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USCIS Provides Additional Guidance for EB-5 Required Investment Timeframe and Investors Associated with Terminated Regional Centers

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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 USCIS's interpretation of these statutory changes. This update affects prospective and current EB-5 investors and those associated with regional centers that have been terminated.
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We are providing additional guidance on our interpretation of changes to the EB-5 program in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) made by the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA), specifically the required investment timeframe and how we treat investors who are associated with a terminated regional center.

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