To facilitate EB-5 capital formation, SEC has proposed to substitute the finder’s interpretations with a proposed exemption to the registration requirements, creating two types of finders....
About Robert V Cornish Jr
Robert Cornish practices in the legal areas of litigation, arbitration, regulatory and compliance matters for broker-dealers, investment advisers, hedge funds, and many other organizations in the United States and abroad. He places particular emphasis on alternative investment cases, broker-dealer and EB-5 fund formation, compliance and governance matters such as litigation, arbitration and enforcement. Cornish previously served as chief legal and compliance officer and in-house counsel for prominent investment firms, where he acquired valuable experience handling complex business management and marketing matters for investment management clients.
Recognized as one of the most experienced securities attorneys in the EB-5 arena by his peers, as well as a thought leader on broker-dealer and investment adviser compliance in the EB-5 space, Cornish is often asked to speak on such matters to industry participants and others. Cornish is a member of the EB5 Securities Roundtable, a group of leading EB-5 securities attorneys organized to facilitate best practices in the offerings of EB-5 securities and to urge harmonization of the EB-5 program with securities laws.
Answers to EB-5 193 Questions Answered
- What happens to my EB-5 funds if I do not submit an RFE response for I-526?
- When should I expect to get my EB-5 funds back?
- What is the first step to successfully getting EB-5 money back?
- What happens if I do not give my consent to the EB-5 regional center when they seek to redeploy my funds after the original loan term is over?
- How can we get a refund for our EB-5 investment that got rejected due to project failure?
- How can we best perform due diligence while looking at potential EB-5 regional centers?
- How can I prevent NCE from keeping my EB-5 investment money?
- How can I follow up with USCIS to get my EB-5 withdrawal acknowledged?
- How will it affect my EB-5 application if the company I invested in files for bankruptcy after my I-526 is approved?
- What is the impact of EB-5 redeployment on me obtaining my permanent green card?
- How can I establish my own EB-5 Regional Center in a TEA zone?
- How do I deal with the source of funds requirement if I am the only direct EB-5 investor in a project?
- How can I withdraw an I-526 petition that has not been approved yet?
- My I-526 has been pending for over 4 years, what can I do with my EB-5 application?
- What will happen with my I-829 approval if the jobs created in my EB-5 project are not enough for all investors?
- What happens if the EB-5 job creating enterprise changes, will it count as a material change?
- What law protects EB-5 investors if a regional center or attorney acts in negligence?
- How can I bring on a federal lawsuit against the EB-5 Regional Centers because of the reauthorization lapse?
- How can I and 63 other EB-5 investors launch a regional center class action lawsuit?
- What are the litigation options for an EB-5 investor in the US with a denied I-485?
- How can I use Forex Trading (UK) returns as a source of funds for my EB-5 petition?
- How can an EB-5 class action lawsuit be filed against USCIS or the US government?
- How do I get started with direct EB-5 investing?
- How can I redeploy or get the rest of my EB-5 investment back if the project fails?
- What happens if the direct EB-5 program changes the minimum investment amount after I file a petition?
- How do I demonstrate that my EB-5 funds are from a lawful source?
- How can I prove that the area where I plan on investing falls in a TEA if I cannot get a TEA letter?
- With a pending I-829, can I receive part of my capital back without redeploying or will I get an RFE?
- Since my EB-5 project has financial issues, how can I change my conditional green card to a B visa?
- How can we make our business an EB-5 investment?
- How can I withdraw my EB-5 investment and get money back?
- How do I as a hospitality company find EB-5 direct investors?
- How can we escrow the EB-5 investment after the I-526 approval?
- Can I as an Afghan investor get priority for EB-5 due to the circumstances in my country?
- What happens if I file my EB-5 petition with the $500K amount and then the amount increases before my I-526 petition is adjudicated?
- What happens with my I-829 petition if the EB-5 regional center program dies?
- Would the reasonable redeployment period be considered as "at risk" for EB-5?
- What happens if I apply for EB-5 now at $500K and then USCIS increases the investment amount?
- What happens with my EB-5 application and investment now when the EB-5 program was not reauthorized?
- Since I have invested $900,000 in a TEA, what happens with my EB-5 application now since the investment amount has returned to $500,000?
- What happens if the EB-5 project has created 90% of the required jobs but then fails?
