PDF18 pagesApril 14, 2026
The EB5 Process: Step by Step from Petition to Green Card
A complete walkthrough of the EB5 investor immigration process, from choosing your investment path through conditional residence, condition removal, and eventual citizenship eligibility.
Table of Contents
PDF · 18 pages
- 1What Is the EB5 Program?
- 2Am I Eligible?
- 3Choosing Your Investment Path
- 4Filing the I 526E Petition
- 5The Visa Bulletin and Visa Availability
- 6Removing Conditions: The I 829 Petition
- 7Permanent Residence and the Path to Citizenship
What You'll Learn
- The complete EB5 timeline from preparation through citizenship eligibility
- How regional center and direct investment paths differ in practice
- How set aside visa categories (rural, HUA) can shorten your wait by years
- What happens at each stage: filing, RFEs, visa bulletin, green card issuance
- When and how to file the I 829 petition to remove conditions
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Topics Covered
- Regional center vs. direct investment
- I 526E petition preparation and filing
- Visa bulletin and visa availability
- Adjustment of status and consular processing
- Conditional residence and I 829 condition removal
- Path to U.S. citizenship