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A Message to our EB-5 Clients and Strategic Partners
Dear EB-5 Clients and Strategic Partners, I write today to provide you with an update on the EB-5 Regional Center Program (the...
Matthew Galati
Dec 7, 20214 min read
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Jazz is not a dying art, as affirmed by USCIS with granting O-1B visa approval to our clients
Our client, “Sarah,” marks yet another O-1B visa approval for our Firm. Sarah is an recent graduate of a prestigious music school and...
Kristina Goshorn
Dec 2, 20212 min read
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Croatia named the 40th country to be part of the treasured U.S. Visa Waiver Program
The Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, in coordination with Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, announced...
Kristina Goshorn
Nov 17, 20212 min read
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Matthew Galati appears as Expert Panelist Speaker IIUSA’s 2021 Virtual EB-5 Industry Forum
Earlier this month, Matthew Galati served as a discussion leader during the EB-5 Industry Forum presentation entitled, “Litigation in...
Kristina Goshorn
Nov 16, 20212 min read
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Success Story: The Galati Law Firm Proudly Congratulates its Latest Approved Portuguese Golden Visa
It is our pleasure to announce that after only a few short months of the process in pursuit of the Portuguese Golden Visa, an Indian...
Kristina Goshorn
Nov 1, 20212 min read
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Following Litigation, USCIS Resumes EAD and AP Adjudications for RC Adjustment of Status Applicants
In some welcome news, it appears that USCIS has resumed adjudicating Applications for Employment Authorization (Forms I-765) and for...
Matthew Galati
Oct 25, 20212 min read
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Matt Galati Appears as an Expert EB-5 Guest Speaker on The Mobility Standard
On October 14, 2021, Matthew Galati appeared on The Mobility Standard, a podcast hosted by Investment Migration Insider (IMI). Matt...
Kristina Goshorn
Oct 21, 20212 min read
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Notwithstanding the EB-5 Regional Center Lapse, We Prevailed Against an I-485 Motion to Dismiss
On September 24, 2021, District Court Judge David O. Carter of the Central District of California issued the attached order denying...
Matthew Galati
Sep 28, 20212 min read
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Alert! Starting October 1, 2021, COVID-19 Vaccination Required for Most Green Card Applicants
Client Alert! Effective October 1, 2021, green card applicants must receive the Covid-19 vaccination series in order to complete their...
Jennifer Haines
Sep 2, 20212 min read
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We Support the Foreign Investor Fairness Protection Act, Championed by the AIIA
It has been 61 days since the EB-5 Regional Center Program has lapsed. With the end of the Government’s fiscal year and deadlines for...
Matthew Galati
Aug 31, 20213 min read
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What the Heck is Going on With EB-5?
Note: This article was originally published on Investment Migration Insider and is available here. For the uninitiated, the EB-5 visa...
Matthew Galati
Jul 22, 20216 min read
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(Updated July 1) EB-5 Regional Center Program Lapses; USCIS Finally Issues Lapse Guidance
July 1, 2021 Update -- USCIS has moved its guidance to its main EB-5 page. It has materially changed and appears to be far more...
Matthew Galati
Jun 30, 20213 min read
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BREAKING: Behring Prevails, EB-5 Modernization Rule Vacated
Earlier this year we mentioned how we were "Closely Watching a Lawsuit that Could Bring Back $500,000 EB-5 Investments." We are ecstatic...
Matthew Galati
Jun 22, 20211 min read
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We have settled the Gutta suit. All plaintiffs will have adjudications by June 30.
We recently discussed how 22 joined plaintiffs facing USCIS’ I-526 adjudication delays prevailed against a government motion to dismiss...
Matthew Galati
Apr 1, 20211 min read
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Our Delayed I-526 Plaintiffs Notch Their Biggest Win Yet in Gutta
I have been honored to represent 22 joined plaintiffs facing USCIS’ I-526 adjudication delays in the lawsuit Gutta v. Renaud,...
Matthew Galati
Feb 16, 20213 min read
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When Extraordinary is Not Enough, Employers and Immigrants Should Consider Turning to the Courts
Despite a lack of tangible revisions to USCIS’ petition-based employment visa categories, any immigration lawyer practicing these last...
Matthew Galati
Jan 15, 20214 min read
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America First (Actually, Third) Among Portugal’s Golden Visa Applicants in 2020
Data sourced by Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras (“SEF,” the Portuguese immigration agency akin to USCIS) and first published by...
Matthew Galati
Jan 12, 20212 min read
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We are Closely Watching a Lawsuit that Could Bring Back $500,000 EB-5 Investments
A lawsuit was filed in late December that, if successful for the plaintiff, would result in the restoration of $500,000 EB-5 minimum...
Matthew Galati
Jan 8, 20212 min read
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Правительство Португалии внесет поправки в программу получения золотой визы в 2021 году
На этой неделе Совет министров Португалии объявил о существенных изменениях в своей программе «Золотая виза», применительно к инвестициям...
Nataliia Drannik
Jan 5, 20212 min read
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Portugal Government to Amend Golden Visa Program, Restrict Coastal Real Estate Investment in 2021
This week, Portugal’s Council of Ministers announced significant changes to its Golden Visa Program as it applies to real estate...
Matthew Galati
Dec 23, 20202 min read
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