My country has very strict limitations on transferring money to the United States. As I plan to apply for the EB-5 visa soon, I would appreciate guidance on whether storing funds abroad is recommended and how this practice might impact my future application.
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Natalia Morozova
EB-5 Immigration attorneysUSCIS has implemented broader changes to employment-based (EB) adjustment of status workflows since around 2022. These include transferring most EB I-485 cases, including those in the EB-5 category, from service centers like CSC to the National Benefits Center (NBC) for centralized handling. This aims at elevating the workload and having the case process faster.
Michael E Piston
EB-5 Immigration attorneysIt doesn't matter if you store the funds abroad prior to investment or not. All that matters is that you invest them in the U.S.
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