The application a Regional Center files with USCIS to be designated (or amended) as an EB-5 Regional Center.
Form I-956 is filed by an entity seeking USCIS designation as a Regional Center under the EB-5 Reform and Integration Act, or by an existing Regional Center amending its designation.
Designation confirms USCIS's review of the Regional Center's structure and proposed geography for pooling EB-5 capital and counting indirect and induced job creation.
Regional Center designation is not an endorsement of any specific investment offering sponsored by that Regional Center — each offering is separately filed on Form I-956F.