EB-5 Engagement 11/19
October 19, 2018 4 Comments
From: “U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services” <uscis@public.govdelivery.com>
Date: October 19, 2018 at 11:05:39 AM PDT
Subject: USCIS: EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program: Public Engagement, November 19, 2018
Dear Stakeholder, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites you to participate in a public teleconference on Monday, Nov. 19, from 1 to 2 p.m. (Eastern) to discuss the Immigrant Investor Program, also known as the EB-5 program. This engagement is part of our ongoing efforts to enhance dialogue with the public on the EB-5 program.
During the first part of this engagement, we will provide EB-5 program updates. The second part will be a question-and-answer session. We encourage the public to provide questions and comments on the EB-5 program in advance.
To register for this session, please follow the steps below:
- Visit our registration page to confirm your participation
- Enter your email address and select “Submit”
- Select “Subscriber Preferences”
- Select the “Event Registration” tab
- Be sure to provide your full name and organization
- Complete the questions and select “Submit”
Once we process your registration, you will receive a confirmation email with additional details.
We recommend calling in 10 to 15 minutes before the teleconference begins.
Email public.engagement@uscis.dhs.gov by Thursday, Nov. 1, at 5 p.m. (Eastern) and put “EB-5 Engagement” in the subject line if you would like to:
- Submit questions in advance; or
- Request a disability accommodation to participate.
Note to Media: This engagement is not for press purposes. Please contact the USCIS Press Office at 202-272-1200 for any media inquiries.
We look forward to engaging with you!
EB-5 Updates 
What do you think is the hidden agenda behind this missile…or am I just paranoid?
I think we get this invitation because:
(1) IPO is way overdue to hold an EB-5 engagement. They used to happen quarterly, but none yet in 2018.
(2) IPO is sending a representative to speak at the AILA/IIUSA conference in a couple weeks, and it would look bad for IPO to speak at a private event only without holding a public engagement
(3) The OMB has announced the updated timeline for regulations, so IPO knows it wont need to spend the whole engagement avoiding questions about what’s happening with the regs
Suzanne if you are going to AILA/IIUSA conference could you please ask why USCIS is taking sooo long to adjudicate 30-35 months for an i-829 petition. This timeline is beyond comprehension to anyone other than USCIS interns
I agree. There must be answer ! Even if we don’t like it 🙂 would be good to know!