What happens if my previous application for Maltese citizenship gets approved while my EB-5 visa is being processed, resulting in a change in my nationality?
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Bernard P Wolfsdorf
Schedule a Free Consultation with Top EB5 Visa AttorneysOnly place of birth matters for visa quota allocation purposes.
Dennis Tristani
Schedule a Free Consultation with Top EB5 Visa AttorneysThis isn’t relevant in terms of your chargeability, as that is controlled by your country of birth or if relevant that country of birth of your spouse.
Lynne Feldman
Schedule a Free Consultation with Top EB5 Visa AttorneysIt won’t matter because permanent residency is based on your country of birth, not nationality.
Benjamin Hu
Schedule a Free Consultation with Top EB5 Visa AttorneysA change of nationality will not affect the EB-5 process. US immigrant visas are allocated country-by-country based on the petitioner's country of birth, not later nationality, so the petitioner would be assigned to the country quota where they were born.
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