DHS’s proposed EB-5 rule requires separate accounts and a fund administrator, but must waive the administrator for any NCE or JCE that commissions an annual independent audit and shares it with USCIS and all investors.
How the EB-5 visa set-asides work under DHS’s proposed rule: 20% rural, 10% high-unemployment, 2% infrastructure, the two-year carryover, and why infrastructure is regional-center only.
DHS’s proposed EB-5 rule ties the reduced investment amount to a high unemployment area designation that can expire. If capital is not provided in time, the investor must top up to the standard minimum.
DHS’s proposed EB-5 rule codifies an automatic CPI-U adjustment of the minimum investment amounts on January 1, 2027. How the formula, rounding, and filing-date rules work.
DHS’s proposed EB-5 rule would apply prospectively, so petitions filed before March 15, 2022 would generally be adjudicated under 8 CFR 204.6 as it existed in 2019. What that means, calmly explained.
DHS’s new proposed EB-5 rule leaves the September 30, 2026 grandfathering deadline untouched. With comments closing August 31, an extension can only come from Congress.
DHS’s EB-5 proposed rule cites Behring’s lawsuits seven times. How three federal cases shaped the regulation and why the Aug. 31 comment deadline matters.
EB-5 adjudications are more rigorous in 2026. A complete, consistent, front-loaded source-of-funds file is the advantage, and an experienced sponsor reduces project-side risk.
H-1B has rarely felt less stable, from a reinstated $100,000 fee to a new wage-weighted lottery to recurring layoffs. Here is how tech workers use EB-5 as a durable, job-independent green card path, and why filing timing is critical.
A tech layoff gives an H-1B worker as little as 60 days to find a new sponsor. EB-5 removes the employer dependency entirely, offering a green card path a layoff cannot end.
