The usual I-829 window follows the second anniversary of conditional residence, not the contribution schedule.
Track both timelines accurately
Investment-stage requirements and residence deadlines need their own assessment. A revised payment schedule does not automatically move an immigration deadline or guarantee removal of conditions.
Approval of the immigrant petition leads to conditional permanent residence for the investor, spouse and unmarried children under 21, whether obtained by consular processing or adjustment of status. Build a dated review file around the filing date, immigrant-visa or adjustment steps, conditional-residence start, project reports, and I-829 calendar. The third clock starts on admission and runs for two years of conditional residence, during which the capital must remain invested for the required sustainment period and the jobs must come into existence. The clock that matters begins when the full qualifying capital is invested or irrevocably committed and the petition is filed, so a payment schedule that runs eighteen months delays the filing rather than running alongside it. The sequence is to confirm the capital amount and location category, review source and job records, then assess filing, visa availability, admissibility, and the later conditional-residence timeline. Record each family member's country of birth as well, since chargeability generally follows birthplace rather than residence or passport, and relatives do not necessarily share the same one.