Will the adjudications go much faster now when the EB-5 regional center program is on hold? What happens with the quota numbers?
In theory, yes, USCIS should focus on adjudicating direct I-526s. If the Regional Center program is not authorized this summer/fall, then it’s possible that direct EB-5 visa bulletin will be impacted.
The lapse in the EB-5 regional center program will not impact a direct investment EB-5 based petition.
I suspect that direct green card cases under the EB-5 program will be processed more expeditiously.
We have always assumed that USCIS would improve processing times for direct and allocate the visas to direct cases, but we haven’t seen that happen in the past.
