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EB-5

Last Updated: November 15, 2022 | Publication

The CIS Ombudsman's Webinar Series: Employment-Based Immigrant Visas II

October 25, 2022, CIS Ombudsman hosted a webinar about USCIS' efforts to use all available immigrant visas in FY23 and its efforts and successes in FY22.

Last Updated: May 26, 2021 | Publication

CIS Ombudsman's Recommendations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 2009

Historical recommendations for year 2009

Last Updated: February 11, 2016 | Testimony

Written testimony of USCIS for a House Committee on the Judiciary hearing titled “Is the Investor Visa Program an Underperforming Asset?”

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Immigrant Investor Program Office Chief Nick Colucci addresses the  EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program and issues important to the Committee.

Last Updated: February 2, 2016 | Testimony

Written testimony of USCIS for a Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing titled “The Failures and Future of the EB-5 Regional Center Program: Can it be Fixed?”

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Immigrant Investor Program Office Chief Nick Colucci addresses the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, also known as the “EB-5 program”, the fifth preference employment-based immigrant program, and relevant issues important to the Committee.

Last Updated: December 9, 2015 | Testimony

Written testimony of USCIS Director for a House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security hearing titled “Oversight of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services”

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Leon Rodriguez addresses USCIS’ top priorities, and several critical issues important to the Subcommittee.

Last Updated: April 30, 2015 | Testimony

Written testimony of DHS Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing titled “Allegations of Special Access and Political Influence at the Department of Homeland Security”

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas addresses the work of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Last Updated: July 29, 2014 | Testimony

Written testimony of USCIS Director for a House Committee on the Judiciary hearing titled “Oversight of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services”

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Leon Rodriguez addresses the state of the USCIS and critical issues important to the Committee.

Last Updated: October 30, 2013 | Publication

Informe Anual 2013

Read the Spanish version of the 2013 Annual Report to Congress.