Recently, Worldway Group learned that the US Department of State has released the latest EB-5 visa bulletin for January 2016. In Table A, the cut-off date for EB-5 visas for mainland China is January 8, 2014, which is approximately 3 weeks ahead of December 2015, while the date in Table B remains unchanged at May 1, 2015.
Table A - Final Action Dates (FAD):
Table B - Dates for Filing Applications (DFA):
In Table A, the cut-off date for EB-5 visas for mainland China is January 8, 2014, which is approximately 3 weeks ahead of December 2015. This means that as of January 1, 2016, all investors with a priority date before January 8, 2014, are eligible to apply for a visa. The date in Table B remains unchanged at May 1, 2015.
Applicants whose priority dates fall between the dates published in Table A and Table B should wait for the final version of the visa bulletin to be published on the USCIS website within a week to determine whether to file their I-485 applications based on the cut-off date in Table A or Table B.
Finally, Worldway Group's US immigration experts would like to remind all investors as always: regardless of how US investment immigration policies change, the wisest choice for investors is to remain steadfast in the face of uncertainty. By choosing projects that meet the strictest high standards currently discussed in the industry and investing quickly in high-quality projects protected by the grandfather clause, investors can undoubtedly minimize the impact of future policy uncertainties.
The three high-quality EB-5 projects exclusively represented by Worldway Group—the DLJ Four Seasons Hotel and Resort project (a successfully approved project with investment and repayment by the 100-billion-dollar real estate fund DLJ) and the 90 Columbus apartment project (a rare Manhattan concept apartment project with a full set of I-526 documents already receiving exemplar approval)—are highly sought after by investors. The main reason is that these are both high-quality projects that have been "successfully grandfathered." Even under the current strictest EB-5 reform standards, these projects still meet the requirements for "successful grandfathering," and their investment amounts, TEA (Targeted Employment Area) designations, and job calculation methods are not affected by the uncertainties of the December 11th policy changes. Hotline: 400-138-2929