Form I-864 Financial Support & Work Credits

One event that can end the financial support obligations created by the Form I-864, Affidavit of Support, is if the sponsored immigrant (typically a spouse) has worked, or can be credited with, 40 qualifying quarters. This is the equivalent of 10 years worth of work.    

Various Thoughts on EB-5 Litigation

EB-5 Class Actions [Also available on LinkedIn.] Anyone expect to see an increase of class action litigation related to EB-5 investment fraud in the coming years? Cases alleging this seem to come to light in drips every year. There is clearly volatility in the space and that may accelerate latent frauds or fiduciary breaches to […]

I-864 Affidavit of Support Obligations & Bankruptcy

[Also available on Reddit.] Can A Sponsor Avoid I-864 Financial Support Obligations By Declaring Bankruptcy? It depends. Some courts have held that financial support owed to spouses under the affidavit of support is akin to domestic support obligations and therefore NOT dischargeable in bankruptcy. Non domestic support obligations (such as for a sponsored siblings), presumably […]

EB-5 Fraud — Investors Can Sue

[Also available on LinkedIn.] This SEC alert is old news. However, it is worth revisiting because the threat of investor immigrant fraud still exists in the EB-5 space. Private lawsuits on behalf of immigrant investors have had a good track record of success. There’s no good reason to tolerate being a victim of a scam. […]

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