{"id":179551,"date":"2022-12-05T07:13:43","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T07:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yellowgreen-hornet-733785.hostingersite.com\/faq\/how-soon-after-gaining-conditional-resident-status-can-an-eb-5-investor-file-an-f2a-spousal-petition\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T12:56:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T12:56:21","slug":"how-soon-after-gaining-conditional-resident-status-can-an-eb-5-investor-file-an-f2a-spousal-petition","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/zh-hans\/faq\/family-member-treatment\/how-soon-after-gaining-conditional-resident-status-can-an-eb-5-investor-file-an-f2a-spousal-petition\/","title":{"rendered":"How soon after gaining conditional resident status can an EB-5 investor file an F2A spousal petition?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If an EB-5 investor gets married at some point after <a href=\"https:\/\/eb5affiliatenetwork.com\/form-i-485-adjust-your-immigration-status-and-obtain-a-u-s-green-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filing Form I-485<\/a>, once they have been granted <a href=\"https:\/\/eb5affiliatenetwork.com\/eb-5-conditional-permanent-resident-status\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conditional permanent resident status<\/a>, they have the right to petition for their spouse\u2019s immigration to the United States.<br \/>\nTo sponsor their spouse, the EB-5 investor will need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/i-130\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">file Form I-130<\/a>, Petition for Alien Relative. Note, however, that if the EB-5 investor\u2019s I-829 petition is ultimately denied, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/green-card\/green-card-eligibility\/green-card-for-family-preference-immigrants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the spouse\u2019s F2A petition<\/a> may also be terminated.<br \/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dkn4iNEzRec?rel=0;&amp;autoplay=1&amp;mute=1&amp;loop=1&amp;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"678\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Filing Form I-130 on Behalf of a Spouse<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/FAQ-267_image-2.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nOnce the EB-5 investor has become a lawful permanent resident, they are permitted to sponsor their spouse for immigration to the United States.<br \/>\nThe spouse must complete and sign Form I-130A, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/document\/forms\/i-130a.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supplemental Information for Spouse Beneficiary<\/a>. If the spouse is overseas, they must still complete Form I-130A though the requirement to sign it will be waived. The EB-5 investor must then append Form I-130A to their I-130 petition and submit them together.<br \/>\nWhen filing to petition a spouse, it is essential for the applicant to provide convincing evidence that the marriage was in good faith and was not entered into for immigration purposes. To prove the existence of a family relationship, the primary petitioner must submit certain documentation, including a copy of the marriage certificate, divorce certificates proving that any previous marriages were legally terminated (if applicable), and passport-style photos of both the primary petitioner and the spouse.<br \/>\nAs additional evidence of the marriage\u2019s validity, the primary petitioner may submit any of the following documents: papers showing joint ownership of property, forms showing the merging of the couple\u2019s financial resources, birth certificates of the children born to the couple, amongst others.<\/p>\n<h3>Form I-829<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/FAQ-267_image-3.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nTo ensure the highest chance of approval for <a href=\"https:\/\/eb5affiliatenetwork.com\/i-829-petition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the I-829 petition<\/a>, the EB-5 investor must prove that they have lawful conditional permanent resident status and that the requirements of the EB-5 program were met. The EB-5 investor must demonstrate that an eligible new commercial enterprise (NCE) was established and that their investment <a href=\"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/2021\/12\/17\/employment-creation-in-the-eb-5-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">generated at least 10 full time jobs<\/a> that were filled by authorized U.S. workers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"faq-topic":[178],"class_list":["post-179551","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","faq-topic-family-member-treatment"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq\/179551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faq"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq\/179551\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq-topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq-topic?post=179551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}