Immigration Attorney Raymond G. Lahoud is a partner at Norris McLaughlin, P.A. While Lahoud serves clients globally, he works primarily at the law firm’s offices in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
As chairman of Norris McLaughlin’s immigration practice, Lahoud oversees a team of employer immigration auditors, immigration attorneys, immigration review and compliance experts, as well as paralegals and legal assistants. Lahoud has experience working with immigrant and non-immigrant visas, including EB-5 investor visas, citizenship and naturalization claims, immigration waivers, and deportation defense.
Lahoud focuses on immigration and deportation defense for families and individuals, including students, professors, researchers, skilled professionals, athletes, and entertainers. He also works with domestic and international businesses and corporations, employers, employees, and investors. Lahoud serves clients in various industries, including healthcare, education, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, economic development, real estate, warehousing and distribution, and talent recruitment. He also advises governmental agencies, nonprofit organizations, and religious groups.
Before joining Norris McLaughlin, Lahoud was an immigration lawyer with Baurkot & Baurkot in Pennsylvania for seven years.
Lahoud is a member of the New York Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, American Bar Association, American Immigration Lawyers Association, American Association for Justice, and American Civil Liberties Union. Lahoud has received the Empire State Pro Bono Counsel Award several years and the Martindale-Hubbell Platinum Client Champion Award, which recognizes lawyers for delivering excellent client service. He has been named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers and a Top-rated Immigration Attorney in the New York Metro Area. In 2017, he was featured in an NBC News special: Daily Life with an Immigration Attorney.
Lahoud graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. He received his Juris Doctor (JD) from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C.
Answers to EB-5 319 Questions Answered
- How can my son pursue an education in the United States if his EB-5 I-526 is not approved on time?
- How can I change my conditional EB-5 green card to a permanent EB-1C green card?
- How will marrying a U.S. citizen affect my conditional EB-5 status?
- How will the denial of my EB-5 I-526 impact my I-485 application that I concurrently filed?
- What should I do if the address change for my EB-5 form I-829 dependents is not accepted online?
- How can I speed up my second consular interview for my EB-5 visa?
- How can I withdraw an I-526 petition that has not been approved yet?
- How can I apply for a I-485 for EB-5 while on a visitor visa in the USA?
- My I-526 has been pending for over 4 years, what can I do with my EB-5 application?
- When should I file a writ of mandamus in my EB-5 case?
- How can we withdraw a direct EB-5 I-526 petition?
- Can I apply for an EB-5 visa while having a pending asylum to the United States?
- How long will an I-526 approval take after RFE for my EB-5 petition?
- When can I expect a response to my RFE for my EB-5 I-526 petition?
- How can my direct EB-5 visa investment amount be paid at the time of filing my petition?
- What happens to the Mandamus after my I-829 was denied for my EB-5 visa?
- Since the EB-5 regional center program has lapsed, is it reasonable for us to redeploy to keep the money as “at-risk” investment?
- How will my medical condition impact by EB-5 green card application?
- What is the criteria for direct EB-5 full time job creation?
- How can I do direct EB-5 with a VC type investment as a gift if its in a TEA?
- What is the travel risk for an EB-5 investor with approved combo card: I-131 and I-765?
- How can I as an Indian national solve this issue that I can only transfer $250,000 a year from India for my EB-5 application?
- How can I renew my immigration visa when the EB-5 regional center program is not reauthorized?
- What are my EB-5 options after my I-829 was denied after pending for years?
- How can I stay in the US and continue to receive I-551 stamps when my I-829 was denied because of fraud?
- What does it mean for me as an EB-5 investor that the DOJ has removed the case quota for immigration judges?
- How can we submit an additional 290b if my I-829 was denied for EB-5?
- When should I apply for EB-5 if I am currently in the US on an E-2?
- How can I expedite my consular processing for my EB-5 petition?
- How should I file my I-765, through STEM OPT extension or through AOS that is pending?
- How can I travel outside the country on advance parole with an expired passport?
- With an approved I-526 in January 2021, what can I do to get my EB-5 approved when the program is not reauthorized?
- How can we make our business an EB-5 investment?
- How can I determine a TEA location for my EB-5 direct investment?
