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Summary

Immigrant investors: minimum investment in a new commercial enterprise or USCIS-designated regional center.

Latest updates and official context for EB-5.

What this topic is

Immigrant investors: minimum investment in a new commercial enterprise or USCIS-designated regional center.

Employment-based green cards are issued to priority workers (EB-1), advanced degree professionals (EB-2, including National Interest Waiver), skilled and other workers (EB-3), certain special immigrants (EB-4), and investors (EB-5). Most EB-2 and EB-3 cases require a PERM labor certification from the Department of Labor before USCIS will accept the I-140 immigrant petition.

The feed below lists dated items we have tagged for this topic. Informational only, not legal advice: confirm requirements on official government sites before you rely on anything here.

Activity · daily, last 90 days
1 indexed update
Jan 19, 2026 → Apr 18, 2026 · 90 days
Policy climate · last 90 days
Tone of coverage
100% neutral
Based on 1 indexed update in the last 90 days

Last 90 days

What matters for EB-5

Highest-signal items for EB-5 from roughly the last three months, when we have enough coverage (impact, open comments, fees, or processing shifts).

Updates

Latest updates

All items tagged for EB-5, newest first. Open a row for the summary and source.

DATESUBTOPICTITLETONE
Apr 18EB-5Annual Limit Reached in the EB-5 Unreserved Category
The annual visa cap for the EB-5 immigrant investor green card category has been reached, meaning no additional EB-5 petitions can be approved under the unreserved visa allotment for the current fiscal year. Applicants who have not yet…
High impactProcessing
State Dept
Neg
Mar 10EB-5Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Immigrant Petition for the Gold Card Program
USCIS is seeking public feedback on changes to the paperwork and information collection process for the EB-5 Immigrant Investor (Gold Card) Program. The agency is updating how applicants submit and report information as part of the…
Open for comments
Act by May 11, 2026 (public comments)
Fed. Register
Neu
Nov 18EB-5Court Order on Partial Stay of DHS 2024 USCIS Fee Rule
A federal court in Colorado has issued a partial stay blocking certain EB-5 immigrant investor visa fees that were raised under the 2024 DHS fee rule effective April 2024. The decision in Moody v. Noem means those specific fees cannot be…
Fees
USCIS
Pos
Jul 16EB-5New Policy Guidance on Noncompliance with EB-5 Regional Center Program
USCIS is issuing new policy guidance on the consequences of noncompliance with the EB-5 Regional Center program, based on recent changes to immigration law. The guidance clarifies what happens when regional centers or investors fail to…
Processing
USCIS
Neu
Apr 9EB-5USCIS Announces Information Regarding EB-5 Regional Center Audits
USCIS has announced procedures for auditing EB-5 Regional Centers as required by the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022. Each designated regional center must be audited at least once every five years to ensure compliance with program…
Processing
USCIS
Neu
Oct 26EB-5USCIS Updates Guidance on EB-5 Regional Center Program
USCIS updated its Policy Manual to provide comprehensive guidance on the EB-5 Regional Center Program, including regional center designation, obligations, project applications, and promoter responsibilities. These updates clarify the rules…
Processing
USCIS Alerts
Neu
Oct 11EB-5USCIS Provides Additional Guidance for EB-5 Required Investment Timeframe and Investors Associated with Terminated Regional Centers
USCIS provided additional guidance on the EB-5 investor visa program regarding required investment timeframes and how terminated regional center investors are treated under the 2022 EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act. The guidance clarifies…
Processing
USCIS Alerts
Neu
Jul 18EB-5USCIS Updates Visa Availability Approach for Managing Form I-526 Petition Inventory
USCIS announced an updated visa availability approach for processing Form I-526 petitions (Immigrant Petitions by Alien Investor) to improve efficiency in managing the pipeline. The revised approach will help reduce processing times and…
Processing
USCIS Alerts
Pos