EB-5 Processing Times Archives

March 2024 Visa Bulletin: Pre-RIA Investors have until February 28th to file their I-485 AOS applications

Kyle Behring | February 13, 2024

Yesterday, the U.S. State Department published the March 2024 Visa Bulletin (see here). No changes for EB-5 investors. Chart A remains current for all visa set-aside categories – rural areas, high unemployment areas, and infrastructure projects – for all countries. For investors who filed before the Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA), visa backlogs ...

October Visa Bulletin Analysis for Fiscal Year 2024

Kyle Behring | September 19, 2023

The October Visa Bulletin for Fiscal Year 2024 has been released, marking the beginning of the new fiscal year. This is the first visa bulletin of Fiscal Year 2024 and resets the annual visa quotas for all visa preferences. It sets the expectations for the rest of the fiscal year. This bulletin is a critical ...

USCIS Grants Expedited Processing and Officially Approves BRC Legacy Fund, EB-5’s Most Powerful Equity Fund Ever Launched.

Kyle Behring | March 3, 2021

Congratulations to the Behring Team and Welcome to a New Age of EB-5 Investment! Behring is proud to announce that USCIS has approved our first Legacy Fund investor’s I-526 petition. What's even more spectacular is that USCIS granted expedited processing for the investor's case, a first for Behring's EB-5 platform. This USCIS approval ratifies BRC ...

USCIS just killed EB-5 expedited processing, naturally

Colin Behring | March 20, 2019

USCIS I-526 Processing Times Will Likely Drop to 6 Months. Recent analysis of USCIS processing data revealed that I-526 adjudication will accelerate significantly. Our best estimate is that an I-526 petition filed in March 2019 will need approximately 6 months for adjudication. Our analysis can be viewed in our recently published article below: EB-5 I-526 …

USCIS Processing Times for EB-5 reaches 16.2 Months

Colin Behring | March 11, 2016

USCIS Processing Times: EB-5 USCIS processing times for the EB-5 immigration program are getting longer as the website shows 16.2 months to get through an I-526 petition. EB-5 regional centers use the USCIS website as a guideline. EB-5 petitioners should expect long waits to have received review from USCIS adjudicators. The USCIS EB-5 processing times ...