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HIGHLANDS · EB-5 FIELD GUIDE

Does petition approval guarantee that my investment will be repaid?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

No. Immigration decisions and commercial repayment are distinct, with actual investment and contractual conditions still relevant.

Keep financial expectations grounded

A favourable petition outcome is not a guarantee of business performance or liquidity. Do not use it to promise a return or treat every capital obligation as finished. As checked September 7, 2026, capital generally is US$1,050,000, or US$800,000 for a qualifying targeted employment area or infrastructure case. Statutory adjustments begin January 1, 2027; confirm the filing-date amount.

A regional centre administrative fee, legal fees for a document-heavy petition, translations and document retrieval, government charges at each stage taken from the current schedule, and the later filing to remove conditions. For every proposed principal, identify the applicable capital threshold, source-and-path work, project charges, professional scope, current government charges, travel, and later removal-of-conditions preparation without quoting filing-fee amounts. Professional fees are typically heavier on a direct investment because the enterprise's business plan and job-creation evidence are prepared for that investor rather than shared across a regional-center offering. Keep family-related expenses and independent financial diligence visible as separate line items, since an advertised package price can omit material terms while a quoted return does not describe the full financial exposure. The common mistake is relying on a gross asset value, overlooking taxes or debt payouts, and discovering too late that liquid funds cannot cover both the statutory investment and surrounding expenses.