TOP IMMIGRATION AT TORNEYS
KATE KALMYKOV
GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP | ATTORNEY & SHAREHOLDER
K a te K a l my kov i s a n E B - 5
i m m i g r a t i o n a t to r n e y a n d
shareholder in the New York
City area offices of Greenberg
Traurig , LLP, a top - ranking
international law firm. She is an active member in the
immigration law community and has been working on
thousands of EB-5 cases for over a decade. Kalmykov
recognized the opportunity that EB-5 offered to immigrants
who did not have the option of obtaining a visa through
family or employment connections, while simultaneously
contributing to the growth of the U.S. economy through job
creation. These factors prompted her involvement in the
EB-5 program and serve as continued motivators.
WHAT TRENDS ARE YOU SEEING
IN THE EB-5 INDUSTRY?
evidence, and these requests often involve a departure from
long-standing agency adjudication trends. Despite these
requests, adjudications continue to move forward at a
quicker pace than they have for the past several years, as the
agency attempts to clear its backlog.
WHY DID YOU GET INVOLVED
IN THE EB-5 INDUSTRY?
I find EB-5 to be a fascinating field that has experienced
exponential growth, and I feel rewarded by helping investors
fulfill their dreams. As an immigrant myself, I can personally
relate to my clients, and I also find a certain satisfaction in
seeing projects develop from the ground up. I understand
investor concerns and motivations for seeking immigration
through investment. That insight fuels my unique approach
to investor filings. I view my relationship with clients as a
true partnership
As predicted last year, we are seeing a greater amount of
review by USCIS in its adjudication of both investor petitions
and regional center/ project applications and that trend will
continue. We are seeing a greater issuance of requests for
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