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Congress Extends Important Immigration Programs… Again 2048 1536 Andrew Grzegorek

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…

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SGG and Funding For Renewable Energy Sources 350 175 Andrew Grzegorek

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…

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How Would Proposed EB-5 Legislation Affect Individual Investors? 500 318 Michele Franchett

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…

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SGG attorneys voted Southern California Top Women Immigration Lawyers…again! 1200 1575 Andrew Grzegorek

SGG attorneys voted Southern California Top Women Immigration Lawyers…again!

SGG attorneys named to exclusive Super Lawyers list of Top Women in Southern California in Los Angeles Magazine Stone Grzegorek & Gonzalez LLP congratulates its Super Lawyers Top Women: Partners Kathy Grzegorek, Josie Gonzalez, and Heather Poole. Selected by peer review, our attorneys are trusted to handle diverse U.S. immigration cases. The Super Lawyers stringent selection process is what sets…

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International Entrepreneurs – A New Proposed Immigration Option Published by USCIS 1920 1331 Michele Franchett

International Entrepreneurs – A New Proposed Immigration Option Published by USCIS

Click here to view the Spanish translation.  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) published a final rule on January 17, 2017, that will – effective July 17, 2017, allow international entrepreneurs who will have an active and central role in the operations of a start-up entity to apply for parole so that they may start or…

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Emerging EB-5 Markets Spotlight: South Africa 781 936 Michael Harris

Emerging EB-5 Markets Spotlight: South Africa

Originally published March 17, 2016 South Africa has 99 problems… and one of them is the country’s very own “JZ,” President Jacob Zuma, whom many South Africans accuse of seeking short-term political gains at the expense of the country’s long-term interests.  In December 2015, President Zuma sacked his Finance Minister, Nhalnhla Nene, and in the…

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Congress Implements Changes to Visa Waiver Program 2048 1536 Andrew Grzegorek

Congress Implements Changes to Visa Waiver Program

Originally published March 29, 2016 The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) permits citizens of 38 countries to travel to the United States for business or tourism for stays of up to 90 days without a visa.  On January 21, 2016, Congress implemented changes to the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015,…

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