I-829 Latest Changes I-829 What are the changes in the new I-829 application form 20 18?

I-829 is an application form for permanent green card transfer in the United States. The US Immigration Service will review this form. After obtaining the conditional green card for 2 1 month, the I-829 form needs to be filled out for 3 months before the green card expires, and then the immigration bureau will review the applicant's qualifications. What changes have taken place in this form in recent years? Let's have a look.

The US Immigration Bureau published the latest version of Form I-829 on its website, and announced that it would only accept the new version from 2065438+July 24th, 2007. The new form is still 1 1 page, but there are some changes in the combination and content of information collection. The most obvious change is that the new form adds more and more detailed information collection for new business enterprises (NCE) and job-creating enterprises (JCE). Some important contents include:

1. It is no longer necessary to disclose the net income of NCE.

2. Ask if there has been any change in NCE since the date of investment, including the sale of assets or benefits.

3. Ask if the regional center has been closed.

The new part of 4.4. The information collected by JCE includes:

A.JCE's name and actual address

B.what is the number of full-time direct employees at the time of initial investment of EB-5 and delivery of I-829?

C. If you invest in a problem enterprise, how many jobs are maintained or created?

How much EB-5 funds did NCE transfer to JCE?

E. When I-526 was submitted, did you create employment opportunities according to the business plan?

Another interesting new question for JCE is the seventh question in the seventh part:

Since the initial investment, whether JCE has filed for bankruptcy, suspension of business, substantial change of business nature, change of organization or ownership; Whether JEC or its owners, officers, directors, general partners and managers are involved in any crime or civil litigation; Or have other people in similar positions and interests in JCE ever been involved in fraud or other illegal activities?

If the answer to the above question is yes, then you need to attach a document to explain it in more detail.

The update of the I-829 application form reflects the goal of the Immigration Bureau to strengthen the supervision of EB-5 project. It seems that more detailed information collection is intended to help the Immigration Bureau conduct on-site investigation or I-829 interview. Finally, I would like to remind you again that from July 24th, 20 17, please submit the latest version of I-829 application form.

I-829 Submitting address change

On August 13, the US Immigration Service ("USCIC") announced that the submission address of I-829 application (application for removing conditions for foreign entrepreneurs) had changed.

Screenshot from USCIS official website

Previously, application forms had to be mailed to the California Service Center. Now, the applicant must submit an application form to the lockbox facility of the Immigration Bureau, but the application submitted is still decided by the Investment Immigration Project Office.

When submitting the application, the applicant can choose to pay by draft, personal check, cashier's check or credit card.

The following is the submission information of lockbox:

Submitted through the United States Postal Service (USPS) to:

United States Citizenship and Immigration Service

Page (abbreviation of page) P.O. Box 650889

Dallas, 75265-0889

FedEx, UPS and DHL express to:

United States Citizenship and Immigration Service

Recipient: I-829

250 1S。 National Highway 12 1 Business

Suite400

Louisville, Texas 75067

Immigration bureau strengthens STEMOPT supervision

Any changes must be reported in time.

On August 17, USCIC announced again, saying that it updated some regulations on the internship period of STEM majors on the website and clarified the reporting obligations for participating in STEMOPT projects:

If there are substantial changes, students and employers must submit the revised I-983 form to the designated school official (DSO) as soon as possible.

If the student stops the employment relationship with the company, the employer must report to DSO within 5 working days.

If there are some changes in students' work, such as changes in employers and work addresses, students must report to DSO within 10 working days.

Screenshot from USCIS official website

According to the Immigration Bureau, timely reporting can ensure that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) effectively supervises the STEMOPT program.

In addition, DHS also clearly stated that as long as all training requirements are met and there is a real employment relationship between students and employers, STEM

OPT participants can attend training outside the employer's main office. The Department of Homeland Security will examine whether the employer who signed the training program is the same as the employer who hired the students according to the specific circumstances of each case, and the employer will indeed provide training.