8/13 Engagement Remarks, Pending Petitions, New RCs

8/13/2015 Engagement Notes
USCIS has posted prepared remarks from the August 13, 2015 EB-5 Stakeholder Engagement.

• IPO Chief Nicholas Colucci discusses EB-5 program statistics, the new EB-5 InTouch series of engagements and a recent China trip, EB-5 protocols, the new IPO compliance team, and GAO report recommendations.
• IPO Deputy Chief Harrison remarks on processing workflow and times (and exceptions to the FIFO principle), and announces an EB-5 Interactive Engagement on September 17, 2015 that will discuss I-924A filings.

FY2015 Q3 EB-5 Petition Processing Statistics
The Q3 petition processing statistics that I reported last week have now been officially posted on the USCIS website. Here is a bonus chart just showing the number of pending petitions. The I-526 trend finally shows some good news last quarter, while the backlog of I-829 petitions continues to grow.

New RCs
Additions to the USCIS Regional Center List, 08/03/2015 to 09/03/2015

• WDS Media Regional Center (California) wdshollywood.com.cn/regional-center
• Lexin New York Regional Center (Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania) lexineb5.com
• EB-5 Bonds New York, LLC (Connecticut, New York)
• Good Life EB5 Georgia Regional Center, LLC (Georgia) www.goodlifeeb5.com
• USCFID Georgia LLC (Georgia)
• American Dream Fund Hawaii Regional Center, LLC (Hawaii) www.adreamfund.com
• USA ODI Regional Center, LLC (Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia)
• Sunpin Massachusetts Regional Center, LLC (Massachusetts)
• American Gateway Investments, LLC (New Jersey)
• Howard Hughes New York Regional Center, LLC (New York)
• Saipan Regional Investment Center, LLC (Marianas)
• Oklahoma State Regional Center, LLC (Oklahoma) www.oklahomastaterc.com
• IZON, LLC (South Carolina)
• Dallas Regional Center (Texas)
• Oklahoma State Regional Center, LLC (Texas) www.credgroup.com/RC.html