Ali Brodie is an EB-5 business immigration attorney who practices in the Denver and Los Angeles offices of Fox Rothschild LLP. Attorney Brodie concentrates her practice on global business immigration, EB-5 and employer compliance. She has experience working with EB-5 investors in China, Vietnam, South Korea, Brazil, Venezuela, Mexico, Russia and the United Arab Emirates. She also regularly works with developers pursuing EB-5 financing opportunities.
Attorney Brodie represents clients involved with a wide array of nonimmigrant and immigrant matters, including immigrant investors, professionals, treaty investors and traders, marriage-based permanent residency, and managers and executives. She advises employers regarding Form I-9 employment matters. She also regularly prepares compliance plans for businesses, performs audits of corporations’ employment eligibility documents on both the state and federal levels, trains human resource workers regarding the proper maintenance and completion of Form I-9, and assists clients in minimizing their liability and exposure in government audits.
Attorney Brodie earned her undergraduate degree in International Relations and Spanish from Boston University in 2004, where she graduated cum laude. She then earned her law degree from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law in 2007. While in law school, Attorney Brodie was the staff editor and the technical editor of the Transportation Law Journal. She is licensed to practice law in New York and Colorado.
Answers to EB-5 23 Questions Answered
- What sources of funds are allowed for investing in a regional center?
- What is the usual procedure to compensate an attorney for legal fees?
- What is the current processing time for the I-526 Petition?
- How can a EB5 visa applicant apply for F-1 Visa?
- How does my dependent child under EB-5 apply for U.S. college?
- Does EB-5 place limitations on family immigration?
- Does the EB5 Visa require that I run the business I invest in?
- Are there companies that help EB5 investors find investments?
- How can I transfer EB-5 investment funds to a relative?
- Can an attorney help if my EB-5 I-526 petition is denied?
- Do I submit my project directly to a Regional Center?
- How can a business attracts EB-5 investors?
- How should I approach EB-5 projects as an EB-5 investor?
- Can I use gifted money from my maternal uncle for EB5?
- What is a conditional green card?
- What is the benefit of investing in an EB-5 Regional Center?
- What are the most common problems that EB-5 visa applicants face?
- Do all immigrant investors have to invest through EB-5 Regional Centers?
- Can investors from Vietnam participate in the EB-5 visa program?
- Does USCIS give a receipt upon receiving EB-5 visa materials?
- Are there EB-5 Regional Centers in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical sectors?
- How do I make a safe EB-5 investment?
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EB5 Investors Magazine and EB5investors.com Articles
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Why Have a Job Cushion?
The job creation requirement is imperative for EB-5 investors. It's always good to have room to breathe.
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Understanding the Department of State Visa Bulletin
The Visa Bulletin publishes cut-off dates for petitions. With Chinese retrogression a possibility, you should keep up-to-date.
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EB-5 Investor Basics: Overview of Countries with Currency Restrictions
Ali Brodie explains and summarizes currency restrictions in common EB-5 investor countries.
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Five Key Issues of Importance in Preparing EB-5 Source of Funds for Vietnamese Investors
Learn about the major source of funds issues facing Vietnamese EB-5 investors in this blog post by EB-5 attorney Ali Brodie.
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EB-5 Financing for Hotels Growing in Popularity
EB-5 investors are primarily looking to obtain a green card through investing in a regional center project and hotel financing is becoming an increasingly popular project. EB-5 hotel developers need to stay competitive with these projects to attract investors, i.e. TEA designations, recognizable branding, and a varied capital stack.
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EB-5 Financing for Hotel Acquisition and Hotel Renovation
EB-5 financing has become popular for hotel development however it is important to keep in mind the appropriate ways in which EB-5 capital may be used. EB-5 financing may not be used to purchase or renovate an existing hotel except in instances of a substantial restructure or troubled business.
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USCIS Policy on Communist Party Membership and Implication on Obtaining a Green Card
Immigrants associated with communist parties are generally barred from immigrating to the U.S.; here are some exceptions for the EB-5 investor.
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