Please note: This event has been rescheduled from Wednesday, February 25 to Monday, March 2. If you are already registered, you do not need to re-register. The webinar will be recorded and shared with all registrants.
Event Details
Date: Monday, March 2, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
Format: Live Webinar (Online)
Recording: Available to all registrants
Event Description
The March Visa Bulletin brings critical updates for EB-5 investors tracking priority dates and visa availability across all set-aside categories. Whether you’re monitoring rural, TEA, or infrastructure timelines—or comparing reserved versus unreserved processing—understanding the latest bulletin is essential to planning your immigration journey.
Join some of the industry’s most respected voices for a concise, data-driven analysis of what the March Visa Bulletin numbers reveal about current demand, processing capacity, and what movement (or retrogression) means for your specific situation.
Watch Webinar
This 60-minute webinar will help you answer the questions that matter most:
For Active Investors:
- How does the March bulletin affect my priority date and timeline?
- Should I be concerned about retrogression in my category?
- What does current movement signal about USCIS processing capacity?
- How do reserved versus unreserved categories compare this month?
For Prospective Investors:
- Which set-aside categories show the most favorable timelines right now?
- How should current visa availability influence my investment decision?
- What country-specific factors should I monitor?
- What trends should I watch as I finalize my EB-5 strategy?
Our expert panel combines decades of experience managing visa allocations, interpreting bulletin trends, and guiding investors through the complexities of immigration timing. They’ll break down the March data, explain what’s driving any changes, and provide practical guidance on how to plan around these developments.
This isn’t a general overview of the visa bulletin process—it’s a focused analysis of this month’s specific numbers and what they mean for your timeline.
What You’ll Learn
- March Bulletin Breakdown – Line-by-line analysis of priority date movement across all EB-5 categories
- Country-Specific Trends – How China, India, Vietnam, and other countries are affected by this month’s allocations
- Reserved vs. Unreserved – Strategic implications of the latest data for set-aside categories
- Retrogression Indicators – Early warning signs and what they mean for future movement
- Processing Capacity Insights – How USCIS adjudication rates are impacting visa availability
- Timeline Planning Guidance – Practical advice for managing expectations and next steps
Panel Participants
Peter Calabrese
CEO, CanAm Investor Services
Peter Calabrese is the Chief Executive Officer of CanAm Investor Services, LLC, the FINRA registered broker-dealer affiliate of CanAm Enterprises, one of the most successful regional centers in the EB-5 program’s history. Under his leadership, CanAm Enterprises has raised over $3 billion in private placement funds and created more than 100,000 U.S. jobs through its EB-5 projects. Prior to joining CanAm in 2015, Mr. Calabrese worked for 15 years in institutional sales and trading, focusing on equity derivatives and volatility products with firms including ICAP and WallachBeth Capital. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Economics from Brown University and holds FINRA Series 7, 24, 63, and 66 licenses. Mr. Calabrese regularly hosts webinars analyzing visa bulletin trends and their implications for EB-5 investors.
Charlie Oppenheim
Director of Visa Consulting, WR Immigration
Former Chief, Visa Control and Reporting Division, U.S. Department of State
Charles “Charlie” Oppenheim is WR Immigration’s Director of Visa Consulting and one of the world’s foremost authorities on U.S. visa numerical controls. For over two decades, both the White House and Congressional Leadership turned to Mr. Oppenheim for guidance on how the green card numerical control process could be updated to meet intended goals. He worked for the U.S. Department of State for over 43 years as a consular officer in the Bureau of Consular Affairs. From January 1998 through December 2021, he served as Chief of the Immigrant Visa Control and Reporting Division, where his primary responsibility was administering the complex series of annual numerical limitations on immigrants, subdivided by preference category and country, as set by the Immigration and Nationality Act. His decisions resulted in applicants using over nine million numerically controlled immigrant visa numbers. Mr. Oppenheim was responsible for publishing the monthly Visa Bulletin and hosted the State Department’s popular “Chat with Charlie” YouTube series, where he explained visa availability trends to the immigration community.
Joey Barnett
Partner, WR Immigration
Joey Barnett is a Partner at WR Immigration (formerly Wolfsdorf Rosenthal LLP) and a member of the firm’s EB-5 and business immigration practices. He is licensed as an attorney in Illinois, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia, and practices exclusively in immigration and nationality law. Mr. Barnett has extensive experience representing immigrant investors seeking permanent residency in the United States through USCIS-designated Regional Centers and investment in their own businesses. He also counsels U.S. businesses and developers in creating, managing, and using Regional Centers for the receipt of EB-5 capital to create jobs for U.S. workers. Mr. Barnett currently serves on the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s (AILA) EB-5 Committee and is a member of the IIUSA Editorial Board. He was selected by industry peers as a Top 5 Rising Star in EB-5 in 2019 and was named one of the Top 25 Immigration Attorneys in 2023 by EB5 Investors Magazine. He was also selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
