{"id":179868,"date":"2022-05-21T04:36:12","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T04:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yellowgreen-hornet-733785.hostingersite.com\/faq\/can-an-eb-5-investor-stay-in-the-united-states-while-the-i-526-petition-is-pending\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:00:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:00:48","slug":"can-an-eb-5-investor-stay-in-the-united-states-while-the-i-526-petition-is-pending","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/zh-hans\/faq\/residence-requirements-and-benefits\/can-an-eb-5-investor-stay-in-the-united-states-while-the-i-526-petition-is-pending\/","title":{"rendered":"Can an EB-5 investor stay in the United States while the I-526E petition is pending?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A pending I-526E petition<\/a> does not confer any sort of immigration status on the filer of the petition. Therefore, a prospective EB-5 investor who is awaiting adjudication results<\/a> from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on their I-526E petition and wishes to enter and stay in the United States is best served applying for a separate nonimmigrant visa.
\nIf the EB-5 investor wishes to stay in the United States temporarily as a visitor while their I-526E petition is pending, a number of nonimmigrant visas are available. The most common include the B-1, issued primarily for short-term business trips, and the B-2, for traveling and tourism purposes. Investors should note that these visas do not carry dual intent and, as such, because the EB-5 investor\u2019s pending I-526E petition is indicative of their long-term desire to relocate permanently to the United States, applying for one of these nonimmigrant visas will require considerable evidence that their entry is strictly temporary.
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