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Why am I getting an EB-5 visa interview in July when the EB-5 regional center program is expired?

I’m right stuck in a limbo. The NVC has emailed me about it scheduling our EB-5 visa interview on July 27, 2021. According to what people say is that we won’t be able to get our visa because of the regional center expiring, yet the NVC emailed us today. I guess because maybe it has not been officially lapsed? It is quite unfortunate but is there a possibility that we could attend the interview and get our visas?

Answers

• Raymond Lahoud

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on July 12, 2021

  No interviews will continue if they are based on the regional center program.

• Lynne Feldman

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on July 5, 2021

  Yes, definitely possible. They are sorting out how to handle cases of people who filed before the program lapsed - we do expect it to be reinstated in the next couple of months.

• Dale Schwartz

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on June 30, 2021

  They will interview you and just hold the file until Congress extends the program.

• Belma Demirovic Chinchoy

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on June 30, 2021

  The program may be reauthorized by the time of your interview. Don’t reschedule, and if NVC needs to cancel, they will let you know.

• Bernard P Wolfsdorf

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on June 30, 2021

  My guess is it will be postponed, or they may interview you but not issue until the visa bulletin is updated and the program extended.