Courts keep blocking administrative limits on H-1B, yet the visa feels less secure than ever. Tech workers are increasingly evaluating the H-1B to EB-5 conversion as a more durable residency path.
Legal challenges to the USCIS adjustment memo are expected on APA grounds. For a stalled EB-5 case, EB-5 mandamus remains a tool. What not to do now.
PM-602-0199 makes adjustment discretionary. A concurrent EB-5 I-485 can document the capital and job creation the new standard rewards.
On EB-5 and the EB-2 backlog: if adjustment tightens for everyone, current EB-5 set-aside categories beat a decade-long EB-2 and EB-3 India backlog. Here is the math.
USCIS memo PM-602-0199 makes adjustment discretionary. EB-5 dual intent puts H-1B and L-1 investors ahead, but footnote 20 says status alone is not enough.
USCIS memo PM-602-0199 reframes adjustment of status as discretionary. It does not eliminate EB-5 concurrent filing. Here is what it means for pending I-485 investors.
A self-directed IRA EB-5 strategy allows investors to use retirement funds for their EB-5 capital contribution, but the tax, custodial, and immigration compliance details matter.
Today, April 17, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services approved Behring Regional Center's Form I-956F amendment for the CIVIC project at 1950 Franklin Street in Oakland, California. The amendment increases the combined maximum EB-5 capital raise across the project's two affiliated new commercial enterprises — BRC Legacy Partners LP and BRC Partners VIII LP — ...
USCIS scrutinizes every dollar behind an EB-5 investment. This guide covers qualifying source of funds categories, required documentation, and practical steps to build a compliant capital trail.