- How do I get the extension from 18 months to 24 months for my I-797 for EB-5?
- How can we stay in the country while we appeal our EB-5 case to a federal immigration court?
- Is it worth filing a mandamus in our EB-5 case to prevent our child from aging out?
- What is the direct EB-5 job creation timeline?
- How should EB-5 applicants answer questions about immigration petition filing on the DS-160 form for their H1b visa stamping?
- How can I change the EB-5 interview location to my home country after I submitted DS-260?
- Are permanent residents from EB-5 protected by US law and government in a foreign country?
- How do I as a hospitality company find EB-5 direct investors?
- How long is the RFE processing times for EB-5?
- What happens with my status since my I-829 receipt expires soon and I am unable to schedule an info pass appointment?
- How can I obtain an EB-5 green card funded with a loan?
- How likely is it that the EB-5 regional center program will be reauthorized by the end of 2021?
- How will the lapse in the EB-5 regional center program affect the waiting times for direct EB-5 cases?
- How can I file an EB-3 based 10-year green card when I already have an EB-5 based conditional green card?
- How can I change my consular processing location for EB-5?
- Can I add my spouse to my EB-5 application later if I indicated “No” to “Applying for Visa Abroad” in I-526?
- Since the EB-5 RC reauthorization has lapsed, will USCIS adjudicate AP Combo Card applications while putting I-485 applications on-hold?
- Why am I getting an EB-5 visa interview in July when the EB-5 regional center program is expired?
- Do I file a DS-260 form or an I-485 form for my EB-5 application if my kids are already studying in the U.S.?
- How will it impact future visa applications if my visa was revoked due to EB-5 fraud?
- WILL THE NVC KEEP PROCESSING EB-5 VISA APPLICATIONS BASED ON APPROVED REGIONAL CENTER EB-5 PETITIONS?
- Am I still on a normal processing time for my EB-5 visa?
- What would happen with pending investors if the EB-5 program is not reauthorized?
- How can we as EB-5 investors use the address of a friend or relative for a re-entry permit application?
- Our approved EB-5 I-526 was sent to NVC by mistake, but is it possible to file the I-485 now or do we have to wait for a fee bill?
- Why are the I-485 processing times for EB-5 so long?
- How can I change the location of my EB-5 interview?
- At what point in the EB-5 process can we get our investment back?
- What can I do with my EB-5 application if my CSPA request was not eligible?
- How can I travel overseas while waiting for my EB-5 biometrics appointment for my I-485?
- As an EB-5 investor with an approved I-526, what happens now when the company I invested in went bankrupt due to COVID?
- My I-526 was approved in December but USCIS still has not sent my EB-5 case to the NVC. What can I do?
- Do I need to pay U.S. taxes while on a conditional green card?
- When could the new EB-5 reform be announced?
- When do I receive biometrics after I file the I-131 travel document?
- How can I file an I-941 international entrepreneur parole petition if I have a pending I-526?
- How can I withdraw my EB-5 regional center petition and get the investment back?
- When can EB-5 applicants enjoy in-state tuition?
- How long does it generally take to receive green cards in the mail after entering the U.S.?
- How can my minor daughter and son apply for EB-5?
- How is job creation by multi-level marketing considered for EB-5 purposes?
- My child aged out due to a wrong I-526 form filed by my immigration attorney. What options do I have?
- How do I travel right after the EB-5 consular interview?
- How can I provide proof that the direct EB-5 enterprise is established in a targeted employment area?
- How can I use online money transfer service statements as proof for source of funds for EB-5?
- How can I convert my E-2 business to an EB-5 project?
- How can I re-enter the U.S. as an F-1 visa holder after filing my DS-260?
- How will the travel ban impact my EB-5 application?
- What are the requirements to prove the creation of 10 jobs for direct EB-5 investments?
- How can I stay in the U.S. with an expired OPT extension but a pending I-526?
- How do multiple investors maintain active roles in a direct investment?
- When do project offering documents for an EB-5 project need to be updated?
- How can I invest in EB-5 with currency from my home country?
- How can I return to the U.S. with an expired EB-5 visa?
- How can an EB-5 dependent get travel authorization without an I-829 notice?
- How will an E-2 visa help my EB-5 application?
