About Anthony Korda
Anthony Korda is an immigration attorney who focuses his practice on EB-5 immigration at The Korda Law Firm. He regularly handles matters related to business and employment immigration, with a focus on immigration through EB-5 investment. Attorney Korda is himself an immigrant investor through the EB-5 visa program, and utilizes this firsthand knowledge when assisting clients in obtaining their own EB-5 visas. He has successfully filed many I-526 immigrant investor petitions, I-829 applications to remove conditions of permanent residency and has also obtained regional center designation for numerous clients. Korda regularly works with EB-5 regional centers in addition to assisting high net worth immigrant investors.
Korda is originally from the United Kingdom, where he earned admission to the Bar of England and Wales in 1988. He is a member of the Criminal Bar Association, the Bar European Group and the International Bar Association. He is currently admitted to practice within the State of California and before the California Supreme Court. He is, additionally, a member of the American Bar Association, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Beverly Hills Bar Association, the Los Angeles Bar Association, the Collier County Bar Association and the Lee County Bar Association. Korda is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the 9th and 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of Florida and the Middle District of California. He is fluent in German and English and has offices in London, Naples, Florida and Beverly Hills, California.
Answers to EB-5 186 Questions Answered
- Can I work for the project I invest in during the 2-year conditional permanent residency?
- How do health conditions impact my eligibility of applying for EB-5?
- How could EB-5 investments be done by a group of three to four investors?
- What is the required deposit schedule of the EB-5 investment capital?
- When does the “5-year path to citizenship” in the EB-5 Program start?
- How does retroactively adding a derivative to an EB-5 application affect the process?
- What are the work/residency restrictions for conditional green card holders?
- If I divorce my spouse before our I-829 is approved what happens to her application?
- What should I do if my lawyer submits my I-526 filled with errors?
- How does the process of switching from a U.S. H-1B visa to an EB-5 visa work?
- How detailed must I be when documenting source of funds and income?
- How do certain large urban areas qualify as Targeted Unemployment Areas?
- What investment immigration path can an LLC owner take in the United States?
- What kinds of jobs will meet the EB-5 program requirements?
- How can an investor check on the status of their project during the EB-5 process?
- How do F-1 students transfer to an EB-5 visa status?
- What can I do if I “age out” after the I-526 is filed even though I was under 21 years of age when we first filed our EB-5 petition?
- How long does it take the National Visa Center to process after USCIS approves the petition?
- Once we have our EB-5 visas, how long may I stay outside of the United States before they revoke my permanent residence status?
- How can a regional center sponsor a direct EB-5 investment?
- Is it safer for an immigrant investor to invest in an ongoing EB-5 project or a newly established one?
- How can I make my real estate investment work for the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program?
- What happens if an EB-5 project remains unfinished for a long time?
- For regional centers, what does the USCIS certification process look like?
- What are the details of the EB-5 waiting list?
- What options do EB-5 fraud victims have?
- How can two family members invest in the same project and both receive an EB-5 visa?
- What are the challenges faced by immigrants with an E-2 visa who want to apply for EB-5?
- How does an EB-5 regional center get terminated?
- What information is discussed at USCIS’ EB-5 stakeholder conferences?
- What does it mean to have a “conditional” Green Card?
- What are the educational requirements for an EB-5 investor?
- What types of assets are used in determining my net worth?
- When should the business plan be written?
- What is the difference between United States citizens and permanent residents?
- How do I add my fiance as a derivative after getting approval on the I-526?
- How does investing through an EB-5 Regional Center work?
- How far back are source of funds traced with a bank loan?
- How will EB-5 regional center termination affect an approved I-829?
- What benefits does the spouse of an EB-5 investor receive?
- What happens if a foreigner purchases an EB-5 regional center?
- When can an EB-5 dependent get an EAD card?
- When can I file an EB-5 application if I overstayed my visa?
- How much of a company must I own to be eligible for an EB-5 visa?
- How will making an EB-5 investment affect H-1B status?
- How can a current student apply for the EB-5 visa?
- When could I add a new spouse to my EB-5 application?
- What happens if our I-797 expires?
- What portion of the EB-5 investment can be inventory?
- What is the process to qualify as a TEA project?
- What are the total expenses for an investment in a regional center TEA?
- How can our children immigrate through the EB-5 program?
- How can I sponsor a foreigner to work in my EB-5 business?
- When can unmarried children over 21 get a green card?
- How will missing due diligence info affect an EB-5 application?
- What is the status of dependents after I-526 approval?
- When can I add my husband to my EB-5 application?
- What is the difference between the EB-5 investment amounts?
- How are employees selected for jobs created by EB-5 investment?
- What incentives can regional centers offer EB-5 investors?
- Who can get a green card with the main EB-5 investor?
- When does the period for continuous residence for naturalization begin?
- When must EB-5 regional center fees be paid?
- When does an EB-5 project need to be approved?
- What are the conditions for I-829 approval?
- Why would USCIS process only some EB-5 petitions?
- What criteria should be considered to select an EB-5 attorney?
- Where are EB-5 regional centers located?
- How do we attribute jobs only to the EB-5 investor?
- Which EB-5 form is required for a non-regional center project?
- How do immigration attorneys help EB-5 project developers?
- How close must I live to my direct EB-5 investment?
- When can an EB-5 investor apply for U.S. citizenship?
- What should we do if one family member is missing their fee bill?
- What is my immigration status once I have an EB-5 conditional green card?
- What happens if my EB-5 investment will not create jobs?
- How can I work with a U.S. EB-5 attorney while in my own country?
- Who must fill out the DS-260 application?
- When must the spouse of an EB-5 applicant file the I-485?
- What changes are expected in EB-5 law?
- What does it mean to prove "lawful source of funds" for EB-5?
- What is the current status of the EB-5 regional center program?
- When do EB-5 applicants become subject to U.S. laws and taxes?
- How are the regional center and EB-5 direct application processes different?
- When can an EB-5 investment come from unsecured loans?
- How can an Iranian citizen get an EB-5 green card?
- What happens if an EB-5 derivative has a different green card expiration date?
- What happens if my I-94 expires while my I-485 is still pending?
- How much does it cost to immigrate through EB-5?
- How can an unsecured loan be used for EB-5 investment?
- How do EB-5 requirements vary for different countries?
- How can an EB-5 immigrant work in the United States?
- What should a securities attorney know about the EB-5 program?
- Who is allowed to gift funds for an EB-5 investment?
- How do I get the I-829 receipt notice for my EB-5 application?
- When can an EB-5 regional center be terminated by USCIS?
- Where can an EB-5 project be listed to attract investors?
- Where can we live when immigrating through EB-5?
- What regional center fees can investors and developers expect?
- How will individual employees affect I-829 approval?
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