Join the Voice of EB5 Podcast for in-depth discussions with leading investment immigration professionals covering the latest developments and best practices in investment immigration.
About Host Ali Jahangiri:
Voice of EB5 host Ali Jahangiri began his career practicing corporate securities law, now focusing his professional efforts in the EB-5 immigration industry, helping families gain legal US residency by navigating the EB-5 program and helping developers gain access to EB-5 capital. Ali serves as CEO of Eb5investors.com which serves as the EB-5 industry’s leading trade publication, online community and conference series, in addition to hosting the Voice of EB5 podcast.
About the Show:
Voice of EB5 is the podcast for staying up to date about the US EB-5 investment immigration program. On the Voice of EB5 podcast we sit down each week with immigration professionals, from attorneys and financial planners to legislators and the immigrants themselves who are navigating the EB-5 program to cover the nuances of how the EB-5 program works, and the latest EB-5 immigration news. So if you’re interested in obtaining an EB-5 visa, or you’re an immigration professional that wants to stay on top of EB-5 news, we welcome you to the Voice of EB5 Podcast.
Recent Episodes
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How to legally structure EB-5 funds and projects, with Shae Armstrong
How should private funds and investment companies structure their EB-5 funds? Learn about compliance procedures and lender and borrower representation, to placement contracts and related agreements. We provide an overview of proper fund structure in this conversation between Shae Armstrong, partner at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP and EB5Investors’ Ali Jahangiri. Shae Armstrong: 90% of…
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A dive into the latest EB-5 and U.S. immigration law with Ronald Klasko
Ronald Klasko, one of the country’s leading EB-5 attorneys, joins EB5 Investors’ Ali Jahangiri to talk about the latest EB-5 and United States’ immigration developments and other updates about America’s immigration policy that impact EB-5 investors. Ron Klasko: The most extreme right and the most extreme left agree on one thing, and that is our…
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How developers should measure a project’s economic impact to secure EB-5 funding, with Michael Kester
EB-5 developers must prove positive economic impact both to secure funding and maintain compliance for investors. How should EB-5 developers prove positive economic impact, and what types of projects are (and are not) happening today with EB-5 funding? Michael Kester, lead EB-5 economist at Impact DataSource, joins host Ali Jahangiri to discuss these topics and…
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Diving into concurrent visa filings with Ignacio Donoso
Join host Ali Jahangiri as he chats with Ignacio Donoso, Managing Partner at Donoso & Partners, LLC, about selecting advisors and creating strong relationships to drive successful EB-5 investments. Ignacio Donoso: The EB-2 and EB-3 waiting list for India is really quite something. It is hovering in the decades. On paper it’s a ten year…
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Navigating offshore EB-5 investments for Indian HNWIs, with Paresh Karia
Paresh Karia, Acquest Advisors CEO, joins host Ali Jahangiri to talk about India’s new tax laws that impact transfers of funds for overseas investments, including residency by investments programs like EB-5. Paresh Karia: The Indian investors are more evolved, they’re more sophisticated. They’ve been asking a lot of questions, so we have to be prepared.…
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How to structure EB-5 development projects effectively, with Daniel Lundy
How do smart developers structure EB-5 projects for easier approval by immigration adjudicators and ongoing compliance? Join the conversation between Dan Lundy, who is heading up EB-5 development and regional center compliance for Klasko Immigration Law Partners, LLP and our host Ali Jahangiri, who are discussing some of the technical aspects of creating business plans…
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Why Puerto Rico offers EB-5 investment opportunities, with Rogelio Carrasquillo
Rogelio Carrasquillo, managing shareholder of Carrasquillo Law Group P.C., joins host Ali Jahangiri to discuss Puerto Rico’s economy and its unique potential as an area for people interested in EB-5 investments in real estate and infrastructure. Rogelio Carrasquillo: Basically, 99% of the island is considered an opportunity zone, which allows for significant projects to be…
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How States Are Creating Economic Vitality with EB-5
Pine State Regional Center’s CEO, Sebastian Stubbe, joins host Ali Jahangiri to talk about the opportunities EB-5 investments are providing with job-creating projects across multiple industries and sectors, particularly construction, manufacturing, and infrastructure in Arkansas. Sebastian Stubbe: Now that the United States has become more focused on developing manufacturing or I should say, redeveloping manufacturing…
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Investing in hotels with EB-5 funds, with Kyle Walker
In today’s episode, host Ali Jahangiri, speaks with Kyle Walker, CEO of NewGen Worldwide, about successfully including EB-5 funds in real estate hospitality investments, particularly those with unique outdoor experiences. Kyle Walker: One location. We went in and had to buy basically the entire town. So now in that experience, it’s okay. You bought this…
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EB-5 Post-Pandemic and The Vietnamese investor, with Brandon Meyer
Brandon Meyer, EB-5 immigration attorney and partner at Meyer Law Group, explains how the EB-5 market is developing post-COVID, and more specifically how the program is working for investors from Vietnam and Southeast Asia. Brandon Meyer: There’s a lot of people in the industry who still think it’s 2015 or it should be 2015 again,…
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EB-5 Fund Administration Post-RIA, with Reid Thomas
The Reform and Integrity Act has fundamentally changed the way EB-5 works on many levels. In this episode, Reid Thomas, Chief Revenue Officer and Managing Director at JTC Americas, speaks with host Ali Jahangiri about what changed for fund administration and fraud detection, as well as how the new regulations benefits investors with its increased…
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Top EB-5 Issues and the Attraction of Rural TEAs, with Kate Kalmykov
