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CHARLES C. FOSTER
FOSTER LLP
Charles C. Foster is the
chairman of Foster LLP
a n d is b as e d i n t h e f i r m’s
Houston office. He has been
recognized as one of the
B e s t L aw y e r s i n A m e r i c a ,
Chambers USA Senior Statespeople, Who’s Who Legal:
Corporate Immigration Thought Leaders, and Top 100
Attorneys in Houston. His practice focuses primarily on
representing multinational companies and foreign investors
regarding U.S. immigration law. Foster has served as senior
immigration policy advisor to President George W. Bush as
well as an immigration policy advisor to President Obama.
andHe is a pastformer AILA president of AILA.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE
EB-5 INDUSTRY CHANGE FOR A
BETTER FUTURE?
For the U.S. to be the most competitive in attracting highly
qualified foreign investors seeking permanent residency
from safe and developed countries, we must have the most
transparent, legally secure and fair program in the world.
That can only be accomplished by bipartisan EB-5 reform
legislation, which must also deal with the central issue that
faces the EB-5 industry, that being the lack of a sufficient
number of visas. There's absolutely no logical reason
Congress should artificially limit the number of highly
qualified investors and families at 10,000 per year.
WHAT TRENDS ARE YOU SEEING WHEN
IT COMES TO EB-5 LITIGATION OR
ADVOCACY?
Regarding EB-5 advocacy, we have yet to develop a
successful strategy to achieve through EB-5 reform
legislation a more transparent and secure program with
more visa numbers. We can best achieve bipartisan support
for either a small single shot piece of legislation, or to have
it attached to a bigger bill, with a rational not to attract more
wealthy investor immigrants, but to provide needed capital
to benefit the United States. For example, a large number of
additional visa numbers could be set aside to stimulate
development in areas of the country hard hit by hurricanes
or wildfires and sold on that basis.
Investor Visas
EB-5 INVESTOR VISAS
Including investment through a Regional
Center or an individual attorney
DEVELOPMENT OF EB-5
REGIONAL CENTERS
Including advice to private entrepreneurs
and local governments on establishing a
Regional Center
OTHER NON-IMMIGRANT VISAS
Including L for the opening of a new office
and E treaty trader or treaty investor visas
to establish a new investment enterprise in
the United States
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