Will the adjudications go much faster now when the EB-5 regional center program is on hold? What happens with the quota numbers?
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Bernard P Wolfsdorf
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyWe have always assumed that USCIS would improve processing times for direct and allocate the visas to direct cases, but we haven’t seen that happen in the past.
Lynne Feldman
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyI suspect that direct green card cases under the EB-5 program will be processed more expeditiously.
Raymond Lahoud
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyThe lapse in the EB-5 regional center program will not impact a direct investment EB-5 based petition.
Belma Demirovic Chinchoy
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyIn theory, yes, USCIS should focus on adjudicating direct I-526s. If the Regional Center program is not authorized this summer/fall, then it’s possible that direct EB-5 visa bulletin will be impacted.
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