When does the EB-5 job requirement time start being counted?

If you had invested through a Regional Center, you should inquire whether the direct and indirect job creation requirement has been met. For direct EB-5 investment, you would generally follow the EB-5 business plan submitted with the petition that should show a likelihood of job creation within the 2 year time period. At the time you are eligible to file for removal of conditions, you would either demonstrate job creation requirement has been met or provide evidence it will be met within a reasonable time period. Because 2 years is the expected baseline period in which job creation will take place, jobs that will be created within a year of the 2-year anniversary of your admission as a conditional permanent resident or adjustment to conditional permanent resident may generally be considered to be created within a reasonable period of time.

Under the recent major rule change this is specifically delineated but previously this was assessed at the I-829 submittal to see if the funds have been invested and the necessary 10 jobs have been created.