EB-5 Has Been Extended Through February 8, 2018

After a three-day government shutdown, Congress has passed and President Trump has signed a Continuing Resolution extending funding for government operations and programs. Under this CR, EB-5 has been extended through February 8, 2018.

During the shutdown the EB-5 Program was suspended and no government benefits could be obtained. Although the visa program has been extended, the extension is for only a little over two weeks. Now may be the best window of opportunity for a potential investor to file their application before the program sees changes such as an increase to the minimum investment amount.

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Which countries have been claiming the most visas in FY 2017?

The United States Department of State has released its full report for EB-5 Visa Statistics by Immigrant Investors for FY 2017. What it shows is that immigrants from Mainland China continue to claim the most visas. They claimed 75% of the total visas issued. Vietnam is second, claiming 4.7%. An increase in the number of visas from Brazil placed them third at 2.8%. A small drop in the number of applicants from South Korea placed them fourth in FY 2017, at 1.9%.

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