Investors & Entrepreneurs Articles

Investors & Entrepreneurs Articles

New U.S. State Department Directive Updates Requirements for Nonimmigrant Visa Processing at U.S. Embassy/Consulate 849 565 Elsie Hui Arias
  • Elsie Hui Arias

New U.S. State Department Directive Updates Requirements for Nonimmigrant Visa Processing at U.S. Embassy/Consulate

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has updated its instructions for all foreign nationals scheduling appointments for nonimmigrant visas (e.g. F-1, H-1B, L-1, E-2, etc.) at a U.S. embassy or consulate.   The following policies are effective as of September 6, 2025: Applicants for U.S. nonimmigrant visas (NIV) should schedule their visa interview appointments at the U.S.…

read more
New USCIS Policy Places Heavier Scrutiny On “Good Moral Character” Requirement For Naturalization 1269 1280 Elsie Hui Arias
  • Elsie Hui Arias

New USCIS Policy Places Heavier Scrutiny On “Good Moral Character” Requirement For Naturalization

Reflecting a trend under the new administration to narrow eligibility for certain U.S. immigration benefits, USCIS issued a new policy memorandum on August 15, 2025 which directs its officers to place a heavier burden on applicants for naturalization to establish that they satisfy the good moral character requirement for U.S. citizenship. As background, lawful permanent…

read more
USCIS Narrows  Eligibility for Children Under Child Status Protection Act 1280 854 Candice Garrett
  • Candice Garrett

USCIS Narrows  Eligibility for Children Under Child Status Protection Act

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced an update to its Policy Manual regarding the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA), which reverts back to its pre-February 14, 2023 policy. As background, for immigration purposes, a “child” is an unmarried individual who is under 21 years old. A person who is older than 21 years is ineligible…

read more
Understanding visas and immigration pathways for investors and entrepreneurs 1920 1093 Lincoln Stone
  • Lincoln Stone

Understanding visas and immigration pathways for investors and entrepreneurs

Immigration Pathways to the United States for Investors and Entrepreneurs  Investment and doing business in the United States continues to be attractive.  Foreign direct investment in the United States increased by 10% in 2021 as compared to 2020.[1]  Immigrants in particular play a substantial role in new business formation, and immigrants or their children have…

read more
Advocating Removal of Conditions for Good Faith Investors 600 337 Lincoln Stone
  • Lincoln Stone

Advocating Removal of Conditions for Good Faith Investors

New capital investment by immigrant investors interested in the EB-5 visa regional center (“RC”) program may be on pause while Congress puzzles out a legislative solution from historic negotiations on trillion-dollar public investments in infrastructure and social programs.  Nevertheless, the petition process carries on for existing investors of private capital to remove the conditions on…

read more
Immigrant Capital Investment and Priority Infrastructure 999 749 Lincoln Stone
  • Lincoln Stone

Immigrant Capital Investment and Priority Infrastructure

Through the Base Realignment and Closure (“BRAC”) process, successive Administrations in the post-Cold War era sought to increase efficiency and cut costs in the Department of Defense by closing and realigning military bases.  For the 1990s economy of the Inland Empire of Southern California, the closures of Norton AFB (San Bernardino) and George AFB (Victorville),…

read more
U.S. Borders Reopening to Fully Vaccinated Travelers on November 8, 2021 1920 1231 Susan Pilcher
  • Susan Pilcher

U.S. Borders Reopening to Fully Vaccinated Travelers on November 8, 2021

The White House has announced that widespread country-specific travel bans will be rescinded effective November 8, 2021 for fully vaccinated travelers.   Formal guidance has not yet been issued, but it is expected to apply equally to air travel and land borders.  According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”), COVID-19 vaccines accepted…

read more

Categories

Business Immigration
Family Litigation
Investors & Entrepreneurs
All Articles

Subscribe for Newsletters

SEE ALL NEWSLETTERS

Enter your
text here