No. Funding is one part of the plan; petition adjudication, visa availability, admissibility and the applicable residence process remain distinct.
Keep later stages visible
Ask what evidence will be needed after the initial investment and for removal of conditions. Review changes in family circumstances and project facts. A completed Canadian transaction should not be used as a substitute for a verified immigration milestone.
Useful markers include a completed source-of-funds file, signed enterprise documents, the petition receipt, current Visa Bulletin movement for the relevant category and chargeability, and the consular or adjustment stage. Check current USCIS processing time data for the relevant EB-5 petition type and the visa bulletin for the applicable category and country of chargeability, and revisit both periodically rather than relying on a one-time estimate, since both can change materially over a multi-year case. Most importantly, conditional residence begins upon the relevant admission or adjustment, not when the investor first wires funds or files a petition; Form I-829 must be filed within the 90-day period immediately preceding the second anniversary of obtaining conditional permanent resident status.
- USCIS — EB-5 investor program
- USCIS — business and investment visa overview
- USCIS — Child Status Protection Act
- Department of State — Visa Bulletin
- USCIS — fee schedule
- U.S. Code — INA 203(b)(5), investment thresholds and adjustment
- USCIS EB-5 policy manual
- USCIS I-829
- 8 USC 1153 — permissible capital and jobs
- 8 CFR 204.6(e) — qualifying employees only