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100%
USCIS Project Approval Rate
40+
EB-5 Investment Funds
3,000+
Families Served
70+
Countries Represented
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- Rural Priority Processing
Simply Shenandoah
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- Rural Priority Processing
Simply Shenandoah
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- I-956F Exemplar Approved
- Secured Senior Loan
- 4-Year Loan Term
- Construction Completion Guaranty
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- Rural Priority Processing
Currahee Club
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- Rural Priority Processing
Currahee Club
(Senior Loan)
- Secured Senior Loan
- 4-Year Loan Term
- Under Construction
- Award-Winning Golf Course
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- Rural Priority Processing
Hard Rock Pointe Vista
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- Rural Priority Processing
Hard Rock Pointe Vista
(Senior Loan)
- I-956F Exemplar Approved
- Secured Senior Loan
- 5-Year Loan Term
- 460+ Jobs Already Created
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- Rural Priority Processing
Lakeview Landing
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- Rural Priority Processing
Lakeview Landing
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- 4.0% Preferred Return
- 3-Year Target Investment Duration
- Under Construction
- Prime Waterfront Location
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- Rural Priority Processing
Lakeview Landing
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- Rural Priority Processing
Lakeview Landing
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- 3-Year Loan Term
- Under Construction
- Construction Completion Guaranty
- Prime Waterfront Location
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Spring Haven
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Spring Haven
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- I-956F Exemplar Approved
- Loan Repayment Guaranty
- All Required Jobs Created
- 200+ Homes Sold
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Brandon Multifamily
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Brandon Multifamily
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- I-956F Exemplar Approved
- 5.0% Preferred Return
- 3-Year Target Investment Duration
- Proven Multifamily Structure
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Brandon Multifamily
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Brandon Multifamily
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- I-956F Exemplar Approved
- Loan Repayment Guaranty
- 3-Year Loan Term
- Proven Multifamily Structure
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3,000+
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$7B+
Assets Under Development
70+
Countries Represented
40+
EB-5 Investment Funds
800+
Investor I-526E Approvals
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The EB-5 process has a lot of details including costs, schedules, potential conflicts with an existing visa or personal history, source of funds documentation, and how your family members are affected.
Family Situation
Existing, or children on the way may change your EB-5 investment strategy
Approval Timing
I-526E Petition approval for a conditional Green Card can take several years
Personal
Your current visa, family situation or background may impact your eligibility
India → U.S.A.
A Future Secured: Prakash's EB-5 Visa Success Story
Prakash, an Indian H-1B visa holder, chose EB5AN’s rural Rocky River project to secure Green Cards for his family. Prioritising low risk and fast EAD processing, he worked with attorney Darren Silver, navigating the source-of-funds process smoothly from start to finish.
Why Rocky River?
- Rural TEA qualification made it current for Indian investors
- Lower risk profile compared to other project types
- Single-family home development offered strong fundamentals
- Fast EAD and AP processing suited his timeline
There is very little red tape with EB5AN to get all the information about the project — the transparency was great.
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Real success stories from investors who achieved U.S. residency through EB5AN.
Our Partners such as Kolter ensure EB-5 Visa Success
25+
Years of experience
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Loans repaid
$37B
Track record
EB5AN exclusively partners with elite developers like The Kolter Group, a vertically integrated firm with over $37 billion in total development history.
- Never failed to repay a loan in 25+ years
- Billions of dollars borrowed and successfully repaid
- Verified 100% USCIS project approval history
- Institutional-quality reporting and transparency
Frequently Asked Questions
Learn more about the benefits of investing in an EB-5 Visa
What is the role of EB5AN?
EB5AN connects eligible foreign investors with real estate development projects designed to fulfill the job creation and at-risk requirements of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. We also work with project developers and entrepreneurs seeking to structure their own EB-5 projects and obtain regional center sponsorship.
What geographical areas do EB5AN’s USCIS-authorized regional centers cover?
EB5AN owns and operates 10+ USCIS-authorized regional centers that cover more than 48 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington D.C. For a map and a complete list of the geographical areas that our regional centers cover, please refer to our EB-5 Regional Centers page, where you can also view the official USCIS designation letters for each of our regional centers. You can also refer to the official USCIS approved regional centers page, which lists all the USCIS-authorized regional centers in good standing.
