US reverses steep 2024 fee hike for EB-5 investor visa after court rulingUSCIS has reversed its 2024 fee hikes for the EB-5 investor visa program. A Colorado court ruled the agency unlawfully raised fees without ...
20 Nov, 2025, 10.53 AM IST
US court halts steep EB-5 fee hikes, reinstates pre-April 2024 chargesA US federal court has invalidated the steep EB-5 filing-fee hikes introduced in April 2024, restoring the earlier fee schedule and offerin...
16 Nov, 2025, 11.19 AM IST
US proposes lower EB-5 investor visa fees, adds new charges for regional centresThe Department of Homeland Security has proposed new EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program fees, reducing some filing costs for investors while i...
28 Oct, 2025, 04.41 PM IST
Essential changes to US' EB-5 Program: What investors need to knowThe recent reforms to the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, reauthorized under the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022, emphasize transpar...
30 Aug, 2024, 05.05 PM IST
What EB-5 applicants should do as visa costs soar almost 200%USCIS announces significant fee adjustments for EB-5 visas, including a 204% increase for I-526/I-526E Immigrant Petition and a 154% increa...
21 Feb, 2024, 12.28 PM IST
Green Card 101: Can Indians on a student visa opt for an EB-5 visa? Here's a step-by-step guideIndian students in the U.S. on F-1 visas face unique challenges and aspirations. The EB-5 visa program, known as the Immigrant Investor Pro...
05 Feb, 2024, 02.04 PM IST
EB-5 can prove to be a lifeline for H-1B holders...if they can afford itThe minimum investment required is a minimum of $800,000 (Rs. 6.6 crore approximately) in a qualifying project with the creation of at leas...
01 Sep, 2023, 09.45 PM IST
How the United States' EB-5 visa supports Indian workers amid H -1B turmoilRoughly one-quarter of all foreign-born employees are in STEM fields of technology and science. Due to its non-immigrant, short-term visa d...
26 Aug, 2023, 04.06 PM IST
How EB-5 visas could be the fastest route to get US residency amidst a long H-1B visa waiting periodAn estimated 25 percent of U.S. tech jobs are held by immigrants, while Indian nationals made up about 75 percent of all H-1B work visas in...
25 Dec, 2022, 09.50 PM IST
How concurrent filing allows EB-5 investors enjoy Green Card benefits before getting oneOn March 15, 2022, President Biden signed the long-awaited EB-5 reform measures into law as part of an omnibus spending package. EB-5 Refor...
23 Sep, 2022, 12.11 PM IST
Golden Visa: Getting it might be more complicated than othersEB5 Visa is a type of Golden Visa for the US. With this, you can work, study, stay and even retire in the United States without finding an ...
06 Sep, 2022, 09.48 PM IST
How EB-5 concurrent filing will let investors live, work, and study in the USUnlike other immigrant visa options, the EB-5 visa does not require a U.S. employer's involvement as a sponsor, nor does it entail any spec...
07 Aug, 2022, 01.59 PM IST
View: All is not well in the EB-5 Green Card landThe U.S. EB-5 regional center program (RC Program) had gained immense popularity, among Indians, in the past decade. But things came to a s...
05 May, 2022, 06.49 PM IST
What the future of the US EB-5 Green Card looks likeA proposed law includes an EB-5 investor immigration component to renew the Regional Center EB-5 program. There is speculation that a sum o...
16 Dec, 2021, 04.14 PM IST
Cash for green card: Will the popular EB-5 Regional Center programme survive?Today, the Damocles sword hangs over the heads of investors as the Regional Center programme, that was instituted in 1991, is at risk of ex...
14 Feb, 2021, 11.59 PM IST
Indian nationals formed the biggest chunk of EB-5 applicants in FY19The EB-5 investor program provides US citizenship to applicants once they invest $900,000 in any of a few specific opportunities. The inves...
01 Nov, 2020, 04.26 PM IST
No snooping on Rahul Gandhi; it is 'transparent profiling': Arun JaitleyJaitley said the police has been collecting such information since 1987 on VIPs operating out of Lutyens through a profoma form as part of ...
16 Mar, 2015, 12.33 PM IST