I made a Writ of Mandamus in late March but I still have no answer on my I-526. Does the July 1 shutdown affect me?
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Lynne Feldman
Schedule a Free Consultation with Top EB5 Visa AttorneysNot clear yet, but they may be sitting on these cases until re-authorization from Congress.

Bernard P Wolfsdorf
Schedule a Free Consultation with Top EB5 Visa AttorneysThe July 1 shutdown impacts all regional center I-526 petitions. Hopefully, when congress returns from its vacation, we will get another short extension until September 30, 2021, when we expect a better bill to be reviewed.

Fredrick W Voigtmann
Schedule a Free Consultation with Top EB5 Visa AttorneysIt is likely that the government will base at least part of its opposition to your court filing on the fact that the EB-5 regional center program has sunset and has not yet been reauthorized. Once the program is reauthorized, you should be able to overcome any such opposition.

Belma Demirovic Chinchoy
Schedule a Free Consultation with Top EB5 Visa AttorneysYes, all I-526s are on hold now.

Stephen Berman
Schedule a Free Consultation with Top EB5 Visa AttorneysIt seems to me that the end of the program makes your petition moot.
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