What types of projects does EB5AN invest in?
EB5AN invests primarily in institutional-quality real estate development projects since we strongly believe that this asset class in general has historically provided the lowest immigration and financial risk for our investor clients.
How many EB-5 projects has EB5AN completed?
EB5AN has connected eligible foreign investors and actively oversees capital deployment in more than 30 EB-5 projects in various stages of development. Additionally, EB5AN regional centers sponsor more than 200 EB-5 projects.
How many investors are sponsored by EB5AN regional centers?
As of March 2025, EB5AN regional centers sponsor more than 2,700 investors from over 70 countries, representing more than $1 billion in invested capital across projects with a total development value in excess of $6 billion.
Are all of EB5AN’s EB-5 projects located in targeted employment areas (TEAs)?
To date, all our EB-5 projects have been located in TEAs, where the current minimum required investment amount is $800,000 per investor, rather than $1.05 million.
What countries do EB5AN’s investors come from?
EB-5 investors sponsored by our regional centers come from more than 70 different countries. We have offices in the United States, India, Brazil, Vietnam, United Arab Emirates, South Africa, and China.
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EB-5 Program Information
What Is the EB-5 Visa Program?
Key Benefits of the EB-5 Investor Visa Program
EB-5 Visa Investment Costs and Process: What to Expect
The EB-5 Green Card Process Step by Step
How the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 Helps Investors
EB-5 Visa Requirements: What Investors Must Show
EB-5 Green Card Benefits for Investors and Families
International Travel Flexibility for EB-5 Green Card Holders
EB-5 Visa Wait Times by Country: Why Nationality Matters
Source of Funds: A Critical Part of Every EB-5 Case
What Is a Targeted Employment Area (TEA)?
EB-5 Job Creation Requirements Explained
How to Choose the Right EB-5 Investment Project
What Makes a Strong EB-5 Regional Center?
Transitioning From H-1B, E-2, or F-1 to an EB-5 Green Card
About EB5AN
Section 1
What Is the EB-5 Visa Program?
The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program is an employment-based immigration category that allows eligible foreign nationals to pursue U.S. lawful permanent residence through a qualifying investment.
A successful EB-5 case can lead to a Green Card for:
- the principal investor
- a spouse
- unmarried children under 21
Unlike temporary visas such as H-1B, F-1, or E-2, the EB-5 category is designed for permanent immigration rather than temporary work, study, or business presence.
In general, EB-5 requires:
- a qualifying capital investment
- investment in a new commercial enterprise
- creation of at least 10 jobs for qualifying U.S. workers
For many families, the EB-5 program is a direct, flexible path to living, working, and building a future in the United States.
Section 2
Key Benefits of the EB-5 Investor Visa Program
The EB-5 program offers a direct path to U.S. permanent residency for eligible investors and qualifying dependents.
Compared with many nonimmigrant visas, EB-5 can offer greater long-term flexibility because permanent residents are not tied to one sponsoring employer, one academic program, or one temporary business structure.
Common advantages of a Green Card include:
- the ability to live anywhere in the United States
- broader employment flexibility
- a long-term immigration status
- a future pathway to naturalization if statutory requirements are met
The 2022 EB-5 reforms also made the category more attractive by creating set-aside visas and, for eligible applicants already in the United States, the possibility of concurrent filing.
For families seeking immigration stability, educational flexibility, and long-term U.S. residence, EB-5 remains one of the most strategically important investment-based immigration options.
Section 3
EB-5 Visa Investment Costs and Process: What to Expect
The EB-5 process combines an immigration filing strategy with a qualifying investment in a job-creating U.S. enterprise.
Under current law, the minimum investment amount is generally:
- $800,000 for a qualifying targeted employment area (TEA) investment
- $1,050,000 for a non-TEA investment
Investors should expect:
- USCIS filing fees
- project-level administrative fees
- immigration legal fees
- later-stage filing and consular or adjustment costs, depending on the case
The process typically starts with project selection and source-of-funds preparation, followed by filing Form I-526E for regional center investors.
If approved, the investor proceeds either through adjustment of status in the United States or consular processing abroad, and later files Form I-829 to remove conditions.
