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American Lending Center Concludes Tour of Key EB-5 Markets in Asia
Regional center leadership participated in events in Vietnam, India, Taiwan and China
LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Lending Center (ALC), a leading EB-5 regional center and a subsidiary of Regional Centers Holding Group, concluded visits of key and emerging EB-5 markets throughout Asia. Comprised of conferences sponsored by and seminars led by ALC experts, the tour included stops in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Shanghai, China; Delhi, India; and Taipei and Taichung, Taiwan.
ALC President Bruce Thompson represented the regional center, a platinum sponsor, at the EB5 Investors Magazine 2019 EB-5 Expo Ho Chi Minh City held March 14-15. Thompson also spoke on a panel entitled “Latest Legislation: Regional Center Program Update, Keeping Current, Looking to the Future.” Following the conference, ALC executives led a seminar on March 16 in Ho Chi Minh City introducing the regional center’s unique business model, which has resulted in the completion of over 70 projects exclusively in the senior loan structure. ALC’s Vietnam-based team held a second event on March 23, while Thompson traveled to ALC’s Delhi office to lead a similar seminar to potential investors in the Indian market interested in the EB-5 immigration and investment process. Additional seminars were held by ALC experts in Taipei and Taichung, Taiwan from March 23-27.
John Shen, American Lending Center’s CEO, meanwhile attended a second conference held by EB5 Investors Magazine in Shanghai, China on March 18, for which ALC served as a gold sponsor. Shen spoke on a panel about “The Realities of EB-5: Current Program Status, USCIS Policies and Litigation, What Chinese Investors Should Consider.” Shen, representing one of the few regional centers still recruiting investors in China and the conference’s sole U.S. regional center in attendance despite Shanghai’s past dominance of the EB-5 program, brought a unique and expert perspective regarding the policy challenges facing the program with his remarks.
“According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the total number of new EB-5 cases filed in 2018 was 6,424, only 53% of the total in 2017,” said Shen. “Visa retrogression has significantly reduced the value of the EB-5 program in China, and this trend is unlikely to reverse any time soon. We certainly feel the pain of those families impacted by the visa backlog and are trying to help them in a number of different ways.”
One such way the regional center has tried to solve the retrogression crisis on behalf of investors is through litigation. ALC currently serves as the only institutional plaintiff in an ongoing lawsuit led by legendary litigator Ira Kurzban challenging the U.S. government to adopt a “one visa to one family” policy.
About American Lending Center
American Lending Center (ALC) is a U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service designated regional center held by Regional Centers Holding Group. ALC offers investment opportunities to immigrant investors interested in obtaining permanent resident status in the U.S. through the employment-based fifth preference visa (EB-5) program. Committed to fulfilling the program’s promise of investment in deserving businesses in rural and underserved communities, ALC has successfully provided over 350 million dollars to projects in rural and underserved areas in 19 states and has completed over 70 projects exclusively in the senior loan structure.

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加利福尼亞州長灘 - （BUSINESS WIRE） - （美國商業資訊） - 領先的EB-5區域中心和區域中心控股集團的子公司美國借貸中心（ALC）結束了亞洲主要新興EB-5市場的訪問活動。這一系列市場活動包括由ALC贊助或主辦的EB-5年度博覽會和投資移民說明會，所到城市包括越南胡志明市，中國上海，印度德里，臺灣臺北和台中。

ALC總裁Bruce Thompson作為區域中心代表於3月14日至15日受邀參加了由EB5投資者雜誌舉辦的2019年越南胡志明市EB-5博覽會，ALC是大會的白金贊助商。Thompson參與了題為“最新立法：區域中心計畫更新，保持現狀，展望未來”的小組討論會。會議結束後，ALC於3月16日在胡志明市舉辦了一場投資移民說明會，介紹了區域中心獨特的商業模式，ALC成功完成70多個項目， EB-5資金均處於第一清償順位。 ALC越南的團隊於3月23日舉行了第二次活動，同時Thompson前往ALC印度德里的辦事處舉辦了一場說明會，與印度市場的潛在投資者見面。 3月23日至27日，ALC專家在臺灣臺北和台中舉辦了多場說明會。

同時，ALC首席執行長John Shen參加了由EB5投資者雜誌於3月18日在中國上海舉辦的年度EB-5博覽會，ALC是大會的金牌贊助商。Shen受邀參與了題為“EB-5的現實：中國投資人應該考慮的EB-5項目現況，USCIS政策和訴訟”的小組討論會。Shen，代表少數仍在中國招募投資者的區域中心之一，以及會議唯一的美國區域中心代表，對EB-5項目所面臨的政策挑戰提出了獨特而專業的觀點。

“據美國公民及移民服務局統計，2018年提交的新EB-5案件總數為6,424件，僅占2017年總數的53％，” Shen說。 “簽證排期大大降低了EB-5項目對於中國投資人的價值，這種趨勢不太可能短時間逆轉。我們瞭解簽證排期影響對家庭造成的傷害，並正在嘗試用多種不同的方式説明他們。“

區域中心説明投資人解決簽證排期的其中一種方式是通過訴訟。 ALC目前是移民界傳奇律師Ira Kurzban發起的訴訟中唯一的機構原告，該訴訟要求美國政府採取“一個家庭只占一個簽證名額”的政策。

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以誠信，透明和擔當鑄就可持續成功。
美國借貸中心是區域中心控股集團旗下美國移民局指定的區域中心。ALC通過EB-5項目幫助計畫在美國獲得永久居民身份的投資人提供投資機會，並致力於將需要的資金投資給真正需要該資金的企業。ALC已成功在19個州為農村和其他不發達地區的項目提供了超過3.5億美元的資金。更多的資訊請訪問www.usa-rc.com