Karen-Lee Pollak is an EB-5 immigration attorney and is the managing attorney at Pollak PLLC, located in Dallas. She offers a full range of immigration legal services to large businesses and individuals. She has worked on immigrant and nonimmigrant visas for industry professionals, scientists, students, public figures, visitors and investors.
Her legal services also include PERM labor certificate applications and assistance with compliance audits and corporation policy formation for immigration issues. As a part of her practice of immigration litigation, she concentrates on federal court proceedings under the Administrative Procedure Act and removal defense. Attorney Pollak is an immigrant and therefore has firsthand knowledge of the criticality of the immigration process. Highlights of the cases she has represented so far include: assisting a famous promoter and Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame inductee bring rodeo champions from Australia to reside and perform in the United States; helping an accomplished scientist to self-petition for permanent residency through the Alien of Extraordinary Ability visa category; applying for P category visas for PGA golfers from Australia, representing publicly traded companied in L-1 cases; and assisting citizens of NAFTA countries to apply for investment and trader visas.
She writes regularly about the latest developments and guidelines on immigration law on her immigration blog titled Immigration Solutions. Her articles on immigration law are also frequently published on Law360.com. She was included in Newsweek’s “Leaders in Immigration Law Showcase,” and was selected by her fellow attorneys as a Texas Rising Star in the Texas Monthly, 2009.
Attorney Pollak received her education in Johannesburg at the University of Witwatersrand, where she completed her Bachelor of Arts in international relations and sociology in 1989, and her LLB in 1993. She is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Texas Women Lawyers Association, and the Texas and California Bar associations. She is a part of the Genesis Women’s Shelter Pro Bono Immigration Services and a Military Assistance Project pro bono volunteer. Besides courts in Texas and California, she has been admitted to practice at the Supreme Court of South Africa and US. Court of Federal Claims.
Answers to EB-5 102 Questions Answered
- Is there a limit to the number of dependents in an EB-5 application?
- How do I know my EB-5 attorney is doing the right thing?
- How can I access EB-5 project documents before investing?
- Do US presidential elections usually affect an EB-5 application?
- Does it make a difference where I apply to an EB-5 visa?
- How can we relocate to the United States through EB-5 while currently on TN and TD visas?
- What happens to my EB-5 funds if I do not submit an RFE response for I-526?
- What steps should an EB-5 investor take if their residency status is expiring in the country of interview?
- How can an EB-5 investor expedite their advance parole/travel permit after concurrent filing?
- How would a past DUI misdemeanor impact my EB-5 application?
- How can I apply for citizenship while my EB-5 I-829 is pending?
- How can I withdraw an I-526 petition that has not been approved yet?
- How can I start a business while I am on a conditional green card for EB-5?
- How can same-sex married couples apply for EB-5 on the same application?
- At what point in the EB-5 process can I withdraw from my investment?
- Is my conditional green card status illegal now that the EB-5 regional center program is on hold?
- How can I apply for a green card under EB-5 via direct investment when I am currently on H1B?
- How can I best show my EB-5 conditional permanent resident status for medical school when my status is expiring and so is the EB-5 program?
- How can we use our E-2 business to get an EB-5 visa?
- How can I apply for EB-5 as an F-1 visa holder without leaving the United States?
- Could my EB-5 visa processing time change if I change my citizenship?
- What does it mean when an EB-5 regional center has created 80% of the jobs for a project?
- How can I qualify for EB-5 if my passport is expired?
- My I-526 was approved in December but USCIS still has not sent my EB-5 case to the NVC. What can I do?
- How long does an Indian EB-5 applicant need to wait for I-526 approval?
- How can I make sure my child doesn”t age out on my EB-5 application?
- How can I change my EB-5 adjustment of status on an I-485 to consular processing before the I-526 decision?
- How can an EB-5 investor apply for a re-entry permit if the conditional green card has expired?
- How can I apply for EB-5 direct investment by forming a company with a group of Americans?
- What should I do as an EB-5 investor if my spouse did not receive an official I-829 notice of receipt?
- If an EB-5 investor need to travel overseas, is the six-month rule considered in the aggregate or in a row to not risk losing my visa?
- What would happen with my EB-5 application after June 30 if the regional center program is not extended?
- Can I create a sub company in a different industry to maintain my EB-5 workforce while waiting for my I-829 decision?
