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A hypothetical Colwood investor receives project reports describing construction spending and expected employment. Read what the figures measure. An expenditure report is not automatically a count of qualifying jobs, and an employment estimate needs the evidence and methodology applicable to the actual EB-5 route. An EB-5 review should separate the investment record from the residence timeline. First identify the capital amount, lawful source, transfer path, and written terms that expose the funds to business loss. Then identify the job-creation method applicable to the chosen investment structure and the evidence that will be used to measure it. The first review should produce a list of assumptions that need corroboration rather than treating a project summary as proof. Hypothetical example: a prosthetic-liner manufacturer invests through a project that forecasts construction employment from a renovation budget. The investor must decide whether the project is using direct payroll, an approved economic methodology, or both, and whether the budget categories used in the model match the executed contracts. The offering documents, economic report, construction agreements, payment schedule, and job methodology answer different parts of that decision. A glossy projection cannot substitute for the underlying model and transaction records.

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Standard capitalUS$1,050,000
Qualifying reduced levelUS$800,000
Job creationAt least 10 qualifying full-time jobs

Start with the EB-5 eligibility and application overview

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Understand the proposed job evidence

At least ten qualifying full-time jobs per investor are required. Standalone and regional-center cases have different permissible job-evidence approaches. Identify the basis of any model or direct employment count instead of treating every contractor, expense or projected position as interchangeable. The ten positions must be full-time jobs for qualifying U.S. workers. Follow the source-and-path record from the origin asset to the new commercial enterprise. A business sale, salary, gift, inheritance, or loan may each require different proof, but the account entries and legal documents must connect the applicant to the funds actually invested. Identify intervening accounts, currency conversions, and any person who held the funds temporarily. Capital must be placed at risk for a return; a guaranteed repayment arrangement can undermine that analysis. The terms governing repayment, redemption, or collateral deserve the same attention as the amount transferred.

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Keep investment and residence requirements visible

Capital is generally US$1.05 million, or US$800,000 for qualifying TEA or infrastructure investments, with statutory adjustments beginning January 1, 2027. Lawful source and path, at-risk investment and management or policy-formulation participation remain necessary. A petition decision does not grant residence. I-829 is generally filed in the 90 days before the second conditional-residence anniversary; filing alone does not remove conditions or secure repayment. Successful investors and derivatives receive two-year conditional permanent residence and must use Form I-829 to seek removal of conditions. The job requirement is at least ten qualifying full-time positions for each investor, but the evidence varies with the structure. Direct employees are not interchangeable with construction spending or broad economic activity. A reader should determine which positions are counted, when they are expected, who employs them, and what supporting payroll or modelling evidence applies. If a regional-center filing uses indirect jobs, read the methodology and inputs; if the investment depends on direct hiring, use staffing records and the employer’s actual operating plan. The investment choice should follow the evidence available, not a headline job total. Approval of the immigrant petition does not itself deliver unconditional resident status. EB-5 residence begins conditionally, and the investor later needs to seek removal of conditions through the applicable I-829 process with evidence tied to the investment and job requirements. That timing affects decisions about repayment, business changes, and document retention. Keep the capital, job, and residence records aligned from the start, because a later filing cannot repair a missing money trail or recreate unsupported employment evidence.

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Decide between a regional-center project and a direct investment

In a regional centre project that role is usually structured through a limited partnership interest with defined rights. For direct jobs, full time generally means at least 35 hours weekly; independent contractors, nonimmigrants, the investor, spouse and sons or daughters do not qualify. A credible plan identifies the positions, their hours, when they are filled and how they are sustained, and distinguishes construction activity from ongoing operations.

SOURCES FOR THIS GUIDE

Sources reviewed 2026-09-07. This guide covers a preparation focus; it is not an individual eligibility assessment.

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