No. Distinguish investment capital from project or administrative charges, government fees, legal work, document preparation and later immigration stages. Review the actual agreements and current fee schedules before making a commitment.
Examine the consequence of each charge
Ask what a payment covers, whether it is refundable and what happens if the project or immigration case changes. Keep family-related expenses and independent financial diligence visible. An advertised package price can omit material commitments, while a quoted return does not explain the full financial exposure. Obtain separate advice on commercial and tax consequences as appropriate.
Get written quotes for accounting and legal review rather than working from estimates, and do not treat profits held inside a company as personal liquidity available for a tax bill, however healthy the business looks on paper. A queue stretches spending across years rather than months: passports, police certificates, and medical examinations expire and may need repeating, translations may need updating, and each family member carries their own processing charges at the visa stage.
- 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