Section 4
The EB-5 Green Card Process Step by Step
A typical EB-5 immigration process includes:
- retaining experienced immigration counsel
- documenting the lawful source and path of funds
- selecting a compliant project
- making the investment
- filing Form I-526E
- obtaining conditional residence
- filing Form I-829 to remove conditions
Regional center investors generally use Form I-526E, while direct EB-5 investors use Form I-526.
Investors in the United States may be able to concurrently file Form I-485 if a visa is immediately available; investors abroad generally complete immigrant visa processing through the Department of State.
The initial Green Card granted through EB-5 is conditional. To become an unconditional permanent resident, the investor later files Form I-829 showing sustained eligibility, including job creation and maintenance of the at-risk investment.
Strong legal preparation and careful project selection are central to a successful case.
Section 5
How the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 Helps Investors
The EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 reauthorized the regional center program and reshaped the modern EB-5 framework.
The law established reserved, or set-aside, visa categories:
- 20% for rural investments
- 10% for high-unemployment investments
- 2% for infrastructure investments
The statute also requires USCIS to prioritize processing of rural petitions.
Another major change was concurrent filing, which may allow certain applicants already in the United States to file Form I-485 with the immigrant petition when a visa number is immediately available.
The RIA also increased regional center oversight through project filings, compliance obligations, and integrity-fund mechanisms intended to strengthen transparency and investor protections.
For investors, the RIA made EB-5 more structured, more transparent, and in some cases faster.
Section 6
EB-5 Visa Requirements: What Investors Must Show
To qualify under EB-5, an investor must generally:
- invest the required amount of capital
- invest in a qualifying enterprise
- show the capital was obtained lawfully
- create or preserve eligibility for at least 10 qualifying jobs
- keep the investment at risk as required by law and policy
The current capital thresholds are generally $800,000 in a qualifying TEA and $1,050,000 outside TEAs.
USCIS closely reviews source of funds evidence, including whether records trace the funds back to a lawful source.
“At risk” means the investment cannot be guaranteed back to the investor and must carry a genuine possibility of gain or loss.
Because eligibility depends on both the investor’s documentation and the project’s structure, strong legal guidance and careful due diligence are essential.
Section 7
EB-5 Green Card Benefits for Investors and Families
One of EB-5’s most important advantages is that it can benefit the investor’s immediate family, not just the principal applicant.
In general, qualifying dependents include:
- the investor’s spouse
- unmarried children under 21
This makes EB-5 especially attractive for families seeking:
- long-term U.S. residence
- educational opportunities
- greater work and lifestyle flexibility
- a future pathway to citizenship eligibility after permanent residence, if legal requirements are satisfied
Immigration planning is still important. Age-out risk, relocation intent, tax planning, and immigrant visa timing can all affect who should be the principal applicant.
For many households, EB-5 is best understood as a family immigration strategy rather than a single-applicant filing.
Section 8
International Travel Flexibility for EB-5 Green Card Holders
Once an EB-5 investor becomes a permanent resident, international travel is generally more flexible than under many temporary visa categories, but permanent residents must still maintain the United States as their primary residence.
Investors who are adjusting status in the United States should be especially careful about travel while their case is pending. In many cases, they need approved advance parole before traveling abroad, unless another exception applies.
Key planning points include:
- avoiding travel that could disrupt a pending adjustment case
- understanding that long absences can create residency questions
- coordinating with counsel before extended trips abroad
Section 9
EB-5 Visa Wait Times by Country: Why Nationality Matters
EB-5 timing is affected not only by USCIS adjudication but also by visa availability, which is governed by the monthly Visa Bulletin.
As of the April 2026 Visa Bulletin, EB-5 unreserved remains backlogged for China and India.
By contrast, the EB-5 set-aside categories for rural, high-unemployment, and infrastructure investments are listed as current for all chargeability areas in that bulletin.
This distinction is especially important for investors from higher-demand countries, because reserved categories may offer better near-term visa availability than the unreserved category.
For many investors from China and India, project category selection is not just a project issue. It is a core immigration-timing decision.
Section 10
Source of Funds: A Critical Part of Every EB-5 Case
Source of funds is one of the most heavily scrutinized parts of an EB-5 filing. USCIS requires investors to demonstrate both a lawful source of capital and a traceable path of funds into the investment.
Common lawful sources can include:
- salary and business income
- sale of real estate
- sale of investments
- inheritance
- gifts
- loans, if structured and documented properly
USCIS decisions and guidance consistently emphasize that the record must trace the funds back to a lawful origin.
