U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued policy guidance, effective immediately, on new provisions in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) that cover consequences for noncompliance with the EB-5 regional center program.
The guidance updates Part G, Investors, in Volume 6 of the Policy Manual, to incorporate statutory reforms included in the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA). USCIS explained:
The guidance interprets the provisions related to sanctions, including terminations, debarments, and suspensions, for noncompliant regional centers, new commercial enterprises, job-creating entities, investors, and others. The guidance also explains what may be considered threats to the national interest, fraud, intentional material misrepresentation, deceit, and criminal misuse in the context of discretionary determinations that require us to take adverse action on certain EB-5 petitions, applications, and benefits. It also outlines special considerations for good-faith pre-RIA investors to retain eligibility under INA sec. 203(b)(5)(M) after we terminate or debar their regional center, new commercial enterprise, or job-creating entity due to non-compliance.
Details:
- USCIS alert (July 16, 2024).
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