South Florida Legal Guide 2010 - We Are Among South Florida’s Top Law Firms!
Bernstein Osberg-Braun & De Moraes is considered to be one of South Florida’s top law firms, as stated in the 2010 South Florida Legal Guide. The issue also names Roger Bernstein, Linda Osberg-Braun, and Amy Link among the top twelve immigration attorneys in South Florida. Check out that page...
South Florida Legal Guide 2010: The EB-5 Regional Center Investor Visa - Another Option
Immigration options for foreign investors wishing to relocate to the United States have historically been somewhat limited. Seeking to stimulate the economy via investment and job creation, the U.S. created the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa. After almost two decades of fine-tuning, today's EB-5 Regional Centers represent the most prudent, compelling, and sensible avenue to U.S. permanent residency for many foreign investors.
The Economic Times, November 29, 2009: HNIs Line up for Fast Track Entry to US Via EB-5 Visa
The throwaway real estate prices in the US have been attracting high net worth Indians in a big way. And now it seems, there’s more reason to look at investing in America for HNIs. The Obama administration has recently extended the regional centre investment programme, which is part of the permanent residency, EB-5 category by three years.
LoHud.com, November 23, 2009: Bring Global Market Home, Invest in EB-5 Program
With the 2010 Westchester County budget calling for a combination of deep spending cuts and tax increases of almost 5%, there is no time like the present to take a page from former President Bill Clinton’s playbook and find a "third way," or triangulate on fiscal matters. One way to find this "third way" would be for the county to get itself designated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service as an EB-5 Regional Center to foster direct investment to our area.
Puget Sound Business Journal, November 10, 2009: Federal Way Participates in Visas-for-investors Program
The city of Federal Way is now eligible to participate in a federal program that grants green cards to foreign nationals investing between $500,000 to $1 million in businesses or development projects that create at least 10 jobs per investor.
The Independent, November 8, 2009: Green Card Deal for Rich Investors
A bill signed into law last week by US President Barack Obama will allow wealthy Irish people to get green cards to live in the United States in second homes provided they invest in projects that will provide 10 jobs in a high unemployment Area.
Reuters, October 29, 2009: Path to U.S. Permanent Residence Stays Open for Foreign Investors
The three year extension of the EB-5 regional center program has been approved. We’ve told you about this already, but here’s the official Reuter’s version. Along with the government’s extension of the program comes increased awareness and interest. Read the article...
VPR News, October 23, 2009: Deal Finalized To Bring 200 Jobs To NEK
EB-5s aren’t only about real estate and infrastructure these days…the more innovative players are finding more creative ways to work with immigrant investors. Consider Vermont Governor Jim Douglas and Bill Stenger, president of the successful Jay Peak EB-5 Regional Center. Douglas and Stenger are behind a new project by a Korean bio-technology company which will create over 200 jobs in Vermont. Here are the details...
Forbes, July 13, 2009: Experts in Navigating the Foreign Investor Program
It's an investment program tailor-made for troubled times. The foreign investor program, known as EB-5 and established by Congress in 1990, provides a conditional green card that can lead to permanent residency for investors who create jobs in the United States.
Miami Today, Week of April 23, 2009: Fast-tracked Family Visas can Mean Commercial Investment
Federal incentives and the relative stability of the US economy continue to attract foreign investment to South Florida, experts say.
South Florida Legal Guide 2009, January 2009: Navigating the U.S. Foreign Investor Program
In a time of economic distress, one federal program has successfully married foreign investors with disadvantaged communities throughout America. A growing list of enterprises in agriculture, tourism, renewable energy, real estate, and entertainment have benefited from the EB-5 program, or the immigrant-investor visa.
December 17, 2008: EB-5 Foreign Investor Program: The Immigrant-Investor Visa
As the US unemployment rate soars to a 14-year high and economists predict an economic downturn that will rival the worst recession since the end of world war two – there must be some hope to our country’s fiscal malaise. One particular federal program shines as a bright star over a sea of economic distress. In recent years the EB-5 Foreign Investor program has successfully married foreign investors with disadvantaged communities throughout America.
Tampa Bay Business Journal, August 18, 2008: Immigration Issues Frustrate Owners from Overseas
A visa program designed to encourage the American dream of business ownership has turned into a nightmare for a businesswoman from the United Kingdom.
The New York Times, March 16, 2008: For Foreign Investors, Profit Isn’t Only Goal
BRIAN GOULDING recently moved with his wife, Majella, and three young children to Wilmington, N.C. “It’s gorgeous here,” he said, referring to the region’s temperate climate. But Mr. Goulding also has a strong interest in the colder environs of northern Vermont and, specifically, the success of a new hotel at the Jay Peak ski resort, five miles from the Canadian border. If the hotel, expected to open next fall, succeeds, Mr. Goulding and his family, who are from Ireland, will be allowed to remain in the United States.
Washington Post, December 8, 2007: Foreigners Invest Greenbacks in Return for Green Cards
At a recent conference in Rockville, where Chinese business owners mingled with local entrepreneurs, Timothy Milbrath stood out. Wearing rainbow Mardi Gras beads, the gregarious retired Air Force colonel was herding conference-goers to his trade-fair booth to deliver an unusual pitch: invest in his fund to rebuild New Orleans and get a green card in return.
The Wall Street Journal, November 2, 2007: U.S. Government’s EB-5 Program Offers Foreign Investors Green Cards for Job Creation
An obscure immigration program is pumping millions of dollars from foreign investors into dilapidated inner cities and employment-starved rural areas across the U.S. These investors aren’t focused on financial returns, however: They’re in it to get green cards.
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