USCIS to Toughen EB-5 Standards

Posted July 24, 2019

Effective November 21, 2019, USCIS will implement tougher standards for the EB-5 Immigrant Investor program.  Among the highlights:

  • An increase from $1 million to $1.8 million as the minimum qualifying investment;
  • Eliminating states’ ability to gerrymander high-unemployment areas;
  • Requiring certain derivative family members to independently petition to remove conditions on residence; and
  • Allowing repeat EB-5 petitioners to retain their initial Priority Date.

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