Ying Lu
Immigration AttorneyYou must be a high unemployment area or rural area in order to qualify as TEA. TEA relying on high unemployment rate may change when the government updates their statistic. If your regional center loses the TEA status, the investment amount should be 1 million. You may want to consult a qualified attorney or economist to see if the area can be a TEA again by including more or less adjacent areas. You need to file an amendment with USCIS if the range of the geographical area changes.