The Twin Lakes Georgia (Loan 4) EB-5 Project Receives Multiple Form I-526E Approvals

The Twin Lakes Georgia (Loan 4) EB-5 project has reached a significant milestone, securing multiple Form I-526E approvals for its investors. Even more impressively, the project has obtained more than 200 I-526E approvals across its five EB-5 investment funds, showcasing the benefits of utilizing rural TEA priority processing to expedite Form I-526E petition approval times.

The Twin Lakes Georgia EB-5 Project

Twin Lakes Georgia, a single-family active adult home development for seniors and retirees near Atlanta, Georgia, remains one of the most successful EB-5 projects on the market. Part of what makes this project a great option for EB-5 investors is its consistently strong sales, thanks to its strategic focus on older, more affluent buyers. This target market is much less affected by elevated interest rates because of their ability to make larger down payments or purchase the home entirely with cash.

Twin Lakes is being developed by The Kolter Group. Kolter is one of the largest homebuilders in the Southeast United States. It has completed over 100 residential projects and delivered over 27,000 single-family homes. Today, Kolter has investments in 90+ additional residential projects, expected to deliver 65,000 units.

Kolter’s Cresswind brand focuses on building active adult communities like Twin Lakes. Kolter’s market knowledge and ability to perform in a difficult economy has driven this project’s financial success.

Twin Lakes Georgia was named the 55+ Housing Community of the Year at the 2023 Annual OBIE Awards gala. As a testament to the community’s award-winning offerings, Twin Lakes has kept up a strong sales volume throughout 2022, 2023, 2024, and the start of 2025.

Multiple I-526E Approvals for Twin Lakes Georgia (Loan 4)

An investor in the project received the first Form I-526E approval on May 8, 2025, just 8.5 months after filing their petition. Receiving multiple Form I-526E approvals for Loan 4, alongside more than 200 approvals across all Twin Lakes funds, underscores the importance of investing in a rural TEA project with priority processing.

200+ Form I-526E Approvals for All Twin Lakes Georgia Funds

Receiving more than 200 Form I-526E approvals is a significant accomplishment for the Twin Lakes project. Recent approvals have been granted less than nine months, a substantial improvement over historical averages that often exceed one year.

Five Form I-956F “Exemplar” Approvals

Twin Lakes Georgia has received five Form I-956F approvals from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Each petition was approved without a single request for evidence (RFE) from USCIS. USCIS granted one of Twin Lakes Georgia’s Form I-956F approvals in just 2.6 months, significantly faster than the USCIS average processing time of 6.0 months.

Consistent Home Sales

As of April 30, 2025, Twin Lakes Georgia has sold 766 homes, with over 640 homes already constructed and delivered to buyers. On average, this equates to more than 12 homes sold per month since sales began in 2020.

Twin Lakes is targeting a fast growing and affluent buyer segment—aging baby boomers. With industry average move-in age of 72, the active adult segment is right at the forefront of the baby boomer wave. Historically, 55+ age-restricted communities command strong premiums over market rate housing. In addition, since residents are predominantly former homeowners, they have built significant equity in their previous home.

With savings and equity at their disposal, many seniors make substantial down payments. And, in many cases, seniors pay for new homes in cash, without the need for a mortgage. About 50% of buyers in Twin Lakes pay in cash instead using a loan.

Because Twin Lakes has strategically targeted seniors, it will continue to benefit from their buying power, despite the higher cost of borrowing.

Strong sales result in more than just profits, it means job creation for EB-5 investors. Financial success and job creation are the two key factors that make Twin Lakes one of the safest EB-5 projects available. EB-5 investors can have confidence they will be repaid and that enough jobs will be created for them to qualify for Green Cards.

3,800+ Jobs Created

As of March 31, 2025, Twin Lakes Georgia has created 3,873 jobs. The EB-5 program requires each foreign investor’s investment funds to create at least 10 new jobs for U.S. workers. When an EB-5 investor has completed his or her two-year period of conditional residence in the United States, he or she must prove to USCIS that these jobs were created. As a result, an EB-5 project’s level of risk is tied to its job creation.

Certain EB-5 projects on the market are in the early stages of construction or may not have started construction at all. These kinds of projects are unlikely to have already created the required jobs for all their EB-5 investors.

If such projects run into financial difficulties, they may not spend enough money on development to create sufficient EB-5 jobs. EB-5 investors in such projects could have their EB-5 applications denied by USCIS. Generally, the more jobs already created by an EB-5 project, the lower the immigration risk to EB-5 investors.

Kolter: The #1 Active Adult Homebuilder in Atlanta

In 2022, The Kolter Group was the largest active adult single-family homebuilder in the Atlanta metro area with a 17% market share – ahead of Lennar, PulteGroup, and DR Horton. Recently, both Lennar and DR Horton announced a major investment from Warren Buffet’s holding company Berkshire Hathaway – a testament to the current attractiveness of the new homebuilding market.

Kolter has invested in projects with an expected value of over $30 billion and is led by an experienced team with over 200 years of collective experience in real estate.

The company has also received numerous accolades and awards. In 2023, Home Builder Executive magazine ranked Kolter Homes as the #18 Private Home Builder in the U.S., with the #4 highest increase in closings in 2023.

In its 25+ year history, Kolter has successfully repaid billions in loans and has never failed to repay a loan.

Kolter and EB5AN have collaborated on 25+ EB-5 projects; all prior Kolter–EB5AN projects have been completed as planned or are on track, and all EB-5 funding has either been repaid or is in good standing.

Learn More About Twin Lakes

To learn more about the EB-5 immigration process and how Twin Lakes can offer your family a safe path to U.S. immigration, schedule a free consultation with EB5AN.