Some I-956F approvals take 3–5 months: January-April 2026

The average approval time for EB-5 projects linked to regional centers ranges from 5 to 3 months, based on the latest publicly available I-956F approvals.

Under the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA), regional centers are required to submit an I-956F form for each EB-5 project they manage. This important form provides the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) with key details about the project’s investment framework, job creation objectives, and whether it qualifies as a Targeted Employment Area (TEA), either urban or rural.

It is crucial that the I-956F form is submitted before any public offering of the project. Its approval confirms the project’s business strategy, outlines its job-creation plan, and assures prospective EB-5 investors that the regional center is committed to offering multiple investment options. EB-5 investors are encouraged to request a copy of the USCIS receipt notice from the regional center to verify if their project’s I-956F has been filed.

Moreover, since March 30, USCIS will review only investor petitions for projects with an approved I-956F.

April

Civitas Capital Group’s Silverthorne multifamily development project in a Rural TEA in downtown Silverthorne, Colorado, was approved in four months.

Peachtree Group’s Homewood Suites by Hilton in Sugar Mountain, N.C., in a Target Employment Area (TEA) that is both a Rural and High Unemployment Area (HUA), was approved in four months.

March

LCR Capital Partners’ Airabella Lake Oconee resort community in Greensboro, Georgia.

February

AIIC Group with EB5 Coast to Coast Regional Center’s The Pines of Grass Valley, an apartment homes complex in a Rural TEA in Grass Valley, California, was approved in 8 months.

EB5AN’s Simply Shenandoah (Senior Loan) Rural EB-5 Project rural TEA in Shenandoah County, Virginia, was approved in three months.

EB5 Capital’s JF44 Vail Valley Apartments project in a Rural area in Vail, Colorado, was approved in 15 months.

Hawaii Economic Investment Center’s Keauhou Townhomes residential project in a Rural TEA in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, was approved in 8 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.

HC2’s Loraloma Villas Development, a luxury villa development in a Rural TEA in Austin, Texas, was approved in three months.

If you have an EB-5 project that received approval lately, please contact marta@eb5investors.com

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