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USC’s International Students Meet One-on-One with SGG Attorneys 600 450 Andrew Grzegorek

USC’s International Students Meet One-on-One with SGG Attorneys

  HG Plus, a China-based investment agency that helps young professionals enter the U.S. workforce successfully, hosted an International Career Fair (ICF) at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles on April 1, 2017.  The event attracted over 700 hundred job seekers from the United States and abroad.  SGG attorney, Lincoln Stone, was a…

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EB-5 Investment Immigration Update 2048 1536 Andrew Grzegorek

EB-5 Investment Immigration Update

Congress extended the regional center investment program until the end of the fiscal year, September 30, 2017. Meanwhile substantial reforms of the EB-5 law are under serious consideration, including draft legislation authored by Senator Grassley and Senator Cornyn, and a proposed regulation by USCIS. We expect: Higher investment minimums More incentive for investment in needy…

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Refugees Flee Gang Violence In Central America 960 620 Andrew Grzegorek

Refugees Flee Gang Violence In Central America

On Sunday, May 7,  SGG attorney Partner Michele Franchett traveled to Tijuana to support a group of refugees fleeing violence and gangs in Central America.  The group of refugees, which was assisted by a coalition of Mexican and American organizers, traveled thousands of miles through Mexico in hopes of seeking asylum when they reached the US…

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First Wave of Worksite Inspections at EB-5 Project Sites 800 600 Lincoln Stone
  • Lincoln Stone

First Wave of Worksite Inspections at EB-5 Project Sites

The Fraud Detection and National Security unit (“FDNS”) at USCIS has launched a first wave of worksite inspections at EB-5 project sites across the country. FDNS, which has experience in inspecting US employers in the H and L visa context, is now charged with conducting random inspections at locations where USCIS expects to observe “direct”…

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Trump Executive Order Signals Major Shift in U.S. Visa Policy 1651 1080 David Strashnoy
  • David Strashnoy

Trump Executive Order Signals Major Shift in U.S. Visa Policy

UPDATE: Trump Travel Ban In Effect, Sowing Confusion Over Implementation and Prompting Legal Challenges Nationwide Updated 1/30/2017  In a major shift to U.S. visa policy, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled “Protecting the Nation from Terrorist Entry into the United States by Foreign Nationals” [full text] on January 27, 2017.  The order temporarily suspends…

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Happy Year of the Rooster from SGG! 900 975 Andrew Grzegorek

Happy Year of the Rooster from SGG!
Fraud Alert: Programs Offering EB-3 Immigration Opportunities May Be Unlawful 1920 1081 Andrew Grzegorek

Fraud Alert: Programs Offering EB-3 Immigration Opportunities May Be Unlawful

As you consider options for immigrating to the United States, you may hear of the Employment Based Third Preference (EB-3) as a less expensive alternative to the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. The EB-3 category requires sponsorship by a U.S. employer for a full-time worker. The process for EB-3 immigration entails the following steps: The employer…

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