Regional center projects have fewer risks, but the retrogression for Indian investors can add two to three years to the process, which I am trying to avoid. Is this the same scenario for direct investment investors?
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Julia Roussinova
Immigration attorneysRetrogression will affect both regional centers and direct EB-5, if/when it happens. It is best to apply sooner rather than later to take a place in line before others to establish your earlier priority date.
Charles Foster
Immigration attorneysThe EB-5 retrogression for Indian nationals is not limited to regional centers but also could impact direct investors as well. However, it is not likely to have a backlog same as that for investors in regional center projects.
Marko Issever
EB-5 Broker DealersUnfortunately, if and when as expected it happens sometime this year, it will impact both direct investment and regional center investors.
Dale Schwartz
Immigration attorneysNon-regional center cases from India are current. There is no backlog.
Barbara Suri
Immigration attorneysIn February 2019, there are no visas available to applicants in the regional center category, but there are visas available in the direct visa category.
A Olusanjo Omoniyi
Immigration attorneysThe retrogression is applicable to both regional center and direct investment investors. Whenever there is a retrogression to a country, it is usually nationwide in scope without exception to any group of investors.
BoBi Ahn
Immigration attorneysRetrogression would affect all Indian nationals regardless of processing through EB-5 investment via regional center or direct investment. Retrogression is based on nationality and category of filing (EB-5).
Salvatore Picataggio
Immigration attorneysEB-5 of either kind is not currently retrogressed for Indians (well, RC visas are unavailable for everyone), but it is possible that those can retrogress too sometime in the future.
Bernard P Wolfsdorf
Immigration attorneysWhen the Indian waiting line arrives, it will impact both categories.
Phuong Le
Immigration attorneysRetrogression can apply to both. They both draw from the same visa pool.
Fredrick W Voigtmann
Immigration attorneysBoth direct and regional center EB-5s are affected by retrogression. The filing of the I-526 establishes the priority date, so it is important to "get in line" earlier rather than later if you are considering EB-5. Also, waiting to invest means more of a risk that the minimum amount of investment will be increased for EB-5.
Lynne Feldman
Immigration attorneysYes, all are in the same category as far as priority dates go.
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