Not automatically. The qualifying jobs and applicable evidence need assessment under the actual investment structure.
Ask what supports the legal claim
Separate construction, sales or operating milestones from the evidence relied on for immigration. A commercial achievement can be relevant without proving every legal requirement. Identify the basis and assumptions behind the job account.
Qualifying capital placed at risk in a new commercial enterprise, lawfully sourced and traceable; creation of at least ten full-time jobs for qualifying United States workers; the investor's engagement in management or policy formulation; and two years of conditional residence before conditions are removed. The requirement is that the capital was lawfully obtained and can be followed in an unbroken line from origin to enterprise, which for a business family means corporate statements, tax filings across years, sale documents for any asset liquidated, and statements covering every account involved. The reduced figure exists for particular kinds of projects, and whether a project qualifies is a question of evidence about the area or the infrastructure involved, tested against the statutory criteria rather than accepted from an offering document.
- 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