# The RIA in Brief: What Changed in EB-5 After 2022

> How the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act changed investment amounts, TEA designation, visa set-asides, regional center oversight, the integrity fund, and concurrent I-485 filing.

- URL: https://eb5policy.com/policy/ria-overview/
- Language: en
- Category: policy
- Published: 2026-10-03
- Tags: RIA, policy, regional centers

## Background

In March 2022, Congress passed the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act (RIA), ending a nine-month lapse of the regional center program and reauthorizing it through September 30, 2027.

## Key changes

1. **Higher investment amounts**: $800,000 for TEA, $1,050,000 otherwise, adjusted for CPI every five years.
2. **TEA designation moved to USCIS**: states no longer designate high-unemployment areas.
3. **Visa set-asides**: 20% rural, 10% high-unemployment, 2% infrastructure.
4. **Concurrent I-485 filing**: applicants in the U.S. with a current priority date can file alongside the I-526E and receive work and travel authorization.
5. **Stronger regional center oversight**: annual I-956G filings, third-party fund administration, and an integrity fund.
6. **Grandfathering**: petitions filed before September 30, 2026 are protected regardless of future reauthorization.

## What it means for investors

Projects face stricter compliance and more transparent disclosure, but investors must pay closer attention to each regional center's compliance record and fund-administration setup.