6 Months to File: The EB-5 Grandfathering Countdown Has Begun

The clock is running. Here is exactly what you need to do before September 30, 2026. On March 15, 2022, the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act (RIA) restructured the immigrant investor program from the ground up: new investment minimums, new integrity requirements, new set aside categories, and a new filing form. But Congress included a safety net for investors already in the pipeline. Section 102(b) of the RIA established grandfathering provisions allowing pre RIA investors to complete their cases under the prior rules. Those provisions expire on a hard statutory date: September 30, 2026. Source: Public Law 117-103, Division BB, Title I, Section 102(b). Blue trust tier. That date is now roughly six months away. And for the thousands of investors still holding pending I-526 petitions, approved petitions awaiting visa availability, or conditional green cards approaching I-829 adjudication, the countdown demands concrete action. Not next quarter. Not after one...#