I-526E, I-829, regional centers
EB-5 & Investor Immigration
EB-5 has the longest queues in the employment-based system, and the capital is committed for the whole of it. Delay here is not an HR problem but a capital-cost problem, measured in years of locked investment.
EB-5 fees from 30 November 2026: the new I-526E, I-829 and integrity fund schedule
A final rule published on 30 September 2026 sets the I-526E at $7,850 and the I-829 at $5,000 from 30 November. The full schedule and what it means for timing.
1 January 2027: the first EB-5 investment adjustment and the filing-date question
The EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act adjusts the minimum investment for petitions filed from 1 January 2027. How the formula works and why the official figure is not out yet.
After 30 September 2026: EB-5 grandfathering, the 2027 sunset and the pending I-526E
Regional center petitions filed by 30 September 2026 are protected if the programme lapses; later filings are not. What that means for investors and sponsors now.
Is the RIA's 120-day goal a deadline? What Perez Correa Camarena v. Noem decided
A June 2026 D.D.C. ruling found jurisdiction over an I-526E delay claim but held the 120-day goal is aspirational and two years not unreasonable. Lessons for EB-5 cases.
I-526E delays and the cost of committed capital
EB-5 delay is a capital-cost problem, not an HR one. What a multi-year I-526E queue does to an investor's position and what recourse exists.
I-829 delays and indefinite conditional residence
Conditional residence continues by receipt notice while the I-829 sits. What that does to travel, employment verification and naturalization timing.