Based on recent I-956F approvals by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for regional center EB-5 projects, the number of approvals indicates shorter processing times, with many projects approved in under five months.
However, there are still instances of longer approval times for EB-5 projects, reflecting processing variability.
Additionally, many projects span a diverse array of sectors, including healthcare, industrial logistics, hospitality, and residential development, and focus particularly on Rural and Urban Targeted Employment Areas (TEAs).
USCIS approves I-956F forms for Regional Center EB-5 projects throughout the year, marking significant milestones in the EB-5 process.
2026
FEBRUARY
Hawaii Economic Investment Center’s Keauhou Townhomes residential project in a Rural TEA in in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, was approved in 8 months.
EB5 Capital’s JF44 Vail Valley Apartments project in a Rural area in Vail, Colorado, was approved in 15 months.
Sports Developers’ Dudley Sports Plaza Woodlands in a High-Unemployment TEA in The Woodlands, North Houston, TX, was approved in 9 months.
JANUARY
EB5 Group’s U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Outpatient Clinic, an infrastructure project in a Rural TEA in Brainerd, Minnesota.
2025
NOVEMBER
CMB Regional Centers’ Group 100 – Hillwood Flywheel Industrial Logistics Development project in a HUA in Richmond, Virginia, was approved in just less than 3 months.
EB5AN’s Grand Park master-planned community in a Rural TEA in Fraser, Colorado, was approved in under 5 months.
Eb5 United Long Cove community in Cedar Creek Lake, Texas.
Peachtree Group’s The Scoundrel Tribute Portfolio Hotel by Marriott in a Rural TEA in Gatlinburg, TN, was approved in 3 months.
OCTOBER
Civitas’s North Park multifamily project in an urban TEA in San Diego, California.
EB5AN’s Tamarack resort in the West Central Mountains, in a Rural TEA north of Boise, Idaho.
EB5 United’s Teton Outing Club, in a Rural TEA in Driggs, Idaho.
Rosewood Regional Center’s Amangani hotel in Jacksonville, WY, was approved in 9 months.
SEPTEMBER
EB5 United’s Yellowstone Club Village Core Phase II Fund #2 in Big Sky, Montana.
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