USCIS held a teleconference regarding EB-5 (2010/10/14)
USCIS held a teleconference regarding EB-5 Immigrant Investor, the key points of the teleconference are:
I. EB-5 case processing times
Currently, CIS takes five months to adjudicate form I-526 petitions,
and six month to adjudicate I-829 applications.
II. Immigrant investors investment trend
Approximately 90% of the individual form I-526 petitions filed each year are filed by alien investors who are investing inn regional center (RC) affiliated commercial enterprises.
III. EB-5 Individual Petition filing receipts and final action percentage
In FY 2010, USCIS received 1727 EB-5 petitions, and 690 I-829 petitions. CIS currently has adjudicated 1424 I-526 petitions with 89% approval rate. CIS has adjudicated 305 I-829 petitions with 83% approval rate.
IV. EB-5 visa usage
USCIS has issued 1886 EB-5 related green cards.
V. Regional centers
USCIS has approved 114 regional centers (RCs), operating in 34 states, inclusive of the District of Columbia and Guam.