EB-5 Forms Glossary

Every USCIS and Department of State form an EB-5 investor is likely to encounter, explained in plain language.

Regional Center Designation

The application a Regional Center files with USCIS to be designated (or amended) as an EB-5 Regional Center.

Approval of an Investment in a Commercial Enterprise

The project-level filing that confirms a specific EB-5 offering's job-creation methodology and use of investor capital before individual investors can file.

Regional Center Investor Petition

The individual investor's petition establishing eligibility for a conditional green card based on their EB-5 investment.

Adjustment of Status

Filed by investors already lawfully present in the United States to adjust to conditional permanent resident status without leaving the country.

Application for Employment Authorization

An optional filing that allows an investor with a pending adjustment-of-status application to seek work authorization while their case is pending.

Application for Travel Document

An optional filing that allows an investor with a pending adjustment-of-status application to travel internationally while their case is pending.

Immigrant Visa Electronic Application

The consular-processing equivalent of Form I-485, filed by investors outside the United States through a U.S. embassy or consulate.

Removal of Conditions on Permanent Residence

Filed near the end of the two-year conditional residence period to convert conditional status to full permanent residence.

Regional Center Annual Statement

The annual compliance filing every Regional Center must submit to maintain its USCIS designation.

Approval of a Regional Center designation or Form I-956F is not a government endorsement of the financial merits of an investment and does not guarantee approval of any individual investor's petition.