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Is there normally a processing time difference between EB-5 direct and regional center petitions?

Is there a difference in processing times between direct respectively regional center projects? What is your current experience with European nationals?

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    Bernard P Wolfsdorf

    Immigration Attorney
    Answered on

    There should be but we have not yet noticed one. At the moment of course there is only one line but it is painfully slow.

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    Julia Roussinova

    Immigration Attorney
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    We have seen multiple direct EB-5 cases process much faster than Regional Center-based EB-5 cases because direct EB-5 cases are usually not associated with large projects. Processing is not generally related to a particular nationality.

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    Lynne Feldman

    Immigration Attorney
    Answered on

    Nothing normal now because the regional center program is not currently an option and will not be an option until Congress re-authorizes.