{"id":179443,"date":"2022-11-10T09:25:27","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T09:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yellowgreen-hornet-733785.hostingersite.com\/faq\/what-happens-when-an-eb-5-investor-withdraws-a-pending-i-829-petition\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:58:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:58:21","slug":"what-happens-when-an-eb-5-investor-withdraws-a-pending-i-829-petition","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/pt-br\/faq\/change-of-status\/what-happens-when-an-eb-5-investor-withdraws-a-pending-i-829-petition\/","title":{"rendered":"What happens when an EB-5 investor withdraws a pending I-829 petition?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An EB-5 investor withdrawing a pending I-829 petition is equivalent to abandonment of status. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will terminate the conditional permanent resident statuses of the EB-5 investor and any derivative beneficiaries, and the investor and their dependent family will be required to depart the United States.<br \/>\nWhat unfolds with USCIS is separate from other relevant facets of the investment, such as the repayment of investment funds and the investment\u2019s exit strategy. Whether the EB-5 investor will be able to re-acquire their investment capital will depend on the particular project\u2019s subscription agreement.<br \/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OsgVy8bt3mE?rel=0;&amp;autoplay=1&amp;mute=1&amp;loop=1&amp;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"678\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Abandonment of Status<\/h3>\n<p>By withdrawing their pending I-829 petition, the EB-5 investor effectively abandons their <a href=\"https:\/\/eb5affiliatenetwork.com\/eb-5-conditional-permanent-resident-status\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conditional permanent resident status<\/a> and subsequently yields all the rights and privileges of lawful permanent residency.<br \/>\nThe EB-5 investor and any dependent family members will be required to leave the United States after withdrawing <a href=\"https:\/\/eb5affiliatenetwork.com\/investor-faq-topics\/what-is-form-i-829\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the I-829 petition<\/a>. While abandoning status at one point does not preclude the EB-5 investor from re-applying for a green card in the future, they will be required to start the process from the very beginning and may face certain challenges in re-applying.<\/p>\n<h3>Due Diligence<\/h3>\n<p>Every EB-5 project will have its own subscription agreement that outlines its own procedures with regards to termination or withdrawal for EB-5 investors. Similarly, the matter of repayment of investment capital upon withdrawal will be outlined by the project\u2019s offering documents. As such, it is critical for EB-5 investors to <a href=\"https:\/\/eb5affiliatenetwork.com\/importance-due-diligence-eb-5-investors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conduct due before <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/our-eb-5-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">selecting an EB-5 project<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/eb5affiliatenetwork.com\/importance-due-diligence-eb-5-investors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> to invest in. Advisably, this should be done with the assistance of an <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/2022\/05\/16\/the-importance-of-working-with-an-eb-5-immigration-lawyer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">experienced immigration attorney<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eb5affiliatenetwork.com\/risks-associated-with-making-an-eb-5-investment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Immigration risk and financial risk<\/a> are the primary factors that should be thoroughly examined when conducting due diligence on any given EB-5 project. Other important aspects to take into consideration include USCIS I-956F exemplar approval, adequate job creation, a well-structured capital stack, guarantees and protection, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/eb-5-diligence-framework\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plausible exit strategy<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"faq-topic":[175],"class_list":["post-179443","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","faq-topic-change-of-status"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq\/179443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faq"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq\/179443\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq-topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq-topic?post=179443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}