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EB5 Visa Update

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Tahmina Watson

Today, December 3rd, 2012, USCIS Director Mayorkas announced at a Stakeholder meeting that a new EB5 program office will be created and housed in Washington DC. It is hoped that[…]

EB5 extension passes through Congress

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Tahmina Watson

Yesterday, S.3245 passed to extend 4 immigration programs: EB5, Special Immigrant Non-Immigrant Program, Conrad State 30 J-visa waiver program and the e-verify program. The bill is now pending signature from[…]

Tahmina mentioned in Silicon Valley MercuryNews.com

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Tahmina Watson

The recent Seattle Times article on the Start-Up Act 2.0 was reprinted in Silicon Valley Mercurynews.com. The article discusses visas (or lack thereof) for immigrant entrepreneurs and the Start-Up Act[…]

Tahmina quoted in The Seattle Times re. Start-Up Act 2.0

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Tahmina Watson

As an advocate and supporter of the Start-Up Act 2.0, I was honored to have had the opportunity to share my views with the Seattle Times. Here is a link[…]

EB5 regional center investor visa program to be extended for 3 years

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Tahmina Watson

On August 2, 2012, the Senate passed S. 3245 with unanimous consent. The bill was amended to provide a 3-year extension of the EB5 regional center program. The bill sought[…]

Entrepreneur in Residence- Expect Updates Soon

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Tahmina Watson

The USCIS held a follow up conference on the Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) program today in Atlanta, GA. The event was supposed to be broadcast via live web stream. However,[…]

New USCIS EB5 Office

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Tahmina Watson

The Director of USCIS Mr. Alejandro Mayorkas announced today the creation of a new office overseeing the EB5 Investor Visa program. Below is a copy of his message. This new[…]

EB5 Visa Usage for FY 2012

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Tahmina Watson

The Department of State released an update on visa usage for EB5 visas. The below information is copied from AILA: On July 11, 2012, Charlie Oppenheim, Chief of Visa Control[…]

Legal Workshop for Entrepreneurs: A Raging Success!!

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Tahmina Watson

On June 7th, 2012, Legal Workshop for Entrepreneurs: Start-up False Starts – the Top 10 Legal Missteps of Start-ups was held in Seattle, Washington. The workshop was a sold-out success![…]