Department of Homeland Security January 9, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This Notice announces the requirement that petitions and applications related to the Alien Entrepreneur (EB-5) immigrant classification, and Regional Center Proposals under the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Pilot Program, must be filed at the California Service Center (CSC). Currently, EB-5-related petitions and applications are filed at either the Texas Service Center (TSC) or the CSC, depending on where the alien's commercial enterprise is located. Regional center proposals are being submitted to the Chief of USCIS Service Centers at USCIS Headquarters. The change to one filing location for EB-5-related petitions, applications, and regional center proposals announced by this Notice is necessary to improve the efficiency in the processing of EB-5-related filings.