How can chart B in the visa bulletin prevent dependents from aging out for their EB-5 visas?

Your child''s age will be frozen while the I-526 is pending under the CSPA law, which allows a child''s age to remain frozen until the early petition of EB-5 is approved. Thus, upon approval, your child will still be protected as you proceed to the filing of an application for an immigration visa. However, upon approval, the application for an immigrant visa to enter the U.S. must be completed within two years.

Technically, your child who will turn 21 will need to apply for their conditional permanent residency within 12 months of the petition I-526 being approved.

The I-526 filing sets the age of the kids. If you are current when the I-526 is approved, try to file for the green card as soon as possible.

For the last couple of months, USCIS has been posting that dates for filing (Chart B) chart should be used for employment-based applications. India is "current" in this chart. If by the time your I-526 petition is approved, and USCIS continues the policy of using Chart B as opposed to final action dates (Chart A), and India is still current on Chart B, then I would tend to agree with you that your child should not age out as long as you proceed with the conditional green card application right away.

Your child will be protected under the Child Status Protection Act.

USCIS and the Department of State are talking the position that filing an adjustment under chart B does not freeze the child&#39s age. We think this is wrong and is already being litigated.

Yes, you can protect by filing the DS-260 or I-485.