About Julia Roussinova
Julia Roussinova is an EB-5 immigration attorney at IBRLAW GROUP, PLLC, located in Bellevue, Wash. She has extensive experience handling intricate immigration matters before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Department of State, and other government agencies and courts. Although Attorney Roussinova represents clients in a variety of employment and family nonimmigrant and immigrant visa matters, she devotes a significant part of her legal practice to EB-5 visas and investor representation. She regularly works with immigrant investors, regional centers, business and securities attorneys, investment advisers and other professionals involved in complex EB-5 visa matters.
Attorney Roussinova represents clients from around the world through all stages of the EB-5 visa program, helping them to traverse the demanding investment immigration process and obtain green cards for themselves and their loved ones. Her services include analysis and execution of all required business and immigration documents, business formation and planning as necessary, tax planning, preparation and filing of the investor's I-526 petition, assistance with consular processing or the adjustment of status (green card) process, and preparation and filing of the I-829 petition for removal of conditions, as well as counseling clients on any issues they may have regarding the EB-5 immigrant investor process.
Attorney Roussinova attained her law degree at the Seattle University School of Law in Seattle, Wash., during which time she also completed a rigorous focus program in Tax Law. Subsequent to attaining her law degree, she completed the LL.M. Program in Tax Law at the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle, Wash. To that end, Attorney Roussinova is proud to offer extensive experience in tax law and estate planning to her immigration clients, who are in the process of immigrating to the United States for permanent residence – thus making them subject to U.S. tax laws and regulations. This may include, but is not limited to, international and domestic estate planning, and tax planning in order to preserve clients' assets and reduce taxes.
In addition to her other educational qualifications, Attorney Roussinova holds a Master's degree in Linguistics. She also speaks Russian, which greatly helps her in representing international clients from Eastern Europe and Russia in their immigration cases and other legal matters. As a first-generation immigrant herself, Attorney Roussinova understands how difficult the immigration process can be, and is particularly sensitive to the obstacles that many U.S. immigrants and their families may face. She is admitted to practice law before the Washington state courts, the U.S. Tax Court, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, and the Internal Revenue Service. She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and is very active in the immigration law community.
Answers to EB-5 1746 Questions Answered
- When do I need to start fulfilling tax obligations as an EB-5 investor?
- How could my credit score impact the approval rate of my I-526 application?
- How long does it take from getting an I-526 approval to getting an EB-5 visa?
- How is the current situation in Hong Kong impacting the process for Hong Kong-born investors to get an EB-5 visa?
- How can I use an existing business to apply for EB-5?
- How can a direct EB-5 business support the application of several foreign investors?
- How can I become a partner of an LLC as a tourist visa holder and later use it for EB-5?
- How can I apply for U.S. citizenship with a conditional green card?
- How can I file an E-2 application and an EB-5 at the same time?
- How can a foreigner who has overstayed his tourist visa apply for EB-5?
- How can I apply for EB-5 if my mother and sister have applied for asylum?
- How can I strategically plan the timing of my EB-5 filing to meet the Nov. 21 deadline?
- How can I stay in the U.S. with an approved I-526 and an expired F-1 visa?
- How can I return to the U.S. as a green card holder who has stayed outside the country for an extended period of time?
- How can I apply for EB-5 with a criminal record that has been removed?
- How can conditional green card holders apply for naturalization?
- How can I transfer my permanent residency application to the EB-3 category with a pending I-829?
- What should I do if my adjustment of status application is rejected due to incorrect payment information?
- How can EB-5 investors apply for Obamacare?
- If my EB-5-based I-485 gets rejected, how long do I have before I must leave the U.S.?
- What happens to an EB-5 project if the unemployment rate of its TEA falls below 150% of the national average?
- How should EB-5 investors read the visa bulletin?
- When can investors request to get their EB-5 investment funds back?
- How can I apply for I-131 re-entry permit outside the U.S.?
- How can I correct a mistake in the DS-260 form during the EB-5 visa interview?
- How can EB-5 investors protect their rights to equal employment opportunities?
- What does it mean to be physically present in the U.S. while filing for I-131?
- How can I enter the country with a valid F-1 visa and a pending I-526 application?
- How should investors interpret the job creation numbers on the form I-829?
- What is the I-526 processing time for an Africa-born investor?
- When will I be eligible to apply for U.S. citizenship?
- What requirements should a business meet to qualify for EB-5?
- How can I start a direct EB-5 investment with an H-1b visa?