- What are eligible areas to invest in for the EB-5 direct investment route?
- When must an EB-5 investor apply for an SSN and TIN?
- What happens if the EB-5 project is finished before I-526 review?
- What does “recommended for approval” on the AOS mean?
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- What is considered a material change in terms of the EB-5 program?
- What is the timeline to deny an I-829 petition?
- How can I use a business created on a B-1/B-2 visa to get an EB-5 visa?
- When does an EB-5 permanent green card expire?
- What is the difference between the DS-230 and DS-260 application?
- What are the requirements for transferring gift money for EB-5?
- How will filing an I-526 affect my admission to graduate school?
- How can I apply for EB-5 if overstayed my student visa?
- How will my EB-5 application be affected if I change immigration attorneys?
- How does the NVC determine an EB-5 investor”s consulate?
- How will L-1 and E-2 denials affect my EB-5 visa eligibility?
- What benefits are available on F1/F2 status if an I-526 has been submitted?
- How does USCIS determine eligible family members of an EB-5 investor?
- How can my child who will be studying abroad receive his green card?
- How can an F-1 visa holder apply for an H-1B and EB-5 visa?
- How do fired employees affect EB-5 job creation requirements?
- How does USCIS verify regional center project job creation at the I-829 stage?
- How much of a delay does a request for evidence cause?
- Can I apply for the EB-5 visa by establishing and investing in my own business?
- How would I proceed with the adjustment of status?
- How do I maintain valid status once I am on OPT and my I-526 is approved?
- Should I avoid investing in project that used bridge financing?
- What can I do to ensure that my step-child will be able to immigrate?
- How can I qualify for the EB-5 program if I have not paid any income tax?
- How can we pursue both an EB-2 and an EB-5 visa?
- How do I prove that my business is in distress to sell to an EB-5 investor?
- How can I apply for EB-5 as a single person and get married afterwards?
- When are EB-5 funds transferred into the escrow account and released?
- How can I help my daughter temporarily in the United States apply for an EB-5 visa?
- How accurate are USCIS EB-5 average processing times?
- What are the SEC registration requirements for regional centers?
- What constitutes an EB-5 business project?
- Why did the USCIS recently make EB-5 visas unavailable for Chinese investors?
- How can I get a project funded in a U.S. territory like Guam with EB-5 investments?
- How can a single business use multiple investors as long as 10 full-time jobs are created?
- How can buying multiple franchises satisfy creating 10 jobs under the EB-5 investment requirements?
- How should I go about selecting an industry and regional center for my EB-5 investment?
- How can I get areas in my county TEA-certified for future EB-5 investments?
- How can a startup company with no income receive EB-5 investments?
- How quickly is my investment returned if I cancel my EB-5 application?
- How do non-management members of an EB-5 investment meet day-to-day management requirements?
- What happens if a child is conceived after the EB-5 process begins?
- What type of gifted capital is eligible for EB-5?
- How can I ensure that my children can start college in the United States next August?
- What are advantages of the EB-5 regional center route other than a lower minimum investment?
- How can EB-5 funds be invested in different, detached TEAs?
- Can my EB-5 investment be split into four separate properties?
- How does shareholder status affect EB-5 visa eligibility?
- What will happen if I give up my United States green card after I receive it through EB-5?
- How closely does actual job creation need to match an EB-5 business plan?
- How will CPI affect the minimum EB-5 investment amount in 2016?
- What are the EB-5 investment requirements in terms of partial payments and partnerships?
- How can I ensure a new spouse will qualify for permanent residency through EB-5?
- Why does USCIS state that EB-5 “investment capital cannot be borrowed?”
- What should be done to ensure our newborn can immigrate with us after I-485 approval?
- How will a delay due to an EB-5 immigrant’s communist status affect I-526 and then I-829 approval?
- How can a potential EB-5 investor provide five years of income tax receipts if they only recently started a business?
- What happens when you win the diversity visa lottery while participating in EB-5?
- How does USCIS view commission only jobs?
- What restrictions are there on living in one state and filing an 1-526 project located in another state?
- How will I do day-to-day management?
- Do I have to invest the total amount at once?
- What is the process for permanent residency to U.S. citizenship?
- What limitations are there on the amount of EB-5 capital allowed for a project?
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