- How quickly do EB-5 funds have to be redeployed after the loan is repaid to maintain investors” “at risk” status?
- How can I make both my wives dependents on my EB-5 application?
- What is the process for USCIS to review the response to an RFE?
- How can an adopted child by an EB-5 dependent spouse be qualified as child of the main applicant?
- How can I apply for EB-5 if I have a pending I-130?
- How can I remain in status and be free to travel outside the U.S. during an I-829 appeal?
- How do different categories of projects influence regional center designation?
- How can an EB-5 dependent obtain a conditional green card separately from the main applicant?
- How can I change the location for consular interview?
- How can I prove EB-5 source of funds with a mortgage secured by inherited real estate?
- What should I do if I withdrew my application but the regional center refuse to pay me back?
- What are the legal requirements of becoming an “EB-5 agent”?
- How would EB-5 be impacted if there is a government shutdown?
- What are the chances I can return to H-1B status if my EB-5 I-829 is denied?
- How much can I travel with a pending I-485?
- How to convert a hospitality construction project to an EB-5 Project?
- What is the best next step when you find out your I-526 application was submitted with mistakes?
- What can an investor do if she loses her passport and attached I-551 stamp while traveling overseas?
- How long does it take to process the I-131 travel document?
- How can I invest in two separate urgent care centers as part of one EB-5 project?
- How can I remove myself from the immigration “blacklist” so I can apply for an EB-5 visa?
- How often should I update USCIS of changes in my chosen EB-5 Project?
- How can I make the new commercial enterprise qualify for the Targeted Employment Area EB-5 investment amount if it is not currently located in a TEA?
- How late can I add my daughter to my EB-5 application?
- What are the work/residency restrictions for conditional green card holders?
- What should I do if my lawyer submits my I-526 filled with errors?
- If I quit my H-1B job while the I-526 is pending, do I need to leave the United States?
- How restricted are EB-5 visa holders in terms of traveling abroad?
- 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 does USCIS define “dependents” in the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program?
- How can I check my EB-5 priority date?
- What are the travel requirements for newborns of lawful permanent residents outside the United States?
- What are the physical residence requirements for naturalization after receiving a green card?
- What are the filing requirements if I want to add a new EB-5 project to an existing regional center?
- How does an EB-5 regional center get terminated?
- How can two family members invest in the same project and both receive an EB-5 visa?
- What restrictions are there on an EB-5 investor's family members' ability to work in the U.S.?
- What kind of projects qualify as EB-5 projects and what should I think about when selecting one?
- How can I file for an H-1B extension after I receive approval on the I-485?
- What are the requirements for the jobs that need to be created with an EB-5 project to qualify an investor for their green card?
- How do I remove my child from the DS-260 Immigrant Visa Electronic Application?
- What do background checks through USCIS involve?
- How long can we wait to fully immigrate the United States after getting our green cards?
- How will a previous deportation affect me if I file for an EB-5 visa?
- What is considered eligible capital for an EB-5 investment?
- How can a non-accredited investor participate in the EB-5 program?
- What happens if a U.S. citizen petitions for their spouse with a pending EB-5?
- What constitutes abandonment of the EB-5 application?
- Who conducts the EB-5 due diligence report?
- Chase Hughes
- How can a company also hire its EB-5 investors?
- Which name should be used for the EB-5 application?
- J and C International Group
- Who do we hire if want to start an EB-5 regional center?
- What kind of projects can receive EB-5 funding?
- When would the child of an EB-5 investor file their own petition?
- Why were other I-526 petitions in an EB-5 project approved before mine?
- What are the chances of denial at the I-829 stage?
- What is causing the delay in I-829 processing times?
- How can I use a business created on a B-1/B-2 visa to get an EB-5 visa?
- What is the timeline to deny an I-829 petition?
- When do I hire an EB-5 immigration attorney?
- What is the fastest marriage visa option for an EB-5 permanent resident?
- What costs are there beyond the EB-5 investment amount?
- What are the benefits of investing in EB-5 besides the visa?
- What security checks are EB-5 investor applicants required to undergo?
- What happens if a foreigner purchases an EB-5 regional center?
- What benefits does the spouse of an EB-5 investor receive?
