SIV to raise $3.5bn annually: Basis Point – Business intelligence firm Basis Point, speaking at the third annual Significant Investor Visa conference, estimates that Australia’s Significant Investor Visa will attract A$3.5 billion per year through 700 successful applications.

New USCIS Data Shows Remarkable Growth for EB-5 Program – IIUSA analysis of USCIS data has found that the amount of investment in the first two quarters of FY2015 represented a $400 million increase compared to the first two quarters of FY2014 and a $1.1 billion increase compared to the first two quarters of FY2013.