You should file the Form I-526 at the USCIS Service Center having jurisdiction over the area in which the new commercial enterprise will be principally doing business.

To become a lawful permanent resident based on the immigrant investor visa EB-5 category, eligible investors must file Form I-829, Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions. Form I- 829 must be filed within 90 days before the second anniversary of your admission to the U.S. as a conditional resident.

Once Form I-526 is approved, you may obtain status as a conditional resident by:

• Filing Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, if residing within the U.S. or;

• Applying for an immigrant visa at a U.S. Consulate abroad, if residing outside the U.S.

To seek status as an immigrant investor, you must file Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur. The Form I-526 must be filed with supporting documentation which clearly demonstrates that your investments meet all the requirements, such as:

• Establishing a new commercial enterprise

• Investing the requisite capital amount

• Proving the investment comes from a lawful source of funds

• Creating the requisite number of jobs

• Demonstrating that the investor is actively participating in the business; and, where applicable

• Creating employment within a targeted employment area

Permanent resident status based on EB-5 eligibility is available to investors, either alone or coming with their spouse and unmarried children. Eligible foreign nationals are those who have invested, or are actively in the process of investing, the required amount of capital into a new commercial enterprise that they have established. They must further demonstrate that this investment will benefit the U.S. economy and create the requisite number of full-time jobs for qualified persons within the U.S.