- When can an EB-5 dependent get an EAD card?
- How can we apply for EB-5 with a pending EB-2 application?
- When can sales of assets begin after acquiring EB-5 funding?
- When does the two year conditional residence start?
- Where must EB-5 dependents live during conditional residence?
- What are the most important documents to review before an EB-5 investment?
- How extensive is the EB-5 visa background check?
- What happens if our I-797 expires?
- Who receives the EB-5 investment funds?
- How can I sponsor a foreigner to work in my EB-5 business?
- Who reviews the EB-5 application at the I-485 stage?
- How will applying for citizenship elsewhere affect an EB-5 application?
- How should EB-5 funds be gifted to avoid source of fund issues?
- What is the difference between the EB-5 and EB-3 visa?
- How will an EB-5 application affect A-1 visa status?
- How can the EB-5 investor control the financial result of his investment?
- When must I have the EB-5 funds ready in my bank account?
- How can my son get his EB-5 conditional green card before me?
- What approval does a business need join the EB-5 program?
- What are the possible ways I can participate in the EB-5 program?
- How many attorneys can I have on my EB-5 case?
- How can the consulate interview location be changed?
- How do I find out the status of my EB-5 application?
- How can we protect our son from aging out?
- How will the U.S. elections affect EB-5 applications?
- How would an I-131 reentry permit affect a filed I-829?
- What are the term limits on EB-5 funding?
- Who can operate an EB-5 regional center?
- How will an EB-5 petition affect a filed family petition?
- What does the “Date for Filing” mean for Chinese EB-5 investors?
- What status must EB-5 employees have to count toward the minimum 10?
- How can a Chinese investor avoid the EB-5 backlog?
- How will I know if my attorney has filed my EB-5 application?
- When can my son in the United States adjust his status?
- When must a direct investor have an EB-5 business plan?
- How safe can the EB 5 visa investment be?
- How does USCIS send out RFEs for investors in an EB-5 project?
- What are the financial requirements for an EB-5 green card?
- Which countries are restricted from the EB-5 visa?
- What are requirements for investing in a newer EB-5 company?
- How do I do due diligence on EB-5 regional center projects?
- How will an EB-5 application affect CPT, OPT, and H-1B?
- When will the minimum EB-5 investment amount change?
- Who is required to create the 10 EB-5 jobs?
- When can unmarried children over 21 get a green card?
- What is the status of dependents after I-526 approval?
- How will missing due diligence info affect an EB-5 application?
- What types of businesses can obtain EB-5 funding?
- When can I get my EB-5 investment back?
- How can a conditional permanent resident apply for citizenship?
- How long does I-526 approval take after the project exemplar approval?
- When must EB-5 funds be put into the escrow account?
- What is the next step after EB-5 petition denial?
- Why did I-526 denials increase in 2016?
- What can an employer pay for on the EB-5 application?
- How does USCIS view EB-5 investment funds earned from bitcoins?
- How many other EB-5 investors will be in a regional center project?
- How will an EB-5 visa help dependents who have overstayed?
- What is the difference between USCIS and the NVC?
- When can I add my husband to my EB-5 application?
- How are employees selected for jobs created by EB-5 investment?
- What is the difference between the EB-5 investment amounts?
- When is an I-526 petition considered filed?
- How can a charity participate in the EB-5 program?
- When does a regional center start accessing the EB-5 funds?
- What happens if I make two EB-5 investments?
- What are the sourcing requirements for the EB-5 admin fee?
- How much of my wealth do I need to prove for an EB-5 visa?
- What EB-5 source of funds type is the easiest to prove?
- What can EB-5 investor proceeds be used for in a project?
- Who can get a green card with the main EB-5 investor?
- When must EB-5 regional center fees be paid?
- When does the period for continuous residence for naturalization begin?
- What criteria should be considered to select an EB-5 attorney?
- Where are EB-5 regional centers located?
- What are the conditions for I-829 approval?
- What happens if a dependent travels without the main EB-5 petitioner?
- How can I meet the EB-5 lawful capital requirement?
- Why would USCIS process only some EB-5 petitions?
- When does an EB-5 project need to be approved?
- How long must an existing EB-5 business remain profitable for?
- What does “Processing Cases As Of Date” mean on the IPO website?
