About Barbara Suri
Attorney Barbara Suri focuses her New York City-based private practice, Suri Immigration Law Services, PC, primarily on immigration matters. She handles a variety of cases including family-based and employment-based immigration applications. She has particular expertise in the processes and procedures related to EB-5 investor visas, such as the filing of the I-526 petition. Attorney Suri’s clients include individuals, families, professionals, entrepreneurs, entertainers, athletes, specialized-practice groups, multinational corporations, other corporations, universities and international organizations in the United States and abroad.
Prior to starting her own practice in 2000, Attorney Suri adjudicated over 80,000 cases as a senior Immigration District Adjudications Officer in the U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service. In this capacity from 1986 to 2000, her responsibilities involved granting and denying applications based on evidence adduced at hearings, preparing decisions involving novel and/or unprecedented issues for certification to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and Administrative Appeals Unit (AAU), and much more.
After earning her bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Howard University, College of Liberal Arts, in Washington, D.C., Attorney Suri went on to earn her Master of Public Administration from her alma mater’s School of Business & Public Administration. She then attended the Georgetown University Law Center, also in Washington, D.C., and graduated with her Juris Doctor in 1984. In addition to being listed in the 2004 and 2009 editions of the National Register’s “WHO’S WHO in Executives and Professionals,” Attorney Suri received INS’ Award for Excellence and Outstanding Performance in multiple years.
Attorney Suri holds Bar admissions to the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, the New York Supreme Court, and the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and the Southern Districts of New York. She is currently a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the Philadelphia Bar Association, the New York Bar Association, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and the Georgetown University Law Alumni Association, among other professional organizations.
Answers to EB-5 343 Questions Answered
- How can I apply for EB-3 as a conditional permanent resident?
- How will the travel ban affect my EB-5 visa application?
- How could the public charge rules impact our citizenship application?
- Am I still subject to the OPT rules if I have filed an EB-5-based I-485?
- How can I extend my driver’s license with a pending I-829?
- Can I adjust my status based on marriage if my I-829 gets denied?
- As an EB-5 investor with a pending I-829 petition, do I have to apply for renewal of my I-551 stamp immediately after it expires?
- What are the minimum investment requirements for using a troubled business for EB-5?
- What is the receipt date of my I-485 if the first application got denied?
- How long do I have to remain in the U.S. after receiving a green card through EB-5?
- Is escrow for the investment a USCIS requirement for EB-5?
- Do I have to work with a regional center to raise EB-5 funds for my business?
- Should I apply to renew my F-1 visa or should my parents submit an I-130 petition for me?
- Does the petitioner count toward the job-creation requirement?
- Where can I find companies to purchase within TEA areas?
- What happens if my EB-5 case gets into the visa retrogression?
- What are the negative impacts on an investor who withdraws an approved I-526 petition?
- Where should we start to raise capital from EB-5 investors?
- Is it possible to apply for the EB-5 program with a criminal record?
- Can I change the country of chargeability of my EB-5 case while the I-526 is pending?
- How can we invest in an EB-5 restaurant franchise project with diners at different locations?
- Should I choose to change status or apply for an EB-5 visa on my I-526 form?
- What is the current waiting time for new EB-5 investors from India?
- Will I be denied entry if I have received treatment for syphilis?
- What should investors do if they find issues with their EB-5 investments at the I-829 stage?
- How can we apply for EB-5 if we have stakes in a foreign company that will acquire a U.S. company?
- Can my girlfriend have two pending petitions for permanent residency?
- Can an OPT student travel outside U.S. with a pending I-130 application?
- Should I apply for an L-1 visa if I have a pending I-829?
- Can I make an EB-5 investment through a holding company?
- Why is there a big increase in the processing time of I-526?
- How can I get my investment back when my I-526 is still pending?
- How can I change information on my DS-260 form for my EB-5 visa?
- Could the application for re-entry permits impact our ability to remove conditions on our green cards?
- Should I apply for an H-1B visa or an F-1 visa while waiting for my EB-5 case to be approved?
- How long can green card holders stay outside the U.S.?
- What should we expect if we have EB-5 and EB-2 cases pending at the same time?
