Documents Needed

When applying for an EB-5 Visa, there are several forms that need to be filed with the USCIS in order to achieve permanent residency status. This page will help you to better understand the EB-5 process and the various milestones along the way to achieving permanent US residency.

FORM I-526E, IMMIGRANT PETITION BY REGIONAL CENTER INVESTOR

After selecting an EB-5 project and wiring the investment funds to an escrow account, the EB-5 applicant is eligible to submit the I-526E petition for conditional residency to the USCIS. The information submitted within an I-526E application includes Investment, Personal, and Financial Documentation.

INVESTMENT DOCUMENTATION*

PERSONAL DOCUMENTATION

Copy of personal passport (current & expired) and Form I-94
Copy of family member passports (all pages)
Copy of any previous immigration applications
Certified copies of any judgment, pending governmental civil or criminal actions, or private civil actions against the petitioner from any court in or outside the U.S. within the past 15 years.

FINANCIAL DOCUMENTATION**

Proof of business/asset ownership
Copy of any and all business/professional licenses
Last 5 years of tax returns (business/personal)
Last 5 years of bank statements (business/personal)
Evidence regarding ownership for other sources of capital used for the investment
Financial statements for each business
Evidence that the investment funds were obtained through lawful means

Translations

Any documents containing a foreign language submitted to USCIS must be accompanied by a full English language translation certified as complete and accurate by the translator, and by the translator’s certification that he or she is competent to translate from the foreign language to English.

Copies

Unless an original document is specifically required to be filed with an application or petition, a legible photocopy may be submitted. Original documents submitted will remain a part of the record, even if the submission was not required.

FORM I-829, PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS*

Three months before your conditional residency is set to expire, your immigration attorney will submit the I-829 petition to remove conditions on your green card. By providing the supporting documentation listed below, the USCIS will have cause to approve your petition and remove the conditions on your green card, thereby issuing a permanent green card.

Evidence that the real estate project or commercial enterprise was legally established
Evidence of Annual Federal Tax Return (K-1 form)
Evidence that the EB-5 investment funds were used in the project.
Evidence that you have sustained your investment in the new commercial enterprise throughout your two-year period of conditional residency.
Evidence of at least 10 full-time jobs created that have been allocated to the EB-5 investor

*Documents will be provided by Houston EB5 to the attorney

Note: Your spouse and unmarried children under the age of 21 may be admitted to the U.S. with you on a two-year conditional period. If your I-829 petition to remove conditions is approved, then the conditions will be removed from your spouse and children’s Green Card status as well.