Significant Investor Visas: Hope remains three months after reforms– Australian investors say it’s too early to be worried that changes to the Significant Investor Visa (SIV) program have driven international investors away, despite a significant fall in applications since reforms in July. Property developers also remain positive, saying that the lack of SIV investors is not affecting their demand.

IIUSA Sends Congress Letter of Support for EB-5 Reauthorization – More than 875 organizations have signed IIUSA’s ““EB-5 is Working” letter in support of reauthorizing the EB-5 investor immigration program. Further support for the program has come from the President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, while experts expect the program to get short-term re-authorization pending eventual overhaul.