- Does USCIS require that the jobs for the EB-5 project still be in existence at the time of the I-829 petition?
- What happens with my EB-5 investment if the EB-5 program is not reauthorized on June 30?
- What happens if an EB-5 project has created sufficient jobs, but fails to be completed? How does it impact my EB-5 green card?
- Is a completion delay of an EB-5 project considered as material change?
- What are the chances of I-829 approval if the EB-5 project is delayed and not finished?
- What does it mean when an EB-5 regional center has created 80% of the jobs for a project?
- As an EB-5 investor with an approved I-526, what happens now when the company I invested in went bankrupt due to COVID?
- What is the best economic model to use when developing an EB-5 project?
- What are the implications of a SEC investigation of an EB-5 regional center for its projects?
- How can I use my EB-5 investment as collateral for a secured loan?
- What options are there for Chinese nationals to speed along the immigration process?
- How can I set up an EB-5 project where the escrow and LLC accounts are one in the same?
- What happens to the EB-5 investors if the USCIS terminates the regional center they have chosen to work with?
- How will the new Trump administration impact the EB-5 program?
- As an EB-5 investor, how can I get my money back if I no longer wish to obtain a green card?
- What kind of documents should we compile to show our source of funds?
- How will the EB-5 visa backlog affect EB-5 projects with EB-5 investment funds in escrow?
- What will happen if I withdraw my EB-5 application after I-526 approval?
- What happens to pending I-526 petitions if the EB-5 program expires on April 28, 2017?
- How do partnership investments work in the EB-5 program?
- What are the risks of investing in a regional center project with no escrow agreement?
- Why might I-526 petitions in a particular EB-5 project be pending for a long time?
- How can I qualify for EB-5 via a new or existing VC fund?
- What is the difference between using a migration agency and an EB-5 attorney?
- How quickly can EB-5 investment funds be accessed?
- Who is responsible for checking the standing of a regional center with the SEC?
- How can a non-accredited investor participate in the EB-5 program?
- Which court has jurisdiction over my EB-5 case?
- What documents are necessary from the EB-5 regional center?
- What is the cost and time involved in starting a regional center?
- How can we get our investment back if the principal EB-5 investor died?
- Why does it matter if an EB-5 attorney is affiliated with a regional center?
- What are the state-level requirements for becoming a regional center?
- How can I monitor my funds invested in an EB-5 project?
- What kind of deal structure is typical for EB-5 projects?
- Who determines when the full EB-5 investment must be paid?
- How do I process my EB-5 application with an EB-5 law firm?
- What is the difference between an EB-5 attorney and an immigration attorney?
- What would the buyer of an EB-5 regional center be paying for?
- Who do we hire if want to start an EB-5 regional center?
- How does the regional center decide who gets the job credit?
- When do I hire an EB-5 immigration attorney?
- What costs are there beyond the EB-5 investment amount?
- What are the benefits of investing in EB-5 besides the visa?
- What are my options if an EB-5 project fails before permanent status?
- When should an EB-5 regional center have I-924 approval?
- What are the financial requirements to form an EB-5 regional center?
- What are the requirements for transferring funds for EB-5 investment?
- How would an EB-5 regional center diverting funds affect an I-829 petition?
- How will the Sept. 30 deadline affect direct EB-5 investors?
- How will an I-485 delay affect I-829 filing?
- What are the most important documents to review before an EB-5 investment?
- What portion of the EB-5 investment can be inventory?
- What is the next step after EB-5 petition denial?
- What incentives can regional centers offer EB-5 investors?
- What criteria should be considered to select an EB-5 attorney?
- How do immigration attorneys help EB-5 project developers?
- How do I evaluate an individual EB-5 project?
- How can EB-5 investors from China get green cards faster?
Verified EB-5 Investors
As of December 29, 2014
- EB5Investors.com found no public criminal record on BeenVerified.com
- Active BAR member in good standing
EB5 Investors Magazine and EB5investors.com Articles
-
![Avatar]()
-
Like the hedge fund industry, the EB-5 industry must take the steps necessary to demonstrate that it is worthy of regulation befitting market participants who realize that what they do affects perceptions of U.S. financial markets both domestically and abroad....
![Avatar]()
Robert V Cornish Jr