Lucid Professional Writing Blog
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Blog.lucidtext.com is the work of Suzanne Lazicki -- a business writer, EB-5 expert, and the owner of Lucid Professional Writing. Suzanne founded Lucid Professional Writing in 2009 and started the blog the following year as a way to keep her EB-5 clients informed about industry developments. The blog aims to provide material support for EB-5 plans and decisions and to promote the integrity of..
Lucid Professional Writing Blog
2d ago
The USCIS Immigration and Citizenship Data page has published performance data for FY2024 Q3 (April 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024), including for EB-5 forms I-526, I-526E, I-829, and the various form I-956s. I regularly consult the All USCIS Application and Petition Form Types report, the Net Backlog and Frontlog report, and the Approved EB ..read more
Lucid Professional Writing Blog
2d ago
USCIS is in process of terminating many regional center designations for “purely administrative non-compliance” – meaning that the regional center didn’t do anything actively wrong, but left administrative steps undone. The most common scenario is a regional center that has not and does not intend to raise new EB-5 investment under the new law, and ..read more
Lucid Professional Writing Blog
1M ago
USCIS is in process of terminating many regional center designations for “purely administrative non-compliance” – meaning that the regional center didn’t do anything actively wrong, but left administrative steps undone. The most common scenario is a regional center that has not and does not intend to raise new EB-5 investment under the new law, and ..read more
Lucid Professional Writing Blog
2M ago
USCIS updated the EB-5 section of the USCIS Policy Manual today with substantive new content related to regional center penalties and investor protections. A Policy Alert on EB-5 Regional Center Noncompliance and Sanctions summarizes the update. Today’s policy update to the USCIS Policy Manual Volume 6 Part G adds a minor resource link to Chapter ..read more
Lucid Professional Writing Blog
2M ago
USCIS updated the EB-5 section of the USCIS Policy Manual today with substantive new content related to regional center penalties and investor protections. A Policy Alert on EB-5 Regional Center Noncompliance and Sanctions summarizes the update. Today’s policy update to the USCIS Policy Manual Volume 6 Part G adds a minor resource link to Chapter ..read more
Lucid Professional Writing Blog
2M ago
Today USCIS published form receipt and processing data for FY2024 Q2 (January to March 2024) on the USCIS Immigration and Citizenship Data page. I’ve updated my Processing Data page with all the FY24 Q2 EB-5 numbers, and provide charts in this post to highlight the big news. New EB-5 filings skyrocketed in January to March ..read more
Lucid Professional Writing Blog
2M ago
How long do EB-5 funds stay invested? I’ve approached this hot question from several angles, including a previous blog post on the intersection between immigration timing and investment timing, and a webinar with CanAm and Robert Divine about the sustainment period (CanAm’s write-up available here). Now I will try to clarify a factor behind some ..read more
Lucid Professional Writing Blog
3M ago
How long do EB-5 funds stay invested? I’ve approached this hot question from several angles, including a previous blog post on the intersection between immigration timing and investment timing, and a webinar with CanAm and Robert Divine about the sustainment period (CanAm’s write-up available here). Now I will try to clarify a factor behind some ..read more
Lucid Professional Writing Blog
3M ago
New EB-5 Q&A and I-956, I-956F, I-956G, and I-956K Filing Tips The EB-5 Resources page on the USCIS website has been updated with the following all-new resources. I most recommend the I-829 questions 6-9 in the EB-5 General Questions and Answers document. This is fresh content, covering questions about how to add eligible derivatives to ..read more
Lucid Professional Writing Blog
4M ago
New EB-5 Q&A and I-956, I-956F, I-956G, and I-956K Filing Tips The EB-5 Resources page on the USCIS website has been updated with the following all-new resources. I most recommend the I-829 questions 6-9 in the EB-5 General Questions and Answers document. This is fresh content, covering questions about how to add eligible derivatives to ..read more