This is a question that is not asked as frequently as it should be by potential EB-5 applicants. Regional centers have different methods of calculating the 10 jobs per investor required by USCIS.

Let’s look at a couple of hypothetical examples that could have a major impact if you are planning to use the EB-5 investor visa as your route to a green card.

Let’s say you have applied through a relatively new center that has few if any successful I–526 applications and whose program strategy requires a minimum total investment and minimum total number of investors to succeed. Say you invested and received your I-526 eighteen months ago however you have just learnt that the center has failed to obtain enough investors to complete its program, (say a building of some sort) and you face not only losing your $500,000 investment but also your likelihood of I-829 success that would mean you may no longer have continued permanent residence in the USA.

Or taking another situation let’s say you invested in a program which was based on developing a commercial property, it might be for example a hotel or an office. In this case the investment was fully subscribed and the building completed however, since the original planning stage the economic climate has changed and fewer tenants have moved in thus creating fewer jobs. What does that mean for you?

These are just two examples of issues that you should be considering before opting for any particular regional center project. To discuss these points in more detail relating to various regional center programs, as well as which programs adopt a strategy that minimizes these issues contact us using  the form on this page or via email at info@whicheb5.com