Wassem M. Amin’s Guides

By Wassem M. Amin, Esq. Officially titled "Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013," the bipartisan immigration reform bill (the "Bill") introduced to the Senate on April 17, 2013 substantially reforms immigration laws in the United States...

On April 3, 2013, USCIS and the SEC held a joint conference call to discuss what aspects of federal securities law are implicated by EB-5 Investments, as it relates to both the issuer and the investor. As a disclaimer, I am an avid supporter of the EB-5 Investment Visa, and have ...

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By: Wassem M. Amin, Esq. If a company is exporting goods to Saudi Arabia, the Middle East, or anywhere else for that matter, a key consideration is how to collect payment from the importer or buyer. A risk assessment of the underlying transaction and the buyer is necessary to det...

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By: Wassem M. Amin Overview of the EB-5 Program Recently extended by President Obama, the Eb-5 Immigrant Investor Pilot Program provides a pathway to U.S. citizenship for foreign nationals by investing in domestic projects that will create or preserve a minimum number of jobs f...

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A new Executive Order by the Obama Administration will make it easier for illegal aliens to obtain permanent residency if they have immediate relatives who are U.S. Citizens. Scheduled to go into effect on March 4, 2013, illegal immigrants who can demonstrate that time apart from...

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Summary: On June 15, 2012, President Obama announced that the United States would not deport young illegal immigrants who have not broken the law and who came to the United States as children. Those who meet the following criteria may defer deportation action for up to two years,...

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