How will the lapse in the EB-5 regional center program affect the waiting times for direct EB-5 cases? - EB5Investors.com

How will the lapse in the EB-5 regional center program affect the waiting times for direct EB-5 cases?

Will the adjudications go much faster now when the EB-5 regional center program is on hold? What happens with the quota numbers?

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Bernard P Wolfsdorf

Bernard P Wolfsdorf

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We have always assumed that USCIS would improve processing times for direct and allocate the visas to direct cases, but we haven’t seen that happen in the past.

Lynne Feldman

Lynne Feldman

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I suspect that direct green card cases under the EB-5 program will be processed more expeditiously.

Raymond Lahoud

Raymond Lahoud

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The lapse in the EB-5 regional center program will not impact a direct investment EB-5 based petition.

Belma Demirovic Chinchoy

Belma Demirovic Chinchoy

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In theory, yes, USCIS should focus on adjudicating direct I-526s. If the Regional Center program is not authorized this summer/fall, then it’s possible that direct EB-5 visa bulletin will be impacted.

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