EB-5 History and Implementation with Morrie Berez

05/30/19 • 33 min

The current state and implementation of EB-5 has a lot to do with its short history. Today, Mona and Mark are joined by the former USCIS Headquarters EB-5 Program Manager and Chief Adjudications Officer in charge of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Maurice (Morrie) Berez. The three of them discuss how the program evolved in the early days, how some of the implementations and understandings came to be, Morrie's suggestions for today, and outlook beyond tomorrow.
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In light of Charlie Oppenheim’s most recent revelations, Indian and Chinese nationals may feel as if the door to the US is closing. Today, Mona and Mark are joined by Rohit Turkhud of Fakhoury Global to discuss the significant wait times to apply for a visa and the current misunderstandings around what filing an I-526 does and does not do. Listen in to understand the options Indian and Chinese nationals have with regard to acquiring non-immigrant visas and learn how many are leveraging E-2 visas to beat the backlog and get to the States.
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Email: [email protected]
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What is an EB-5 Material Change with AILA EB-5 Chairperson Carolyn Lee

What qualifies as material change? How do you defend against it in the absence of an objective standard? In this episode, Mona and Mark are joined by Carolyn Lee, the Chair of IIUSA’s Public Policy Committee, to discuss the concept of material change and its adverse consequences. Listen in for Carolyn’s insight around how USCIS formulates policy, why some policies around material change violate due process, and what she is doing to initiate a dialogue with the agency.
If you have questions about investment immigration, please reach out to Mona Shah & Associates.
Phone: 212-233-7473
Email: [email protected]
To discover the show notes on this episode as well as other topics, information, and resources; please head over to http://www.MShahLaw.com/Podcasts