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When Congress established the EB-5 Visa Category in 1990, its goal was to to ensure that the funds committed by immigrant investors were obtained lawfully and not as a result of any illegal activity. Therefore, lawmakers passed a “lawful source of funds” requirement for both...

The more well-known avenues to secure a green card via an EB-5 investment include an individual investor either opening his/her own business or investing in a Regional Center project. Recently, another avenue called a “pooled” Direct Investment project has become popular in industries that create...

Given the EB-5 Regional Center Program’s pending expiration on September 30, 2015, the EB-5 community is anxiously waiting to see what changes and reforms will be made to the Program in order to ensure its re-authorization. One bill—the bi-partisan American Job Creation and Investment Promotion...