Seven Things to Check Before Choosing an EB-5 Project
A due-diligence checklist covering job-creation cushion, capital stack, developer track record, exit terms, regional center history, fund administration, and I-956F status.
I-956F Project Approval: Why It Matters to Investors
What Form I-956F is, who files it, what USCIS reviews, how deference to an approved I-956F shapes I-526E adjudication, and the trade-offs of filing an investor petition before versus after approval.
Common EB-5 Project Types: Hotels, Multifamily, Infrastructure, Manufacturing and More
A comparison of hotel, multifamily, infrastructure, manufacturing, senior and medical, office and retail, and direct-investment projects by their characteristics, job-creation drivers, risk profile, and likelihood of TEA designation.
The Fund Administrator: How Third-Party Oversight Protects Investors
What the RIA requires of a third-party fund administrator, what the administrator does and does not do, the annual audit alternative, and what information investors should expect to receive.
Investor Options After a Regional Center Is Terminated
The RIA's good-faith investor protections, the general rule allowing re-association with a compliant regional center or project within 180 days, the conditions for retaining the priority date, and the practical steps to take on receiving a termination notice.
Rural vs. High-Unemployment Projects: How to Choose
A comparison of the two RIA set-aside categories covering visa percentages, priority processing for rural I-526E petitions, typical project types, risk profiles, and exit considerations.
Ten Red Flags in an EB-5 Project
Ten warning signs investors should recognize, from guaranteed-return and guaranteed-green-card claims, thin job cushions, and missing senior financing to unregistered promoters, missing I-956F filings, and opaque fees.
How to Read the PPM, Subscription Agreement, and Operating Agreement
What each of the three core EB-5 offering documents does, and the sections investors should locate and study: risk factors, fees, manager powers, voting rights, redemption and exit, conflicts of interest, and amendment provisions.
Regional Center Due Diligence: Approvals, Annual Reports, and Compliance History
How investors can verify a regional center's I-956 designation, I-956G annual reports, prior project track record, sanctions and termination history, management, and affiliated parties, with a ready-to-use list of questions.
How Job Creation Is Calculated: RIMS II, IMPLAN, and Economic Models
How regional center projects use input-output models to derive direct, indirect, and induced jobs, the common inputs, the RIA's 90% indirect cap and 75% short-construction rule, job cushion, and timing.
Reading the Capital Stack: Where EB-5 Money Sits
An explanation of senior debt, mezzanine financing, EB-5 capital, and developer equity, how subordination works, what completion guarantees do and do not cover, and why EB-5's share of total capital matters.
Loan Model vs. Equity Model in EB-5 Project Structures
How the two main NCE-to-JCE structures differ, covering repayment priority, typical terms described qualitatively, investor protections, and what a private placement memorandum should disclose.
Regional Center vs. Direct EB-5: An In-Depth Comparison
A side-by-side comparison of the two EB-5 paths covering job counting, control, risk, cost, forms (I-526 vs. I-526E), process differences, and which type of investor each path tends to suit.