Residence and commercial repayment are separate events, and neither automatically guarantees the other.
Budget without converting an estimate into a promise
Review actual household obligations and eligible family cases. A derivative’s processing milestone does not establish that the investor’s capital will be returned on the same date.
The spouse and unmarried children under 21 who obtained conditional residence as derivatives of the EB-5 investor are ordinarily included in the investor’s petition to remove conditions, and the approval covers everyone listed. Under the Child Status Protection Act, a child's age for derivative purposes is reduced by the number of days the immigrant petition was pending, and the child must then seek to acquire permanent residence within one year of a visa becoming available. Classification can affect the applicable visa allocation, but the family still needs the correct category and chargeability review, available visa numbers and individual eligibility. Keep school enrollment plans separate from status eligibility, since a school admission does not extend a child's qualifying age or guarantee that the whole family completes the process on the same timeline. A spouse and unmarried children under 21 may generally seek derivative status, subject to applicable age-protection and other rules, but that family eligibility does not make their work count toward the required qualifying jobs.