How will an SEC suit impact my EB-5 condition removal process?

It may delay your process until the other matters are resolved.

It is hard to predict the effect. In a number of circumstances, SEC investigations may cover securities problems, matters such as fraud and solicitations, and a myriad of other issues. Unfortunately, investigations of this nature tend to cause delays in EB-5 processing.

If the I-829 requirements can be shown to have been met, then there should be less impact on your eligibility to remove conditions from the green card. However, an SEC investigation will likely temporarily freeze, or at least slow down, your I-829 process.

This would depend on the details of the SEC complaint. If the complaint is for blatant fraudulent activity on part of the regional center; particularly in the case where the money did go to where it was supposed to, then you may have an issue with meeting the job creation criteria of the I-829. On the other hand if the regional center had violated certain solicitation rules of the SEC, but the money was properly disbursed, then your I-829 might not be significantly impacted.

It depends on what numbered investor you are, as some jobs were created.

It really depends what they sued them for. If there is fraud and your money was not invested and the jobs not created, that is a problem and you may have to refile.

That would depend on the reason for the SEC suit and the likelihood of the SEC''s success in winning the case. Without more detail regarding what was the case brought by the SEC regarding the regional center, it is difficult to provide a succinct response.