EB-5 lets qualified foreign investors (and their spouse and unmarried children under 21) apply for lawful permanent residence if they invest in a U.S. commercial enterprise and create or preserve 10 full-time jobs for qualified U.S. workers. (USCIS)

For petitions filed on or after Mar 15, 2022, the minimum is $1,050,000, or $800,000 if the project is in a Targeted Employment Area (TEA) or is an infrastructure project. Investment thresholds are tied to inflation and next adjust for filings on/after Jan 1, 2027. (USCIS)

Direct (standalone) investors must show the enterprise directly creates the 10 full-time jobs (enterprise is the employer). Regional center investors may count indirect jobs modeled by reasonable economic methods; for post-RIA filings, up to 90% of the job requirement may be indirect. Pooled EB-5 investments are only permitted under the regional center program. (USCIS)

Yes. Each fiscal year, EB-5 visas include set-asides for: 20% Rural, 10% High-Unemployment, and 2% Infrastructure projects. Unused set-asides carry over one fiscal year, then flow into unreserved numbers. Visa movement still follows the Visa Bulletin. (USCIS)

Often yes. If a visa is immediately available, you may file I-485 concurrently with I-526 or I-526E, or while it’s pending. (If abroad, you’ll do consular processing instead.) (USCIS)

For post-RIA investors, USCIS interprets the statute to require the investment be expected to remain invested for at least 2 years, starting when the qualifying capital is invested, assuming job-creation requirements are met. (USCIS)

You must prove a lawful source and path of funds (e.g., tax returns, business records, bank wires) and that the enterprise will create 10 jobs (business plan or, for RCs, job-creation modeling). USCIS provides a suggested evidence order and references the governing regulations. (USCIS)