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		<title>New Regional Centers (AZ, CA)</title>
		<link>http://blog.lucidtext.com/2012/01/26/new-regional-centers-az-ca-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The USCIS list of Regional Centers was updated today 1/26 with a  repeat listing and two new Regional Centers. ARIZONA Arizona Alternative Energy Center, LLC Website: http://arizonaenergycenter.com Investment focus: solar power generation, wind power generation, water retrieval CALIFORNIA Hollywood Regional Center Website: http://www.hollywoodregionalcenter.com/ Investment focus: internet gaming As usual, this info is thanks to Google and the Regional Centers [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.lucidtext.com&amp;blog=13342334&amp;post=2172&amp;subd=ebfive&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Info from 1/23 Stakeholder Engagement</title>
		<link>http://blog.lucidtext.com/2012/01/25/info-from-123-stakeholder-engagement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thepresentation from the 1/23 Stakeholder Engagement did not, this time, contain the written Q&#38;A, so I&#8217;ve written up my notes on note-worthy points that emerged at this meeting. In case you&#8217;d like to review the entire conversation, I&#8217;ve also embedded my recording at the base of this post. TEA Issues Kevin of the Office of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.lucidtext.com&amp;blog=13342334&amp;post=2162&amp;subd=ebfive&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Acquiring Real Estate as EB-5 Investment?</title>
		<link>http://blog.lucidtext.com/2012/01/23/acquiring-real-estate-as-eb-5-investment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne (www.lucidtext.com)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a follow-up to my post on the recent denial of a Regional Center investment proposal involving real estate purchase, here is transcription of a couple interesting exchanges from today&#8217;s 1/23 EB-5 Stakeholder Meeting with USCIS. The speakers are Rachel Ellis (USCIS Office of Public Engagement), Kevin ____  (Office of Policy and Strategy), Sasha Haskell [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.lucidtext.com&amp;blog=13342334&amp;post=2157&amp;subd=ebfive&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>FY12 Q1 EB-5 Statistics</title>
		<link>http://blog.lucidtext.com/2012/01/23/fy12-q1-eb-5-statistics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne (www.lucidtext.com)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[USCIS has released new statistics as part of the presentation for the 1/23 EB-5 Stakeholder Meeting. This data shows us that USCIS has generally liked what it&#8217;s seen in I-526 and especially I-829 filings, and has found a lot not to like in recent Regional Center applications and amendments. Form I-924 (&#38; Pre-I-924) Regional Center [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.lucidtext.com&amp;blog=13342334&amp;post=2148&amp;subd=ebfive&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New AAO Decision (RC application denial)</title>
		<link>http://blog.lucidtext.com/2012/01/19/new-aao-decision-rc-denial/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne (www.lucidtext.com)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The AAO has published another EB-5-related decision (04/26/2011), this one affirming denial of a Regional Center application filed on behalf of The Statesman Group and its Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort project in the North Olympic Peninsula. The decision is interesting, if unsurprising. To quote a portion of the analysis: … the AAO finds [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.lucidtext.com&amp;blog=13342334&amp;post=2140&amp;subd=ebfive&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Regional Centers (KS, WA)</title>
		<link>http://blog.lucidtext.com/2012/01/19/new-regional-centers-ks-wa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne (www.lucidtext.com)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The USCIS list of Regional Centers was updated today 1/19 with a couple repeat listings and (apparently) two new Regional Centers. The list includes nothing but the names and my Googling hasn&#8217;t turned up any additional information. Kansas Regional Center Website: ? Geographic Scope: ? Industries: ? Seattle Regional Center Website: ? Geographic Scope: ? Industries: ? If you are behind either [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.lucidtext.com&amp;blog=13342334&amp;post=2136&amp;subd=ebfive&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Insights from Conversation with Director Mayorkas</title>
		<link>http://blog.lucidtext.com/2012/01/18/insights-from-conversation-with-director-mayorkas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:24:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne (www.lucidtext.com)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[And now a guest post from Joseph McCarthy, an immigration attorney and EB-5 expert who was one of the select few in-person participants at both “Conversations with the Director” in Washington DC on 1/12/2012 and 9/14/2011. I’m one of the hundreds who struggled to follow by phone what exactly was going on in the lively [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.lucidtext.com&amp;blog=13342334&amp;post=2124&amp;subd=ebfive&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;On hold at USCIS headquarters&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blog.lucidtext.com/2012/01/17/on-hold-at-uscis-headquarters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne (www.lucidtext.com)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A number of Regional Center applicants, including a few who filed over a year ago, have been told that their applications are currently “on hold at USCIS headquarters pending resolution of an issue.” This hold hasn’t affected all I-924s (the CSC has issued recent Regional Center approvals and RFEs), but it’s a significant phenomenon. I’ve [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.lucidtext.com&amp;blog=13342334&amp;post=2112&amp;subd=ebfive&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Revised EB-5 Policy Memo</title>
		<link>http://blog.lucidtext.com/2012/01/11/revised-eb-5-policy-memo/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.lucidtext.com/2012/01/11/revised-eb-5-policy-memo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne (www.lucidtext.com)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The USCIS Office of Public Engagement has emailed a revised draft of the EB-5 policy memorandum and a red line version of the memo for our review in advance of the 1/12 call with Director Mayorkas. Note that this memo is still in the draft stage not to be taken as  final policy. The most interesting additions include new language [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.lucidtext.com&amp;blog=13342334&amp;post=2103&amp;subd=ebfive&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>1/12 Conversation with Director Mayorkas</title>
		<link>http://blog.lucidtext.com/2012/01/05/112-conversation-with-director-mayorkas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne (www.lucidtext.com)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1/11 UPDATE: The USCIS Office of Public Engagement has emailed a revised draft of the EB-5 policy memorandum and a red line version of the memo for our review in advance of the 1/12 call with Director Mayorkas. The USCIS Office of Public Engagement has just emailed another invitation: Dear Stakeholder- USCIS is pleased to invite you to the second in a series [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.lucidtext.com&amp;blog=13342334&amp;post=2093&amp;subd=ebfive&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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