companies throughout all phases of their business cycle. He also has extensive experience in assisting international entrepreneurs and high-net-worth individuals in entering the U.S. markets.
Zhang has provided guidance to clients in various industry sectors, such as financial services, real estate, blockchain technology, and healthcare. He has assisted them with issues related to corporate governance, compliance with regulations, and private securities offerings. His experience includes working with innovative capital market initiatives. He specializes in areas like Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF), Rule D 506(c), Regulation A+, and the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. Additionally, he obtains regulatory approvals from organizations such as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
He has a particular focus on investment-based immigration as one of his key practice areas. He consistently works with investors and entrepreneurs hailing from various national and cultural backgrounds. In addition, he represents regional centers, developers, business owners, and other relevant stakeholders in this field.
Zhang graduated from the University of Rochester with his B.A. and from the University of Buffalo with his Juris Doctor. During law school, he took part in the university’s NYC-based International Law and Finance Program, and received the Welles Moot Evidence Award. He is admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star” (age 40 or under) in the area of securities and corporate finance.
He is fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese.
Answers to EB-5 80 Questions Answered
- If I gift someone their EB-5 investment funds, what documentation do I have to provide to help them along in their application process?
- What types of funds are appropriate for the EB-5 Program?
- What is the current I-526 processing time for an EB-5 investor working with a regional center?
- How can I set up an EB-5 project where the escrow and LLC accounts are one in the same?
- What kind of documents should we compile to show our source of funds?
- How do I go about choosing a regional center in a TEA?
- What is the best way to verify funds for a direct EB-5 investment?
- As a student with an F-1 visa, how can I extend my immigrant status in the United States through the EB-5 program?
- What types of businesses qualify for the EB-5 program?
- What are the risks of investing in a regional center project with no escrow agreement?
- How long after USCIS receives the I-526 application will I receive my case number?
- What will happen if I apply for EB-2 and EB-5 simultaneously?
- How will a difference in EB-5 jobs created affect my removal of conditions?
- How would construction on-hold impact the EB-5 green card and I-829 approval?
- How quickly can EB-5 investment funds be accessed?
- How can my wife and daughter apply for EB-5 if I am on an L-1 visa?
- How many jobs must my EB-5 project create?
- What will happen if an Iranian national applies for EB-5 during the ban?
- How will a previous deportation affect me if I file for an EB-5 visa?
- What is considered eligible capital for an EB-5 investment?
- When is the earliest an EB-5 investment can be paid back?
- Who is responsible for checking the standing of a regional center with the SEC?
- What happens if only one member of a couple applies for EB-5?
- How can I include my children under my EB-5 petition?
- How will an SEC suit impact my EB-5 condition removal process?
- How does an O-1 petition affect a pending I-526 petition?
- What happens to the EB-5 visas if the regional center project goes bankrupt?
- What happens if an investor bypasses the EB-5 regional center?
- What are the requirements for partners in an EB-5 business?
- How can I monitor my funds invested in an EB-5 project?
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- Which name should be used for the EB-5 application?
- What kind of deal structure is typical for EB-5 projects?
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- When do I hire an EB-5 immigration attorney?
- When can I return funds gifted for an EB-5 investment?
- How will merging two businesses affect TEA approval?
- What is the best visa type for a venture capitalist?
- How can we apply for EB-5 with a pending EB-2 application?
- How can a U.S. investor help me get an EB-5 visa?
- What happens if my EB-5 business has open, unfilled jobs?
- How much of a company must I own to be eligible for an EB-5 visa?
- When can I file an EB-5 application if I overstayed my visa?
- How can we remain in the United States for our interview?
- How will another marriage affect my EB-5 application?
- Who receives the EB-5 investment funds?
- How should EB-5 funds be gifted to avoid source of fund issues?
- How do I establish an EB-5 business before consular processing?
- When can an EB-5 investor file an I-756 application?
- How can we count jobs from two EB-5 companies?
- How can off-shore costs be included in the EB-5 investment amount?
- What is the difference between the EB-5 and EB-3 visa?
- What are the various steps of the EB-5 process?
- Which country must I list as my home on my EB-5 application?
- What are the salary requirements for EB-5 employees?
- How can the EB-5 investor control the financial result of his investment?
- When must I have the EB-5 funds ready in my bank account?
- How do I invest through an EB-5 regional center?
- How can my son get his EB-5 conditional green card before me?
- What is the difference between EB-5 project types?
- What are the possible ways I can participate in the EB-5 program?
- What approval does a business need join the EB-5 program?
- How many attorneys can I have on my EB-5 case?
- What are EB-5 migration agents?
- How do I find out the status of my EB-5 application?
- How can the consulate interview location be changed?
- How will the U.S. elections affect EB-5 applications?
- How can we protect our son from aging out?
- What are the term limits on EB-5 funding?
- How would an I-131 reentry permit affect a filed I-829?
- What happens if we change from F-1 to F-2 while the I-526 is filed?
- How can an illegal immigrant in Canada apply for an EB-5 visa?
- Who can operate an EB-5 regional center?
- What does the “Date for Filing” mean for Chinese EB-5 investors?
- How will an EB-5 petition affect a filed family petition?
- What status must EB-5 employees have to count toward the minimum 10?
- How can a Chinese investor avoid the EB-5 backlog?
- When can my son in the United States adjust his status?
- How will I know if my attorney has filed my EB-5 application?