There are currently 120 approved Regional Centers (RCs), operating in 35 states, inclusive of the District of Columbia and Guam.
A complete list of approved RCs is also available online at http://www.uscis.gov/eb-5centers.
Approximately 90% of the individual Form I-526 petitions filed each year are filed by Alien Investors who are investing in RC-affiliated commercial enterprises.
Individual EB-5 Petition Statistics
FY 2010
Form I-526 Petition: Receipts:1,955 Approvals:1,369 Denials:165
Form I-829 Petition: Receipts:0 768 Approvals: 274 Denials:056
EB-5 Case Processing Time
The target processing time is five months and the current processing time is five months for Form I-526 petitions;
The target processing time is five months and the current processing time is six months for Form I-829 petitions;
The target processing time is five months and the current processing time is six months for Form I-829 petitions;
The target case processing time is four months and the current processing time is five months for RC initial designation proposals;
The target case processing time is four months and the current processing time is one month for RC amended designation proposals;
Responses to requests for evidence (RFEs) for new or amended RC Proposals are matched with the case file upon receipt of the response.
CSC strives to finalize EB-5 cases within 30 days after the responses to the RFEs are received.
EB-5 Visa Usage
Y 2010
Total EB-5 Visas Issued:1,885, among which
China – Mainland Born
Total EB-5 Visas Issued: 772; % of Visas Issued: 41%;
South Korea
Total EB-5 Visas Issued: 295; % of Visas Issued: 16%;
Great Britain & N. Ireland
Total EB-5 Visas Issued: 135; % of Visas Issued: 7%;
China – Taiwan Born
Total EB-5 Visas Issued: 94; % of Visas Issued: 5%;
India
Total EB-5 Visas Issued: 62; % of Visas Issued: 3%;
All Other Countries
Total EB-5 Visas Issued: 527; % of Visas Issued: 28%;