A Rural Developer Takes On the Claim That TEA Projects Are Better Capitalized In a previous episode, we said that rural EB-5 projects trade safety for speed; and that did not go down well with everyone. In this episode we invite Dr. Vish, a developer with 43 years of experience, to put … Read more
How Two Weeks of Quiet Lobbying Softened the Memo, Why the Walk-Back Is Not Enough, and What the Whole Episode Reveals About America’s Need for Foreign Workers By: Mona Shah, Esq. In the space of two weeks, the United States government moved from announcing that adjustment of status would be … Read more
Why PM-602-0199 Cannot Touch the EB-5 Concurrent Filing Right, and Where Real Scrutiny Will Actually Land By: Mona Shah, Esq. The Panic, and the Statute That Answers It In the days since USCIS released Policy Memorandum PM-602-0199, the EB-5 community has reacted as though the in-country green card has been … Read more
USCIS Reclassifies Adjustment of Status as “Extraordinary Relief,” and the Timing Tells You Everything By: Mona Shah, Esq. On Thursday, May 21, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services dated Policy Memorandum PM-602-0199, and on Friday, May 22, the Friday before a major US holiday weekend (Memorial Day), the agency pushed … Read more
Mona Shah Quoted in The Washington Post Managing Partner, Mona Shah, was recently featured in The Washington Post, discussing the hesitancy and uncertainty surrounding President Trump’s Gold Card visa. The article analyses the increasingly cautious response from the immigration industry, with attorneys warning people away from the program designed to … Read more
Where the Gold Card Stands After AAUP v. DHS, Motion to Dismiss By Mona Shah, Esq. The Numbers, and the Mood in the Room As of late April 2026, the Department of Homeland Security has put real numbers on the Gold Card Visa Program for the first time. In a … Read more
By Mona Shah, Esq. & Rebecca Singh, Esq. Part One: Why the Rural Queue Moves Faster, and Why That Isn’t an Accident How a Senator from Iowa Rewrote the EB-5 Timeline The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program was created in 1990 with a straightforward premise: foreign capital, in exchange for permanent residency, would … Read more
On February 17, 2026, the United States of America and the world alike, lost a predominant moral voice. The Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., not only a civil rights leader but a two-time presidential candidate and founder of the Rainbow PUSH coalition, passed away at the age of 84. For … Read more
If your passport is packed and your visa interview is coming up, stop and take a breath. Then read this. On February 28, 2026, the U.S. Department of State issued a Worldwide Caution security alert following the launch of U.S. combat operations in Iran. In a matter of hours, the … Read more
Mona Shah Quoted in IMI on Nicki Minaj’s Gold Card Investment Migration Insider (IMI) recently featured insight from Mona Shah, Managing Partner at Mona Shah and Partners Global, within an article analysing the news that rap singer Nicki Minaj has received a ‘Trump Gold Card’. Mona provides legal insight into … Read more
Trump’s Latest Immigration Crackdown- Don’t Be Overweight at Your Consulate Interview!! In a move that has left immigration attorneys and applicants alike, scratching their heads, the Trump administration has announced an indefinite pause on immigrant visa processing for nationals from 75 countries, citing concerns that applicants might become dependent on … Read more
In what can only be described as immigration policy meets extortion racket, the Trump administration has announced that starting January 21, 2026, Bangladeshi nationals applying for U.S. business or tourist visas (B-1/B-2) will be required to post bonds of up to $15,000 just for the privilege of visiting America. Bangladesh … Read more
Mona Shah Quoted in IMI on US Internal Migration Trends Managing Partner Mona Shah was quoted in Investment Migration Insider (IMI) within an article examining domestic migration within the United States, largely driven through tax policy and quality of life considerations. The article, published on January 6, draws attention to … Read more
Back in February, in our article “A Divisive Storm Within the EB-5 Community in the US “, we discussed the growing tension within the EB-5 community at the IIUSA’s lawsuit on the sustainment of funds: Invest in the USA v. United States Department of Homeland Security. Fast forward to July 29, 2025, … Read more
By Mona Shah, Esq. On July 15, 2025, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued a landmark decision in the case of Mohammad Qatanani, Qatanani v. Attorney General, No. 24-1849 (3d Cir. 2025), a longtime New Jersey Imam, affirming that the Department of Justice cannot unilaterally revoke a lawful permanent … Read more
Mona Shah & Associates Global’s principal attorney, Mona Shah, was quoted by NPR in the news article; Trump’s $5 million Gold Card offers the rich a fast lane to residency. Please see the link below for the full article: https://www.npr.org/2025/06/02/nx-s1-5413517/trump-gold-card-visa-immigration-border-gold-green-card-migration-wealthy-five-million The post Trump’s $5 million Gold Card offers the rich … Read more
IMI Daily recently interviewed Mona Shah, the managing partner at Mona Shah & Partners Global regarding the Trump/Gold card, and the possible effect on the EB-5 program. Mona also goes into the details of the differences between the two programs (from what has been released regarding the Trump/Gold Card), particularly … Read more
Since our last post earlier this month, there has been a lot of new information released concerning the possible new Trump Travel Bans. While very little has been officially confirmed, there was a draft travel ban list, leaked by the New York Times, which included about 43 possible countries. The … Read more
As Trump spams the U.S. with a slew of executive orders, a new travel ban targeting Afghanistan and Pakistan may fall under his order on “Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and other National Security and Public Safety Threats”. In 2018, the Supreme Court upheld Trump’s last travel ban … Read more
By: Mona Shah, Esq. EB-5 (also known as the Immigrant Investor Program), a small niche industry catering to high net individuals looking to immigrate to the US under the 5th preference category of employment-based immigration, has become the target of President Trump’s roving eye. In a move that has sent … Read more