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This issue examines a key piece of legislation that could change the landscape
of the EB-5 industry: Representatives’ Mark Amodei and Jared Polis’ American
Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015. Look inside for analysis from
top industry stakeholders on what permanent reauthorization will mean for the
program moving forward.
4 Publisher’s Note
6 Avoiding the RFE Tangle
Navigating USCIS’ Request
for Further Evidence
by Phil Cohen
10 Quick Sevice Restaurants
and the Move to Regional
Center Sponsorship
by David Hirson and Nima Korpivaara
14 Non Traditional EB-5 Projects
Make a Big Splash
by EB5 Investors Magazine Staff
16 Why Does EB-5
Compliance Matter
U.S.Job Creation
and Investment of
Mapping the Road to Renewal
the EB-5 Regional Center Program
A Legislative History of EB-5 and the
Regional Center Program
by Cynthia Lange
by Laura Foote Reiff, Nataliya Binshteyn,
and Enrique Gonzalez
44 Is an increase of the EB-5 $500,000
minimum inevitable?
The Pros and Cons of Raising or
Eliminating TEA Investment Limit
by Mona Shah
46 EB-5 Funding and Tax Credits
A Viable Alternative for the Development
of Affordable Housing
by Shae Armstrong
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by Laura Foote Reiff
and EB5 Investors Magazine Staff
by Steven Polivy and Rogelio Carrasquillo
50 How to Avoid Common Pitfalls and
Navigate through a Successful
Iranian EB-5 Petition
by Daniel B. Lundy
22 Identify the Bad Actors in Private
Offerering Under Rule 506
by Charles Kaufman and Jor Law
26 Penning the Next Chapter
of Ownership
Refinancing Strategies that Preserve
Value for Developer-Owners
by Patrick O’Donnell
30 Sustaining the Investment
and Liquidation Events
by Jeff Campion
18 Practice Makes Perfect
Regional Center 101
42 EB-5 Myth vs Fact
Get the Story Straight About
the EB-5 Program
Prospects for EB-5 Legislation
in the 114th Congress
Standing United Behind H.R. 616
by Ali Jahangiri and Laura Foote Reiff
by Marjan Kasra and Babak Hojjat
54 Fighting to Keep
Permanent Residency
Litigating EB-5 Cases After
an I-829 Petition Denial
by John P. Pratt, Helena Tetzeli,
and Edward F. Ramos
60 Kate’s Corner
EB-5 Petition Based Immigrant Visa
Processing Trends at U.S. Consulate in
Guangzhou, Mainland China
by Nataliya Rymer and Kate Kalmykov
An Open Letter to USCIS
Measures to Consider in Approving
I-829 Adjudication
by Matthew T. Galati
66 Profile: Migration Agent Gary Dong
by EB5 Investors Magazine Staff
70 Past Events
Senator Rand Paul and
Congressman Jared Polis Speak
at the Las Vegas EB-5 Conference
3rd Session of the U.S. Investment
Immigration Forum
by Winnie Ng
2015 Invest in America Exhibition & Summit
73 Upcoming Events
WWW.EB5INVESTORS.COM
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