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Demystifying EB-5 as We Move Through 2016

1h

Created on April 29, 2016

Intermediate

Overview

EB-5 is an extremely complex area of immigration law, with many moving parts both within immigration and outside of the specific field. The EB-5 application process can be very intimidating, even to the most seasoned attorneys. There are conflicting considerations and dual representation issues to consider as well as multiple steps that require professional assistance in order to successfully secure an EB-5 Visa. Understanding these steps and working with a team of highly-qualified EB-5 professionals is crucial to success in the EB-5 arena.

 

Join immigration attorney and EB-5 expert Lauren Cohen as she shares her experiences in this program. She discusses the background as well as the likely future of EB-5, particularly in light of the many peaks and valleys during the past year, and the expected changes in the coming months as a major part of the program faces a sunset date in September. Lauren helps you to understand how to assist your developer and business owner clients to get into EB-5, what is involved in vetting projects before they enter the EB-5 arena and consider raising capital through this program and the differences between regional center cases and direct investment, or non-RC cases. In this, Lauren helps to explain the differences between the goals of investors seeking investments in each of the program's main options and the typical investment structure. The central theme of her presentation will be on walking practitioners through the EB-5 maze and helping to make the navigation process as simple and painless as possible with tools that she and her team have developed.

 

Learning Objectives:

I.     Understand the basics of EB-5, including its historical relevance 

II.    Consider recent developments and likely future changes to the EB-5 program 

III.   Identify the different types of EB-5 

IV.   Recognize whether your investor client can qualify for EB-5 and if your business client will benefit from EB-5 and determine which of the different forms of EB-5 investment models are best for your client 

V.    Comprehend the EB-5 legal requirements, including job creations, investment thresholds, and the conditional green card and permanent residency (removal of conditions) stage 

VI.   Appreciate dual representation issues—is a waiver enough?

VII.  Grasp different EB-5 procedures, such as: (a) investors vs (b) developers/business owners

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