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What investment option or options qualify?

The qualifying investment is capital (cash and all real, personal, or mixed tangible assets owned and controlled by the investor) invested in a new commercial enterprise established after Nov. 29, 1990, or established on or before Nov. 29, 1990 and either purchased and restructured or reorganized so that a new commercial enterprise results, or expanded through the investment with at least a 40% increase in net worth or number of employees. Investors may also qualify by investing through regional centers designated by USCIS.

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  • Recorded source · www.uscis.gov
    All EB-5 investors must invest in a new commercial enterprise that was established: After Nov. 29, 1990; or On or before Nov. 29, 1990, that was: Purchased and the existing business is restructured or reorganized in such a way that a new commercial enterprise results; or Expanded through the investment, resulting in at least a 40% increase in the net worth or number of employees.
  • Recorded source · www.uscis.gov
    Capital means cash and all real, personal, or mixed tangible assets owned and controlled by the immigrant investor.
  • Recorded source · www.uscis.gov
    Under a program first enacted as a pilot in 1992 and regularly reauthorized since then, investors may also qualify for EB-5 classification by investing through regional centers designated by USCIS based on proposals for promoting economic growth.

What official minimum amount, tier or threshold applies to each relevant option?

Minimum investment for petitions filed on or after 3/15/2022: $1,050,000, or $800,000 in a targeted employment area (includes infrastructure projects); the high-employment area column shows N/A. For petitions filed before 3/15/2022: $1,000,000, $500,000 in a targeted employment area, and $1,000,000 in a high-employment area. A targeted employment area is, at the time of investment, a rural area or an area with high unemployment of at least 150% of the national average unemployment rate. Amounts will be adjusted for inflation (CPI-U) every five years, with the first adjustment effective for petitions filed on or after Jan. 1, 2027. Government filing fees are not stated.

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  • Government filing-fee amounts (separate from investment capital) are not stated in the captured page.
  • Recorded source · www.uscis.gov
    The minimum investment amounts by filing date and investment location are: Petition Filing Date Minimum Investment Amount Targeted Employment Area Investment Amount High-Employment Area Investment Amount Before 3/15/2022 $1,000,000 $500,000 $1,000,000 On or After 3/15/2022 $1,050,000 $800,000 (includes infrastructure projects) N/A
  • Recorded source · www.uscis.gov
    Future adjustments will be tied to inflation using the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) from March 15, 2022, to the date of adjustment. These adjustments will occur every five years, with the first such adjustment effective for petitions filed on or after Jan. 1, 2027.
  • Recorded source · www.uscis.gov
    A targeted employment area can be, at the time of investment, either: A rural area; or An area that has experienced high unemployment (defined as at least 150% of the national average unemployment rate).

How long must the investment be maintained and what continuing ownership, investment or physical-presence conditions are important?

After Form I-485 approval or admission with an EB-5 immigrant visa, USCIS grants conditional permanent residence to the investor and derivative family members for a two-year period. The investor files Form I-829, Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status, within the 90-day period immediately before the second anniversary of adjustment of status or admission as a conditional permanent resident; if USCIS approves it, the conditions are removed from the investor's status and from that of any dependants included. The official source does not state how long the investment must be maintained or any continuing ownership or physical-presence conditions.

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Limits of the record
  • The official source does not state how long the investment must be maintained or any continuing ownership or physical-presence conditions.
  • Recorded source · www.uscis.gov
    Once we approve your Form I-485 application or upon admission into the United States with an EB-5 immigrant visa, we will grant conditional permanent residence to the EB-5 investor and derivative family members for a two-year period.
  • Recorded source · www.uscis.gov
    File Form I-829, Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status, within the 90-day period immediately before the second anniversary of your adjustment of status or admission to the United States as a conditional permanent resident.
  • Recorded source · www.uscis.gov
    If USCIS approves this petition, we will remove the conditions from your lawful permanent resident status and from that of any dependents you included.

Which family members can be included where officially stated, and what broad residence/work rights result?

The investor, spouse and unmarried children under 21 may apply for lawful permanent residence through the EB-5 process. The official source does not state separate work rights for family members.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured official source does not establish every individual fact needed for approval; independent review and route-specific legal verification remain pending.
  • eb5 captured official text
    USCIS administers the EB-5 Program. Under this program, investors (and their spouses and unmarried children under 21) are eligible to apply for lawful permanent residence (become a Green Card holder) if they:

What status is obtained, how is it renewed, what longer-term residence/citizenship direction is officially stated, and what happens to the investment when relevant?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the status obtained, renewal, longer-term direction and what happens to the investment.

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Limits of the record
  • This detail is not established in the evidence recorded here. Confirm the applicable requirement with the responsible authority.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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