How can I file my I-526 petition before I invest the total $1 million direct EB-5 investment? - EB5Investors.com

How can I file my I-526 petition before I invest the total $1 million direct EB-5 investment?

I am opening my own company. I have one million USD which is invested in stocks and HELOC (home equity line of credit). I am planning to invest the entire amount in my company eventually in one year. Is it possible to file for an I 526 petition before i invest the total amount?

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Salvatore Picataggio

Salvatore Picataggio

Immigration Attorneys
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Probably not. Being "in the process of investing" still needs funds at risk ("To qualify as an investment, the immigrant investor must actually place his or her capital at risk. The mere intent to invest is not sufficient.")

Phuong Le

Phuong Le

Immigration Attorneys
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You can file if you clearly show a commitment/intent to invest and fund the remaining amount within a year as you have described. We work with investors in similar situations all the time who can''t fully fund at the time of filing for a variety of reasons (in process of selling home, unvested stock options, etc.) and have gotten those cases approved.

Lynne Feldman

Lynne Feldman

Immigration Attorneys
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No, they want to see the money committed.

Belma Demirovic Chinchoy

Belma Demirovic Chinchoy

Immigration Attorneys
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Yes, it is. Your attorney will guide you in this process and the collection of proper documents.

F Oliver Yang

F Oliver Yang

Immigration Attorneys
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Technically, you can make the argument that you are "in the process of investing." However, your case will be very heavily scrutinized. It is not worth the risks in my opinion, given how long it takes to get an I-526 approval and that the case needs to be approvable when filed.

Bernard P Wolfsdorf

Bernard P Wolfsdorf

Immigration Attorneys
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These cases take over two years to adjudicate. If you are ready to have to refile, then you can try and show the money is identified. They have allowed some cases where less than the full amount is invested but generally only where the money is identified and the investor can show they are in the process of transferring but for example, cannot do so because of currency restrictions. If you can invest the full amount prior to filing, that is the correct way to do it.

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