{"id":181081,"date":"2022-12-02T12:19:12","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T12:19:12","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-05-26T14:01:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T14:01:38","slug":"can-a-married-couple-from-two-different-nations-use-either-nation-as-their-nation-of-chargeability","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/ru\/faq\/visa-comparison-and-overlap\/can-a-married-couple-from-two-different-nations-use-either-nation-as-their-nation-of-chargeability\/","title":{"rendered":"Can a married couple from two different nations use either nation as their nation of chargeability?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 42px;\"><strong><span class=\"highlight highlight_primary contact\">Can a married couple from two different nations use either nation as their nation of chargeability?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Yes, if the primary petitioner and their spouse are from two different countries, the petitioner is permitted to apply for an EB-5 visa from their own home country or cross-charge to the home country of their spouse.<\/p>\n<p>Generally, the specific country of chargeability a prospective EB-5 investor uses will have minimal influence on their EB-5 application. The exception would be EB-5 investors from Mainland China, who face significant backlog in petition processing as well as limited visa availability.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BNbZnxuYe0o?rel=0;&amp;autoplay=1&amp;mute=1&amp;loop=1&amp;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"678\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Cross-Chargeability<\/h3>\n<p>Normally, a prospective EB5 investor\u2019s country of chargeability would be determined by their country of birth. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/policy-manual\/volume-7-part-a-chapter-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">concept of cross-chargeability<\/a> provides an exception to this formula by allowing the investor to charge their EB-5 visa application to their spouse\u2019s country of birth instead.<\/p>\n<p>Cross-chargeability is most commonly used by those who wish to avoid the effects of visa retrogression, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/eb5affiliatenetwork.com\/current-trends-in-the-chinese-eb-5-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">backlog facing Chinese EB-5 investors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>EB-5 Retrogression in China<\/h3>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62590\" src=\"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FAQ-223_image-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"852\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FAQ-223_image-2.jpg 852w, https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FAQ-223_image-2-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FAQ-223_image-2-350x206.jpg 350w, https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FAQ-223_image-2-500x295.jpg 500w, https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FAQ-223_image-2-380x224.jpg 380w, https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FAQ-223_image-2-24x14.jpg 24w, https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FAQ-223_image-2-36x21.jpg 36w, https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FAQ-223_image-2-48x28.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 852px) 100vw, 852px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Historically, Chinese EB-5 investors have made up the greatest number of participants in the EB-5 program since its inception. Consequently, as of May 2015, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has been experiencing a significant backlog in processing petitions filed by Chinese investors.<\/p>\n<p>Investors from all other countries are permitted to apply for an EB-5 visa and obtain a <a href=\"https:\/\/eb5affiliatenetwork.com\/eb-5-conditional-permanent-resident-status\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conditional U.S. Green Card<\/a> as soon as <a href=\"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/an-eb-5-investors-guide-to-form-i-526\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their I-526E petition<\/a> is approved. This is not the case for Chinese investors, who are subject to a final action date. In order to apply for an EB-5 visa, Chinese EB5 investors must wait for their country\u2019s final action date to line up with their I-526E petition priority date. These dates can all be viewed and accessed via the <a href=\"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/2020\/08\/06\/the-eb-5-visa-bulletin-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EB-5 Visa Bulletin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On top of all that, the <a href=\"https:\/\/egov.uscis.gov\/processing-times\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">processing time for EB-5 petitions<\/a> is substantially longer for Chinese investors. Therefore, if a prospective EB-5 investor from China has a spouse with a different country of chargeability, it would be advisable for them to utilize cross-chargeability to avoid the effects of retrogression.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"faq-topic":[193],"class_list":["post-181081","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","faq-topic-visa-comparison-and-overlap"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq\/181081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faq"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq\/181081\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq-topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq-topic?post=181081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}