Empire State EB-5 Regional Center is dedicated to the strategic alignment of capital resources to generate economic growth and create a path for lawful citizenship to qualified immigrant investors.
Empire State Regional Center can provide a wide range of financial products including equity, preferred equity, non-recourse mezzanine, construction and renovation loans with a term of up to five years. We have maximum flexibility in structuring viable projects.
Just released today, Director Mayorkas of the USCIS declared that they have received great reviews regarding the free E-Verify Online employee verification that helps United States businesses to verify eligibility to work in the USA. The E-Verify has been praised for its ease of use and customer support. [Source: USCIS; released February 21, 2013] WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Director Alejandro Mayorkas today announced that users of E-Verify, the
free Internet-based system that allows businesses to determine the
eligibility of their employees to work in the United States, have given
the program high marks in a recent customer survey.
More than 1,300 randomly selected employers across the nation who use
E-Verify evaluated key program aspects, including registration, the
online tutorial, ease of use, technical assistance and customer service.
They rated the program as exceptionally high in overall customer
satisfaction, with an average score of 86 out of 100 on the American
Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) scale.
“We are proud of the advancements we have made in the E-Verify
program,” said Director Mayorkas. “This customer survey validates the
success of our efforts, which we have undertaken in collaboration with
the business and labor communities and other key stakeholders.”
[Source: Laura Foote Reiff, Greenberg Traurig, LLP] During his speech on January 29 in Las Vegas, President Obama
announced his principles for Comprehensive Immigration Reform. As part
of the president’s plan to overhaul the current broken immigration
system, he noted the need to make permanent the EB-5 Regional Center
Program that is currently set to expire on September 30, 2015. The
program was introduced in 1992 and implemented in 1993. Since that time,
it has continually been reauthorized by Congress on a temporary basis.
The president’s objectives related to the program include:
Expanding opportunities for investor visas and continued U.S. economic development
Permanently authorizing the EB-5 regional center program
Providing incentives for visa requestors to invest in programs that
support national priorities, including economic development in rural and
economically distressed regions
The introduction of new measures to combat fraud and national security threats within the program
Data collection on the economic impact of the program nationally and locally
The creation of a pilot program for state and local government officials to promote economic development.
(Source: The White House) On September 28, 2012 President Obama signed S.3245, a bill which extends to September 30, 2015 the authorization of the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant
Non-minister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa
Waiver Program for the next three years. See statement here - September 28, 2012, the President signed into law
