Is EB-5 retrogression for Indians limited to regional center investors or does it also impact direct investment?

Retrogression will affect both regional centers and direct EB-5, if/when it happens. It is best to apply sooner rather than later to take a place in line before others to establish your earlier priority date.

The EB-5 retrogression for Indian nationals is not limited to regional centers but also could impact direct investors as well. However, it is not likely to have a backlog same as that for investors in regional center projects.

Unfortunately, if and when as expected it happens sometime this year, it will impact both direct investment and regional center investors.

Non-regional center cases from India are current. There is no backlog.

In February 2019, there are no visas available to applicants in the regional center category, but there are visas available in the direct visa category.

The retrogression is applicable to both regional center and direct investment investors. Whenever there is a retrogression to a country, it is usually nationwide in scope without exception to any group of investors.

Retrogression would affect all Indian nationals regardless of processing through EB-5 investment via regional center or direct investment. Retrogression is based on nationality and category of filing (EB-5).

EB-5 of either kind is not currently retrogressed for Indians (well, RC visas are unavailable for everyone), but it is possible that those can retrogress too sometime in the future.

When the Indian waiting line arrives, it will impact both categories.

Retrogression can apply to both. They both draw from the same visa pool.

Both direct and regional center EB-5s are affected by retrogression. The filing of the I-526 establishes the priority date, so it is important to "get in line" earlier rather than later if you are considering EB-5. Also, waiting to invest means more of a risk that the minimum amount of investment will be increased for EB-5.

Yes, all are in the same category as far as priority dates go.