Which EB-5 form is required if the developer is already a U.S. citizen and is starting a standalone project as opposed to a regional center?
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Barbara Suri
Immigration Attorneys DirectoryThere is no required EB-5 form for starting a standalone commercial project in the United States. However, there is certain business documentation that you must give to your prospective investors for submission to USCIS, along with their I-526 petitions. In this documentation, you will show that your project conforms to the EB-5 requirements as stated in the law.
Anthony Korda
Immigration Attorneys DirectoryYou would still file Form I-526 for a non-regional center (direct EB-5) case.
John J Downey
Immigration Attorneys DirectoryThe USCIS forms are the same for either standalone or regional center.
Salvatore Picataggio
Immigration Attorneys DirectoryThere is no equivalent to the I-924 for a developer looking for investors into a "direct" EB-5 project. The first I-526 that would be approved should be afforded deference for future I-526 petitions filed for the same project, but no preapproval process exists for non-regional center projects.
Jinhee Wilde
Immigration Attorneys DirectoryThe immigration petition that you file is the I-526 regardless of whether you are investing in the regional center project or in a standalone project directly.
Bernard P Wolfsdorf
Immigration Attorneys DirectoryIndividual cases are filed on Form I-526 by the investor.
Raymond Lahoud
Immigration Attorneys DirectoryThe typical form is the Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur noting that you are a direct investor in the project. It is important that you contact an immigration attorney to ensure that all documents are properly completed and include all supporting documents.
Vaughan de Kirby
Immigration Attorneys DirectoryIn a project that is not a regional center the employment numbers must be direct jobs. This is a complex question that will best be addressed in a consultation with an experienced EB-5 investment attorney.
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