A strong source-of-funds package often includes:
- tax records
- bank statements
- contracts
- transfer confirmations
- declarations and translations where needed
Clear documentation here can reduce avoidable delays and strengthen the overall petition.
Section 11
What Is a Targeted Employment Area (TEA)?
A targeted employment area (TEA) is a project location that qualifies for EB-5’s lower minimum investment amount.
Under current law, TEA investments generally qualify for the $800,000 threshold instead of $1,050,000.
The main TEA categories are:
- rural areas
- high-unemployment areas
TEA status matters for more than investment amount. Under the current statutory framework, it also connects directly to the reserved visa system.
Rural TEA projects can be especially attractive because:
- they qualify for the lower threshold
- they fall within the 20% rural set-aside
- they receive priority processing under the statute
For many investors, TEA status is one of the most important immigration factors in project selection.
Section 12
EB-5 Job Creation Requirements Explained
The EB-5 category is fundamentally a job-creation visa. Each investor must generally be credited with at least 10 full-time qualifying jobs.
In regional center cases, job creation can include:
- direct jobs
- indirect jobs
- induced jobs, where permitted by accepted economic methodologies
This is one reason most investors prefer regional center projects over direct EB-5 structures.
USCIS policy also recognizes that at the I-829 stage, job creation may still be shown within a reasonable period after adjudication in appropriate cases.
Strong projects often build in a job buffer so the projected number of jobs exceeds the minimum required per investor.
Section 13
How to Choose the Right EB-5 Investment Project
The right EB-5 project should support both immigration success and a credible capital-repayment strategy.
Investors generally evaluate projects based on:
- job-creation strength
- capital stack and financing
- developer track record
- market fundamentals
- USCIS compliance posture
Regional center projects are common because they permit broader job-counting methodologies than direct projects.
Strong projects are typically well-capitalized, well-documented, and job-creation focused. Every EB-5 investment must remain at risk under immigration law, so investors should evaluate project strength rather than relying on “low risk” claims.
Strong due diligence should consider both immigration criteria and business fundamentals, not just marketing claims.
Section 14
What Makes a Strong EB-5 Regional Center?
A regional center is a USCIS-designated entity that sponsors qualifying EB-5 projects within the regional center framework.
Most EB-5 investors choose regional center projects because the structure can support indirect and induced job creation.
When evaluating a regional center, investors should focus on:
- current USCIS standing
- project approval history
- transparency and responsiveness
- experience with compliance and reporting
- track record across prior projects
Under the RIA framework, regional centers are subject to enhanced integrity and reporting requirements, including project filings and integrity-fund obligations.
In practice, the quality of the regional center can be just as important as the quality of the underlying project, given the regional center’s critical compliance and reporting role.
Section 15
Transitioning From H-1B, E-2, or F-1 to an EB-5 Green Card
EB-5 can be especially relevant for people already in the United States on temporary categories such as H-1B, E-2, F-1, or other nonimmigrant statuses.
One reason is structural: temporary visas often depend on continuing employment, study, or a specific business arrangement, while EB-5 is an immigrant classification aimed at permanent residence.
If a visa number is immediately available, certain applicants may be able to file:
- Form I-526E
- Form I-485
- related work and travel applications in a coordinated strategy through concurrent filing.
This can be highly relevant for visa holders seeking long-term flexibility in employment and U.S. residence planning.
For many temporary visa holders, EB-5 is best framed as a transition from contingent status to permanent residence planning.
Section 16
About EB5AN
EB5AN is a government-authorized EB-5 regional center operator, EB-5 consulting firm, and investment manager that helps foreign nationals pursue U.S. permanent residency through qualifying investments.
Since 2013, EB5AN has worked with:
- more than 2,700 families
- investors from 70+ countries
- a wide range of EB-5 projects across the United States
EB5AN focuses on:
- EB-5 project structuring
- investor education
- regional center compliance
- institutional-quality project selection
- long-term support throughout the immigration process
Highlights:
- a 100% USCIS project approval rate
- extensive industry experience
- a strong emphasis on transparency and compliance
- deep experience with both investors and project developers
EB5AN’s goal is to connect qualified investors with financially sound, job-creating EB-5 projects that support both immigration success and investor confidence.
