{"id":181032,"date":"2022-05-20T11:54:10","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T11:54:10","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-01-10T04:09:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T04:09:10","slug":"can-an-eb-5-investor-invest-in-a-project-that-already-has-i-526-approvals","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/tr\/faq\/eb-5-project-selection-and-due-diligence\/can-an-eb-5-investor-invest-in-a-project-that-already-has-i-526-approvals\/","title":{"rendered":"Can an EB-5 investor invest in a project that already has I-526 approvals?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, an EB-5 investor is welcome to invest in a project with previously approved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/i-526e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I-526E petitions<\/a> as long as the subscription period remains open. The presence of previously approved I-526E petitions indicates that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has deemed the project a compliant new commercial enterprise (NCE) at the time those petitions were adjudicated.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GXkcKjIb5F4?rel=0;&amp;autoplay=1&amp;mute=1&amp;loop=1&amp;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"678\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>However, investors should be mindful that simply because the project already has approved I-526E petitions does not guarantee approval if they file one, nor does it reflect that the investment is safe. All EB-5 investments have a degree of risk attached, as they must comply with the <a href=\"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/2020\/04\/22\/what-the-eb-5-at-risk-requirement-means\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cat risk\u201d requirement<\/a> stipulated by EB-5 regulations. The at-risk requirement does not mean the investor must select a high-risk project, but simply that their investment must incur equal likelihood of financial loss and gain.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FAQ-125_image-2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, regardless of the presence of other investors in the project, the new EB5 investor must account for their own <a href=\"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/2021\/12\/17\/employment-creation-in-the-eb-5-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">job creation quota<\/a>. In accordance with EB-5 regulations, the investor must create a minimum of 10 full-time jobs with their investment capital, and these positions must be filled by authorized U.S. workers.<\/p>\n<p>To maximize the chances of receiving approval of an I-526E petition, investors must provide documentation that proves their EB-5 investment <a href=\"https:\/\/eb5affiliatenetwork.com\/understanding-eb-5-source-of-funds-requirements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">funds were lawfully sourced<\/a>. The following are all considered legal sources of funding: an inheritance, a business, the investor\u2019s personal income, the profit earned from selling assets, a gift from a family member, or a loan.<\/p>\n<p>Investors should also be mindful that the investment process can be long and taxing; filing the I-526E petition itself can take months, and receiving a decision from USCIS can take years. In particular, prospective investors from oversubscribed nationalities may face increased difficulties in obtaining an EB-5 visa.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FAQ-125_image-3.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Given <a href=\"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/2021\/06\/28\/what-documents-does-the-i-526-petition-require\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">all the necessary documentation<\/a> is submitted with their I-526E petition, there is no rule that prohibits an EB-5 investor from investing in a project that already has I-526E approvals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"faq-topic":[177],"class_list":["post-181032","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","faq-topic-eb-5-project-selection-and-due-diligence"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq\/181032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faq"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq\/181032\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq-topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq-topic?post=181032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}