Eligible family inclusion and child-age protection need individualized review. CSPA can affect the calculation, but a child’s age is not simply frozen by investing or filing the petition. Visa availability and other conditions matter.
Bring the dates before choosing a timetable
Record birth dates, petition history and the intended family arrangements. Ask counsel to assess the applicable rules and any deadlines rather than relying on a general estimate. Keep school commitments separate from status eligibility.
A school admission or investment payment does not extend a child’s qualifying age or guarantee that the entire household can complete the process together. Eligible derivatives are a spouse and unmarried children under 21, subject to any applicable CSPA protection assessed on the actual case. A derivative immigrant may enter with or after the principal, not before; budget and school dates should reflect that sequence.
- 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