Since President Trump announced Hong Kong is not treated as a special region in July 2020, is an existing Hong Kong applicant using the same priority date as China, which is Aug. 15, 2015, even if the applicant got approved before this announcement?
Has anything else changed now with Biden as president?
Answers
Kristal Ozmun
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyHong Kong is still separate from mainland China for purposes of charge-ability and visa issuance. President Trump''s proclamation did not change this fact.
Bernard P Wolfsdorf
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyWhile not final it appears the State Department has not taken away special allocation of visas separate for Hong Kong from China.
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