Canada’s Start-up Visa Applicants Now Face 10-Year Wait Times
SUV applicants from 2022 still have to wait another three years, while new applicants face a decade long wait for permanent residency.
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North America
McGregor Claims White House Negotiations Include 100 Gold Card Visas
Trump’s Gold Card costs $1M per person as a contribution. McGregor wants 100 for his entourage, along with a $100M payout.
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Chinese EB-5 Investors Allege $13.4 Million Fraud Tied to Northern Mariana Islands Project
A group of Chinese investors says developers and agents duped them into funding a casino in a U.S. commonwealth that hasn’t broken ground since 2016.
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Trump Launches Gold Card, Announces Corporate and Platinum Cards
Gold card goes live for $1m, corporate cards available for $2m, and non-resident $5m platinum cards coming soon.
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Trump Administration May Deny Naturalization Over “Good Moral Character,” Reviewing 55M Visa Holders
Good moral character is now vital for naturalization. And 55M visa holders, including EB-5 investors, now face continuous review.
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New EB-5 Ruling Eases Timelines for Post-RIA Investors
A court has ruled that investors must keep capital at risk for only 2 years, reducing the sustainment timeline for backlogged countries.
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Trump Targets CBI Nation Citizens With New $15k US Tourist Visa Bond Program
Citizens of citizenship by investment countries may soon need to post up to $15,000 in bonds to obtain a US tourist visa.
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DOJ Now Using Past Tax Mistakes to Strip US Citizenship
A single unreported tax form from years ago could now be grounds to strip someone of US citizenship.
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Canada’s New Business Immigration Standards Demand Proven Results Over Promises
Under new IRCC rules, speculative start-ups are out. Melissa Godmer breaks down the tougher business immigration criteria.
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Inside the Engine Room: How Regional Centers Really Operate in the EB-5 Industry
What do EB-5 regional centers actually do? Christina Tabacco explains their role in structuring, compliance, and capital flow.
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Nearly 69,000 Register Interest for Trump Card
Lutnick adds salesman to his resume: Commerce Secretary admits he “can’t help himself” from selling Gold Cards to executives.
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US Includes Seven CBI Countries in Travel Ban Memorandum
Seven nations with active citizenship by investment programs face potential visa bans under a new US State Department directive.
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US Gov’t Launches Website and Waiting List for $5m Trump Card
“Thousands have been calling and asking,” said the US President as the official Trump Card website went live.
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Data From FOIA Request Uncovers Hidden EB-5 Processing Bottlenecks
In unprecedented release, AIIA’s FOIA request yields the first complete set of EB-5 filing data, exposing the true scale of visa backlogs.
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Elon Musk Confirms Trump Card Visa in “Quiet Trial” Phase
Musk: “We’re testing the Trump Card visa to make sure the system works properly.” Public rollout to begin “once it is fully tested.”
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Trump Can Only “Kill EB-5 Through Policy”
To “get rid of EB-5, you’d need an act of Congress,” Mona Shah unpacks how Trump’s gold card could impact the EB-5 program.
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Trump Card Visa Digital Infrastructure Appears in US Immigration System
Musk leads implementation of the Gold Card through DoGE, while testing confirms integration across CBP, State Department, and USCIS systems.
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Lutnick Claims to Have “Sold 1,000” Gold Cards for $5 Billion in One Day
Lutnick revealed that Elon Musk is developing the software for the program. Donald Trump is already thinking about renaming it “Trump Card.”
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“There is No List”: US State Department Refutes Reports of a Travel Ban Register
US State Department: “There is a review to look at the nature of what’s gonna help keep America safer when dealing with the issue of visas.”
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8 CBI Countries on Leaked US Travel Ban List
Eight CBI jurisdictions feature on reported US travel ban lists. Their nationals may face the possibility of partial US visa suspension
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