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2022

Immigrants are suing the U.S. government over delays in citizenship process

Jun06

A group of immigrants are suing the U.S. government over delays in processing their citizenship applications. The 13 plaintiffs filed a suit against the federal government on Wednesday for what they call unreasonable delays after submitting their naturalization applications in spring 2020.The suit, filed by the American Immigration Council on behalf of the immigrants, names U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) as well as the National Archives and Records Administration, which operates underground storage facilitiesRead More >>

USCIS Clarifies Stance on Regional Center Re-Designation for EB-5

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Jun06

On April 29, USCIS hosted a listening session to inform EB-5 Stakeholders of changes to the regional center program and address their issues and concerns related to the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act. Crucially USCIS clarified at this session that regional centers which existed prior to the program’s lapse of authorization in June 2021 are no longer approved and designated as regional centers. Per the language on USCIS’ website “Entities seeking to be designated as aRead More >>

Latvia Terminates Its Golden Visa Program

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Jun06

Last week, the immigration by investment world was met with terrible news. Authorities in Latvia have decided to abolish their Golden Visa Program after the latter has often been in the spotlight for being involved in many unlawful affairs. The decision has been confirmed by the country’s Prime Minister, Krišjānis Kariņš while he stressed that the Ministry of the Interior is drafting necessary legislative amendments. Through the Golden Visa Program, wealthy internationals were eligible toRead More >>

Antigua & Barbuda: Antigua to propose the creation of a CIP Regulatory Commission

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Jun03

Antigua and Barbuda said it will propose that Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) members create a Regulatory Commission in an effort to protect their lucrative Citizenship by Investment Programs (CIP). CPI programs have been placed under the microscope by the United States, European Union and the United Kingdom as they seek to tackle human trafficking as well as clamp down on persons trying to dodge international sanctions. EU Parliamentarians recently voted to ask itsRead More >>

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Immigrants are suing the U.S. government over delays in citizenship process

USCIS Clarifies Stance on Regional Center Re-Designation for EB-5

Latvia Terminates Its Golden Visa Program

Antigua & Barbuda: Antigua to propose the creation of a CIP Regulatory Commission

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