- What is the I-829 stage interview?
- How many days must an EB-5 investor spend in the United States?
- Which EB-5 form is required for a non-regional center project?
- How do we attribute jobs only to the EB-5 investor?
- How do immigration attorneys help EB-5 project developers?
- How close must I live to my direct EB-5 investment?
- How long must an EB-5 investment be at risk for?
- How much money must I have to make an EB-5 investment?
- What is Form DS-260 used for?
- How will a prior overstay affect an EB-5 application?
- How will a divorce during conditional residence affect my I-829?
- Who should be the main EB-5 applicant?
- What does filing a Mandamus do for an EB-5 petition?
- How can EB-5 investors from China get green cards faster?
- How can my whole family give up our conditional EB-5 green cards?
- How do we document indirect or induced EB-5 job creation?
- Who determines whether an EB-5 investor is in good health?
- Where can employees in an EB-5 business be located?
- How long do EB-5 direct investors have to create the required jobs?
- How can a child born abroad obtain an EB-5 green card?
- When can an EB-5 investor apply for U.S. citizenship?
- When do I have to make the full EB-5 direct investment?
- Who must prove the source of funds for an EB-5 investment?
- How can our son stay in the United States if he ages out?
- What is the EB-5 priority date?
- How can I qualify for EB-5 using the business I already own?
- What is the success rate for receiving the EB-5 visa?
- What guarantees can a regional center give EB-5 investors?
- What are some reasons people apply to the EB-5 program?
- What can an EB-5 regional center do with investment funds?
- How can we count indirect EB-5 jobs?
- How does USCIS view binary options as an EB-5 investment source?
- What does it mean if an EB-5 project already has I-526 approvals?
- Who can transfer the funds to the EB-5 regional center?
- What is my immigration status once I have an EB-5 conditional green card?
- What should we do if one family member is missing their fee bill?
- How can I pause an EB-2 petition during EB-5 conditional residence?
- How will staying illegally in another country affect my EB-5 application?
- What counts towards the EB-5 investment amount?
- Which EB-5 professionals will a regional center provide for me?
- 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?
- How long after I incorporate a U.S. company can I apply for EB-5?
- What is the role of an EB-5 regional center?
- What are the benefits of an H-1B extension with a pending I-485?
- When should I have my direct EB-5 business plan?
- At what stage will an EB-5 investor receive their first K-1 form?
- How long will I have to transfer money to an EB-5 regional center?
- What does it mean if an EB-5 regional center is government-affiliated?
- How are EB-5 investors actively involved in a regional center project?
- Which employment-based petition should I submit first?
- How can I tell if an existing business qualifies for the lower EB-5 investment?
- How will an SEC lawsuit affect my EB-5 visa eligibility?
- How is the country of origin determined for the EB-5 visa?
- Where should the EB-5 attorney I hire be located?
- How does USCIS regard employee turnover in an EB-5 business?
- What are the fiduciary duties for EB-5 regional centers?
- What are the EB-5 rules on equity versus a loan?
- Why is the wait time longer for Chinese EB-5 applicants?
- How can my parents apply for an EB-5 visa using my funds?
- What happens if an EB-5 investor gets a job in the regional center?
- How will divorce affect an EB-5 permanent green card?
- When is an EB-5 regional center required?
- How can I remain in status during EB-5 petition processing?
- How will applying for an L-1 visa affect my I-526 approval?
- How do additional family members affect an EB-5 petition?
- How can an investor in a failed EB-5 project keep their priority date?
- Who must fill out the DS-260 application?
- When must the spouse of an EB-5 applicant file the I-485?
- What will happen to my U.S. property if I give up my EB-5 green card?
- What happens if an EB-5 business does not make a profit?
- How soon after marriage can a same sex couple apply for the EB-5 visa?
- What is the difference between EB-5 and EB-2 or EB-3?
- How long must an EB-5 green card holder live in the United States each year?
- How can I qualify for direct EB-5 using two different businesses?
- How can venture capital be used for an EB-5 investment?
- When will our children qualify for resident tuition rates through EB-5?
- What is the average time until consular processing post-I-526 approval?
- What documents will I need to show at a CBP internal checkpoint?
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