USCIS has released EB-5 program statistics for fiscal year (\u201cFY\u201d) 2010 and Q1 through Q2 of FY 2011, showing a marked increase in program usage. <\/p>\n
As of June 30, 2011, USCIS reports that there are 147 approved Regional Centers operating in 39 states and 83 pending Regional Center proposals. In all of 2010, there were 110 new Regional Center applications filed, yet by the end of Q2 for fiscal year 2011 alone, there have been 146 new applications, which is a significant increase.<\/p>\n
For FY2010 USCIS received 1,955 initial investor petitions, and by the end of Q2 of FY2011 the USCIS had already received 1,601 initial investor petitions. The released data shows an 89 percent approval rate in FY 2010 for initial investor petitions, and an 81 percent approval rate for initial investor petitions in Q1 and Q2 of 2011. <\/p>\n
USCIS reports that for FY2010, 41 percent of (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" USCIS has released EB-5 program statistics for fiscal year (\u201cFY\u201d) 2010 and Q1 through Q2 of FY 2011, showing a marked increase in program usage. As of June 30, 2011, USCIS reports that there are 147 approved Regional Centers operating…<\/span><\/p>\n