Kate Kalmykov, co-chair of the Immigration & Compliance Practice at Greenberg Traurig, discusses important EB-5 issues, including the impact of the RIAs recent changes on investors, particularly those from India, China, and Vietnam. Kalmykov also discusses her humanitarian efforts on behalf of Ukraine and how listeners can participate. Kate: Sometimes they push back on providing…
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Best strategies for developers to structure EB-5 projects for compliance, with Thomas Martin
How should EB-5 project developers structure their projects so they fully comply with USCIS requirements and also remain attractive to investors? In this episode, Thomas Martin, managing director at Baker Tilly, chats with host Ali Jahangiri about his experience helping developers navigate this process. Thomas: So we do a lot of preliminary jobs analysis where we’ll…
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Global migration options as EB-5 alternatives, with Philippe May
For investors interested in other residency by investment and citizenship by investment options outside United States’ EB-5 program, what are some other country programs they can consider? What are the criteria to obtain a second passport or permanent residency in other countries? Do these other programs interfere with EB-5 at all? Philippe May, CEO of…
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A Deep Dive Into The Indian Eb-5 Investor Profile, with Jay Mehta
Jay Mehta, director of FRR Immigration, specializes in helping Indian investors and knows what is most important to them. In this episode, he chats with host Ali Jahangiri and answers the questions: What are the differences between Indian and Chinese investors? What do Indian investors care about when they choose to invest in an EB-5…
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Understanding the new EB-5 rural and set-aside visas, with Christian Triantaphyllis
This year, the USCIS reserved 20% of EB-5 visas for investors that put their money into rural areas, 10% for investing in projects in high-unemployment areas and 2% towards infrastructure projects. What are the guidelines for projects in these rural and high-unemployment areas? Which investors will benefit most from this? Christian Triantaphyllis, lead attorney in Jackson…
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Special Announcement: EB-5 & UGlobal Immigration Expo in India
This week, EB-5 investors will be focused on the Immigration Expo being held in India. Host Ali Jahangiri will be back next week with more interviews about the topic and the latest updates in the EB-5 world. Stay tuned! Hello everyone, this is Ali Jahangiri, host of the Voice of EB-5. This week, EB-5 Investors…
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Who Are Indian EB-5 Investors? Examining demographics and motivations, with Sandhya Kapoor.
India is one of the largest EB-5 markets, and it’s important to understand what motivates Indian investors. What is most important to them and what are their main concerns? Sandhya Kapoor, director at ActiveAvenues, chats with host Ali Jahangiri, and reveals what developers, regional centers and attorneys should know about Indian EB-5 market. Sandhya: [00:00:05]…
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How EB-5 will change for investors, regional centers and projects in 2023, with Robert Divine
Robert Divine, former acting director of the USCIS, now runs an immigration practice group at law firm Baker Donelson. In this episode, Robert discusses with host Ali Jahangiri the implications of the RIA Act on the EB-5 program going forward. How do these changes affect EB-5 investors? How much will more attractive will these changes make…
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How RIA impacted EB-5 Redeployment, with Rohit Kapuria
With the passing of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA), the rules for capital redeployment changed in the EB-5 industry. How does this impact investors? Finding out how to best prepare is key for investors and Regional Centers. Rohit Kapuria, an EB-5 securities and immigration attorney for Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr…
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The Controversy and Impact of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act, with Rohit Turkhud
In March 2022, the USCIS passed the Reform and Integrity Act which established new rules for Regional Centers across the country. What exactly does this mean for investors and Regional Centers? What are the benefits and challenges this new law introduces? What choices do investors have available to them? Does this improve the status of…
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Diving into the EB-5 Program for Vietnamese Investors, with Trudi Hoang of Citizen Pathway
What is the EB-5 process like for Vietnamese investors seeking their EB-5 visa? What is their focus and how are they different from investors from other countries? Trudi Hoang, CEO of Citizen Pathway Investment, chats with host Ali Jahangiri to tell us what EB-5 investment immigration from Vietnam to the United States is like, based…
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EB-5 Regional Centers Post Reform Act, With CanAm CEO Tom Rosenfeld
A new RIA Law was passed by the USCIS. How does it affect the current EB-5 petitions in the country, and how does it affect the program as a whole? Is this good news for investors and Regional Centers? Tom Rosenfeld, CEO of CanAm Enterprises, chats with host Ali Jahangiri and shares his professional point…
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How the Behring case changes EB-5 and Regional Centers, with Jeff Campion CEO of Pathways
Jeffrey E. Campion. EB-5 immigration attorney and member of AILA, who provides legal representation for EB-5 investors, residency and naturalization through his practice, chats with Ali Jahangiri, the Voice of EB5 host, regarding recent legislation changes, the Berhring case and its effects on Regional Centers. On this insightful conversation, Jeff addresses investors security, projects elegibility,…
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What Developers Need to Know About Securing Eb-5 Capital, With Dan Healy
On this episode of our podcast Daniel Healy, CEO of Civitas Capital Group, gives his opinion on what makes a project good for funding and explains how Regional Centers work operationally. He also offers his insight on what the EB-5 market will look like in 2023 and engages on a very interesting conversation with Ali…
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How Investors Can Navigate EB-5 in 2022, with Attorney Bernard Wolfsdorf
On our very first episode, attorney Bernard Wolfsdorf, past National President of the 15,000-member American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and an immigrant himself, talks to us about the present and future of investment in the EB5 world. Bernard has had a major impact on the practice of immigration law for over 20 years. In this…
