How does the USCIS define ''''rural area'''' for EB-5 Targeted Employment Areas (TEAs)?

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What standards does USCIS use to define an EB-5 visa TEA rural area?

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Brandon Meyer

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Answered on August 7, 2012

The regulations state that a rural area is "any area not within either a metropolitan statistical area (as designated by the Office of Management and Budget) or the outer boundary of any city or town having a population of 20,000 or more."

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