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USCIS Holds EB-5 Stakeholder Engagement With SEC on Securities Law Compliance

7/15/2013 Written by SRW Lawyers

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services held an EB-5-related stakeholder engagement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on April 3, 2013, to discuss the EB-5 program. Subject matter experts discussed securities law compliance in the context of EB-5 regional centers and investments. During the call, the SEC provided an overview of registration requirements under federal […]Read More >

Signaling Flexibility Within Limits, USCIS Releases Final Version of EB-5 Policy Memo

7/12/2013 Written by SRW Lawyers

On May 30, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released the final version of a long-awaited memorandum on EB-5 adjudications policy that went through four iterations beginning in November 2011. The memo begins by reviewing the purpose and structure of the EB-5 immigrant investor program and reviews terminology and definitions, noting that the program’s […]Read More >

SRW Border Lawyers Successfully Vacate Lifetime Bar for Fraud for National of Iran

7/1/2013 Written by SRW Lawyers

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SRW Client Able to Avoid Removal Proceedings and Adjust Status Before USCIS Because of Grant of Prosecutorial Discretion Request

7/1/2013 Written by SRW Lawyers

Our Client, a citizen of India, had entered the U.S. several years ago on a valid visitors visa and overstayed and was now married to a U.S. citizen. The couple came to our office and we explained that since the Client had last entered the U.S. lawfully and was now married to a U.S. citizen, […]Read More >

L-1A Approved by USCIS California Service Center for Pakistani National

6/28/2013 Written by SRW Lawyers

Last month, our firm had submitted a detailed and comprehensive packet on behalf of our Client, a citizen of Pakistan, establishing his eligibility for L-1A status as an Executive for a New Office.  In Pakistan, our Client owns and operates a company with almost a dozen employees and handled managerial and executive duties on its […]Read More >