- What documents do I need to prove that I am an accredited investor for the EB-5 program?
- How should investors arrange the timing of investment in EB-5?
- How should investors choose between EB-5 and E-2?
- How can an EB-5 projects recruit more EB-5 investors than what was originally intended in the project business plan?
- How should an Indian investor weigh his options between EB-5 and EB-2?
- How can I run an EB-5 business on behalf of my relative who is an EB-5 investor?
- How long does it take USCIS to issue a receipt for an I-526 application?
- How can I transfer my EB-2 priority date to my EB-5 application?
- How can I initiate an EB-5 application in the U.S. on a visitor visa?
- How long can EB-5 visa holders stay in the U.S.?
- Should I withdraw a risky I-829 application and pursue a green card with I-130?
- Is it possible to maintain residency requirements in both the U.S. and Canada at the same time?
- When do I need to fulfill the tax liabilities in the U.S. as an EB-5 investor?
- Should I be worried that I have not got any case updates for my advance parole application three months after USCIS received it?
- How can I file an EB-2 case if I already hold an EB-5-based conditional green card?
- How can I file a renewal of advance parole with a pending I-485 and travel with an expiring advance parole?
- How can an EB-5 investor and his dependent proceed with the I-485/DS-260 process separately?
- How can I apply for an H-1b visa with a pending EB-5 case?
- How could a pending I-526 case impact my ability to get an F-1 visa?
- What is the progress of the H.R. 1044 bill?
- How long can I stay outside the U.S. while waiting for the I-826 to be processed?
- How can I get the time spent waiting for an I-485 to be approved count towards the 5-year citizenship requirement?
- What costs are included in an EB-5 investment?
- Can I enter the country with a visitor visa if I have a green card?
- Can I withdraw a pending I-829 application and re-apply for another type of green card while in the U.S.?
- How can I convert an existing business to an EB-5 investment?
- Why did our EB-5 visa application get denied?
- How possible is it that a 10-year-old dependent will age out if an Indian investor participates in EB-5 now?
- How can I prove the source of funds for inherited money?
- What are the restrictions on a G4 visa holder to apply for EB-5?
- How could an EB-5 application impact my ability to get a visitor visa?
- When can I get a biometrics appointment?
- How could the H.R. 1044 bill impact EB-5 investors?
- How can I get my green card back if it has been deemed abandoned?
- Will I have any issues applying for an H-4 visa with an approved I-526?
- Can I apply for an E-2 visa with a pending I-526?
- Can I travel on an H-1B visa with an approved I-526 petition?
- How should EB-5 investors choose regional centers to work with?
- What are the tax liabilities of EB-5 investors?
- What should I do to request a refund for my EB-5 investment?
- How could the new price tag of EB-5 impact previous investors?
- What are the minimum investment requirements for using a troubled business for EB-5?
- Is escrow for the investment a USCIS requirement for EB-5?
- How long do I have to remain in the U.S. after receiving a green card through EB-5?
- What is the receipt date of my I-485 if the first application got denied?
- Can I adjust my status based on marriage if my I-829 gets denied?
- What happens if the primary EB-5 applicant passes away before the EB-5 process is completed?
- 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?
- Should I apply to renew my F-1 visa or should my parents submit an I-130 petition for me?
- Where should we start to raise capital from EB-5 investors?
- Does the petitioner count toward the job-creation requirement?
- What is the minimum age to apply for EB-5?
- What happens if my EB-5 case gets into the visa retrogression?
- Can I change the country of chargeability of my EB-5 case while the I-526 is pending?
- Should I choose to change status or apply for an EB-5 visa on my I-526 form?
- What are the solutions for Indian investors whose dependents might age out due to the retrogression?
- Is it possible to apply for the EB-5 program with a criminal record?
- What are the negative impacts on an investor who withdraws an approved I-526 petition?
- What are the current wait times for Australians?
- How can we apply for EB-5 if we have stakes in a foreign company that will acquire a U.S. company?
- How can we invest in an EB-5 restaurant franchise project with diners at different locations?
- Will I be denied entry if I have received treatment for syphilis?
- If F-1 students use EB-5-based I-485 EAD, will they lose their student status?
- What is the current waiting time for new EB-5 investors from India?
- What should investors do if they find issues with their EB-5 investments at the I-829 stage?
- What options do we have for our 20-year-old daughter when retrogression hits India investors in July?
- Can my girlfriend have two pending petitions for permanent residency?
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