EB-5 Reauthorization 2027: What to Expect and How to Prepare

The EB-5 Regional Center program authorization expires September 30, 2027. That is 18 months from now. Congress must pass legislation to extend it, or the program lapses and USCIS stops accepting new regional center petitions. Article 130 on this site covers the risks of a lapse. This article is about something different: what the reauthorization process will likely look like, what Congress might actually do, and what investors should be doing right now regardless of the outcome. All statements about the statutory framework and historical record are sourced from the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022, Congressional Research Service reports, and published government records. Blue trust tier. Forward looking analysis of legislative scenarios is EB5Status editorial assessment. Orange trust tier. ## The statutory deadline Section 102(b) of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 authorized the Regional Center program for five years, through the end of fiscal year...