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First Wave of Worksite Inspections at EB-5 Project Sites https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1731-business-man-in-a-suit-writing-on-a-memo-pad-pv.jpg 800 600 Lincoln Stone Lincoln Stone https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1802a154abc7bf9e9f91b220501208a6fac960ada1fd9cb2968c0176fe1a0bad?s=96&d=mm&r=g February 16, 2017 June 4, 2019

Lincoln Stone
February 16, 2017

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”…

Trump Executive Order Signals Major Shift in U.S. Visa Policy https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/administration-1846270_1920-e1493765885170.jpg 1651 1080 David Strashnoy David Strashnoy https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7cf976b16607a626756a168dfa3caccc461523e572bd4b65e1075d0fcf063f7f?s=96&d=mm&r=g January 27, 2017 June 4, 2019

David Strashnoy
January 27, 2017

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…

Happy Year of the Rooster from SGG! https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/STONE_NEW-YEAR_final.jpg 900 975 Andrew Grzegorek Andrew Grzegorek https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bfcf6c32f1e20f44f15eeab33bd1e499a3c00d2be0f4327095e64c463b7f8283?s=96&d=mm&r=g January 27, 2017 June 4, 2019

Andrew Grzegorek
January 27, 2017

Happy Year of the Rooster from SGG!

Fraud Alert: Programs Offering EB-3 Immigration Opportunities May Be Unlawful https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/notice-823473_1920.jpg 1920 1081 Andrew Grzegorek Andrew Grzegorek https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bfcf6c32f1e20f44f15eeab33bd1e499a3c00d2be0f4327095e64c463b7f8283?s=96&d=mm&r=g January 11, 2017 June 4, 2019

Andrew Grzegorek
January 11, 2017

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…

Congress Extends Important Immigration Programs… Again https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/USCONGRESS.jpg 2048 1536 Andrew Grzegorek Andrew Grzegorek https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bfcf6c32f1e20f44f15eeab33bd1e499a3c00d2be0f4327095e64c463b7f8283?s=96&d=mm&r=g November 15, 2016 June 4, 2019

Andrew Grzegorek
November 15, 2016

Congress Extends Important Immigration Programs… Again

An 11th hour omnibus spending bill was passed by Congress on September 28, 2016, breathing life back into several important immigration programs that were scheduled to expire on September 30th. The reprieve, however, is only good for a short period, as Congress must revisit this issue again on December 9th. Those in the immigration sphere…

SGG and Funding For Renewable Energy Sources https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Solar_two.jpg 350 175 Andrew Grzegorek Andrew Grzegorek https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bfcf6c32f1e20f44f15eeab33bd1e499a3c00d2be0f4327095e64c463b7f8283?s=96&d=mm&r=g November 15, 2016 June 4, 2019

Andrew Grzegorek
November 15, 2016

SGG and Funding For Renewable Energy Sources

Stone Grzegorek & Gonzalez LLP is proud to represent clients who invest in renewable and alternative energy sources through the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. The essential policy goal of alternative energy development is to conserve the environment and foster energy independence, a key initiative for our national security. While renewable energy sources tend to have…

How Would Proposed EB-5 Legislation Affect Individual Investors? https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/questions.jpg 500 318 Michele Franchett Michele Franchett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/682142c5d71f9c57dc624eda4aa8d5049962a816ebe5177cff6265964e8d538d?s=96&d=mm&r=g October 14, 2016 June 4, 2019

Michele Franchett
October 14, 2016

How Would Proposed EB-5 Legislation Affect Individual Investors?

The EB-5 Regional Center Immigrant Investor Program is due to expire on December 9, 2016, and the United States Congress is considering reauthorization legislation. Considerable controversy abounds, but the focus of this post is to summarize those provisions in H.R. 5992 that would impact individual investors if they are enacted into law. H.R. 5992 is…