- Can I get my student status back if the I-485 gets rejected?
- Can I travel outside the U.S. with my student visa while my I-485 is pending?
- Are jobs created before the adjudication of an I-526 application qualifies for EB-5?
- How do EB-5 investors get their social security numbers?
- Should I file an EB-5 I-485 when I have an EB-1 I-485 case pending?
- Which type of visa should I apply for to enter the U.S. to conduct due diligence on the regional center projects that I am interested in?
- How could a previous criminal record impact my eligibility for EB-5?
- Does the new commercial enterprise have to create jobs before its investors receive the conditional green card or after?
- Is it a good idea to add children who are almost 21 years old to an EB-5 application?
- How long does it take to adjudicate an I-526 after it is assigned to an officer?
- How should an EB-5 dependent who needs a J-1 waiver file for permanent residency?
- Can I apply for EB-5 if I have a pending asylum application?
- Why is my I-526 still pending after 37 months?
- How are EB-5 investors notified when their I-526 applications are approved?
- How could a pending EB-5 application impact my TN status?
- Will my children who were born in mainland China be subject to the EB-5 retrogression?
- Can I change status from B1/B2 to E2 with a pending EB-5 case?
- What should I do if the adjudication of my I-526 is outside the normal time frame?
- How many times can I use my EB-5 visa to enter the U.S.?
- What type of attorneys should we look for if things go wrong with my EB-5 case?
- Can I invest in the company that sponsors me for an H-1b visa and apply for EB-5?
- What happens to the EB-5 investors if the new commercial enterprise is sold to another company?
- Why are two I-526 cases adjudicated differently for applications filed at the same time?
- What happens to an EB-5 dependent who turns 21 years old during consulate processing?
- What are the tax consequences of opening a U.S. bank account for a prospective EB-5 investor?
- When will the EB-5 dependents receive the invoices for their visa processing fees?
- When can I receive I-526 receipt?
- What are considered significant changes in an EB-5 project?
- Can we use money earned in the U.S. as our EB-5 funds?
- Should my daughter apply for an F-1 visa if she has a pending DS-260?
- Should I inform USCIS if the EB-5 project I invest in receives an exemplar approval after I file I-526?
- What requirements should an existing business meet as an EB-5 qualified business?
- Can I get my student status back if my EB-5 I-485 is rejected?
- Do I have to stay in the U.S. if I participate in EB-5 for my son?
- What should investors at the I-829 stage do if fraud is found in the EB-5 project?
- How can a group of investors set up a branch in the U.S. and apply for EB-5?
- How can Chinese investors maintain the "at risk" status of the funds without having to reinvest?
- How can I enter the U.S. with an expired green card and a pending naturalization case?
- Is it important for an EB-5 investor to show that the direct investment is making money?
- When are EB-5 investors allowed to get the investment money returned?
- What should my student status be if I have a pending EB-5 I-485 case?
- What is the process of receiving a green card for an EB-5 investor currently living outside the U.S.?
- What are the minimum requirements for maintaining permanent residency for the investor, spouse and children?
- Why am I receiving schedule K-1 but no actual payment?
- When will I get a notice from the national visa center after my I-526 gets approved?
- When am I eligible to apply for U.S. citizenship as an EB-5 investor?
- What should EB-5 investors do if their visa application cases are put under administrative processing?
- Who are eligible to adjust status in the U.S. for the EB-5 program?
- How can I change the EB-5 interview location?
- How can I apply for EB-2 and EB-5 concurrently?
- Can one have two I-130 applications filed at the same time?
- How can I invest in an existing business and do EB-5?
- How can I apply for EB-5 if my country of birth is Somalia?
- From where are police clearances required for EB-5?
- Will having a mistake on my DS-260 affect my interview?
- Can I file my I-829 together with my spouse if my spouse is still waiting on her own I-485 decision?
- Can a sports team get EB-5 investors?
- How can regional center policymaking affect an EB-5 visa outcome?
- How can asylum applicants apply for EB-5?
- Can a DACA recipient apply for EB-5?
- How should I send the civil documents to the National Visa Center?
- Can one person stay on E-2 while another applies for EB-5?
- How can we transfer from H-1B to EB-5?
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