Yesterday (January 31, 2024), the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule related to filing fees under the EB-5 immigrant investor program. These represent a large increase in filing fees for prospects looking to move forward with their EB-5 investment.  Specifically, the following fees impact prospective investor’s costs of their EB-5 investment: I-526/I-526E filing fees will increase to $11,160. This represents a 204% increase, from $3,675. I-829 petition filing fees will be increased to $9,530 (from $3,750). The above fee increases, in addition to oth ..read more

-- Great news, an investor in CMB Infrastructure Investment Group 78, LP (Group 78) has just received their first I-526E approval! The I-526E is a new petition introduced by the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA), it replaces the legacy I-526 petition.  The I-526E is a significant step in the EB-5 immigration process and qualifies an investor for conditional permanent residency in the United States. This investor’s petition was approved in approximately 13 months. This indicates that the USCIS is achieving lower adjudication timeframes when it comes to processing EB-5 petitions u ..read more

This week, we learned that CMB Infrastructure Investment Group 82 received an I-956F approval! This is the second CMB EB-5 partnership to be approved since the new EB-5 regulations were implemented under the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA). The first, CMB Group 78, was approved last month. Under the RIA, Regional Centers are required to file an I-956F petition for every investment offering prior to individual investors filing their I-526E petitions. This is great news for all investors in these two CMB partnerships, as it is the first step to them receiving their permanent green ca ..read more

-- CMB received great news this week, our Group 78 EB-5 partnership just received an I-956F approval! The I-956F is a new petition introduced by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)  following the passage of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 by Congress. Under the Reform and Integrity Act (RIA), Regional Centers are required to file an I-956F petition for every investment offering. Importantly, this approval also shows an ongoing commitment by USCIS to complete the timely adjudication of high-unemployment area projects. CMB Group 78’s I-956F approval also ..read more

We’re excited to announce the grand opening of the Swexan Hotel, the project associated with the CMB Group 66 EB-5 partnership! The hotel is located in the Harwood District of Dallas, TX and officially began accepting reservations on June 15th, 2023. The 22-floor hotel features The Babou nightclub (located in the basement), Stillwell’s Steakhouse (on the seventh floor), and a Moroccan-themed rooftop pool/restaurant area.  The Swexan is the first hotel to open in the Harwood District. CMB and our affiliate NHK Capital Partners have collaborated on several projects located in this 19-block ..read more

CMB Regional Centers is proud to announce the election of Noreen Hogan as the first female officer elected as Vice President of the leading EB-5 industry trade group IIUSA. Ms. Hogan is a well-respected leader in the EB-5 industry, having served as the President of CMB Regional Centers since 2017. With the history of her company, CMB Regional Centers, spanning nearly 30 years in the EB-5 industry, Ms. Hogan brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her new role as Vice President of IIUSA. In this new position, Ms. Hogan will work alongside the officers, board members and other members of t ..read more

-- CMB recently accepted its 6000th EB-5 investor. This is a remarkable and humbling milestone. Over the last 25 years, across 82 EB-5 investment partnerships, we’ve had the opportunity to help investors from all over the world pursue their American Dream through the EB-5 immigrant investor program. Approximately 2,000 of those investors have now completed the EB-5 process (approval of their I-829 petition) and have achieved permanent residency in the United States. CMB’s EB-5 investments have created approximately 200,000 jobs across the United States. Our investors have helped finance infras ..read more

In an exciting announcement published earlier this afternoon, the USCIS stated that Permanent Resident Cards (Green Cards) held by immigrant investors who have filed their I-829 petition for permanent residency will be valid for 48 months beyond the card’s expiration date. They state in the notice: We will issue new receipt notices to eligible conditional permanent residents who previously received notices with an extension shorter than 48 months and whose cases are still pending. The USCIS previously announced a similar extension of 24 months beyond the card’s expiration date in September of ..read more

- On Jan. 4, the Department of Homeland Security published notice in the Federal Register of their intention to increase fees for participants in the EB-5 visa program. The proposed fee hikes will impact Immigrant Investors using the EB-5 visa program to achieve permanent residence through the program. The EB-5 visa program requires participants to file two separate petitions. The initial petition, required to achieve conditional permanent residency, is form I-526E. Form I-526E is filed by EB-5 investors immediately after making the required investment. The second petition, form I-829, is file ..read more

We’re excited to announce that a limited partner in our Group 70 EB-5 partnership recently received approval from the USCIS on their I-526 petition. This is great news for all limited partners in Group 70 and we at CMB would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations on reaching this important immigration milestone. The Group 70 partnership, in collaboration with Hillwood Development Company, provided funding to support the development and construction of four industrial/logistics facilities in California and Florida. We expect to see additional I-526 approvals for immigrant investors in the ..read more