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Is USCIS processing I-526 petitions now?

Is USCIS processing EB-5 petitions now? I know COVID-19 has caused delays but I am wondering if they have resumed the process after reopening.

Answers

• A Olusanjo Omoniyi

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on June 24, 2020

  Yes, the USCIS is processing I-526 petitions now. The processing of I-526, just like any other program, was never completely shut down.

• Bernard P Wolfsdorf

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on June 24, 2020

  Most IPO workers are remote and there has been little adverse impact from Covid-19. The slowdowns started well-before Covid-19.

• Lynne Feldman

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on June 23, 2020

  Yes, they never stopped processing them.

• Fredrick W Voigtmann

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on June 23, 2020

  Yes; USCIS is processing I-526 petitions. They are accepting new filings and they are adjudicating all immigrant petitions.

• Salvatore Picataggio

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on June 23, 2020

  USCIS never stopped accepting and adjudicating cases, even I-526, although there is a massive increase in processing times, even in light of decreased petitions being filed after the investment requirement went up.

• Belma Demirovic Chinchoy

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on June 23, 2020

  Processing of petitions, including I-526 has not stopped due to COVID. USCIS employees have been working remotely during the COVID-19-caused closures.

• Anastasia White

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on June 23, 2020

  Yes. USCIS (and the immigrant investor program office) continues to process I-526 petitions.