What is the process for American investment immigrants to apply for I-526?

What is an I-526 application?

I-526 is the * * step in the EB5 application process in the United States. Investor

What is the process for American investment immigrants to apply for I-526?

What is an I-526 application?

I-526 is the * * step in the EB5 application process in the United States. Investors need to fill in the I-526 application form, submit the required relevant documents, and provide evidence to prove that they have made investments that meet the legal requirements and EB-5 conditions.

Two. I-526 application process

1. Select the investment project and remit the investment funds to the regulatory bank designated by the project.

At this stage, with the help of immigration agencies and immigration lawyers, applicants need to choose a high-quality project that can meet the application needs from many EB-5 projects in the market. After the investment project is confirmed, the investor also needs to sign the subscription agreement, custody agreement (provided that there is a custody account) and fund issuance memorandum, and at the same time remit the investment amount of 500 or 1 10,000 USD to the regulatory bank designated by the project.

2. Prepare materials and submit them to the US Immigration Service.

At this stage, the application documents that investors need to prepare include:

(1) self-introduction letter and material evidence list

The function of the self-introduction letter is to introduce yourself to the US Immigration Bureau, describe the preparatory work done in the early stage, and how the investors themselves meet the requirements of the EB-5 project. The physical evidence list is a document used to prove that the investor has met all the requirements of EB-5 scheme.

(2) A copy of the passport of the principal applicant and his relatives who immigrated at the same time.

(3) Form I-526

The form is provided by the US Immigration Service and filled out by immigration lawyers. The form contains the basic information used to identify the investor, including the preparatory work that the investor has done, including the nature of the newly established enterprise, the establishment time, the investment amount, the investment time, etc.

(four) the relevant documents of the source of funds

These documents are used to prove that the funds used by investors for investment purposes were obtained through legal channels. As for what these documents contain, you can refer to our previous article and have discussed it in detail.

(five) the relevant documents of capital flow.

This document is used to prove that the investor has remitted the funds to the account related to the project. These documents generally include: the letter issued by the bank to investors to confirm that the funds have been deposited in the relevant accounts of the project and the bank statement of the commercial enterprise to prove that the funds have been deposited in the relevant accounts.

(six) the relevant documents of enterprise operation

A document certifying that the funds invested by investors are used for the company's business development and job creation.

(7) Application fee materials

Applicants need to provide the original draft of I-526 with an application fee of $3,675. It should be noted that the account for remittance of application fees of $500,000 and $3,675 must be the account of the main applicant or a joint account.

(8) Business plan

Business plan is an important part of all documents in I-526. The Immigration Bureau will examine whether the investment is legal according to the business plan, and whether the investor has a sound and feasible plan to achieve the goal of "creating 10 direct or indirect jobs" within two years.

A detailed business plan should at least include the following contents: the general situation of the newly established enterprise, the products and services provided, the expected goals, etc. The scheme also needs to clarify the names of relevant competitive enterprises and their respective advantages and disadvantages; Horizontal comparison of products and pricing strategies of competitive enterprises; Licenses and business licenses obtained; Future sales, cost, income and other prospects of enterprises.

Third, get the file number and wait for the approval of I-526.

After all the application materials are submitted, the Immigration Bureau will return a file number to the applicant within 1 to 2 weeks. While waiting for I-526 approval, the applicant can use this file number to check his approval progress online in real time.

If there is no problem with the documents submitted by the applicant, the Immigration Bureau will issue an I-526 approval letter after examination and approval. Next, investors just need to wait for an appointment and then go to the Guangzhou Consulate for an interview. As long as there are no mistakes in the interview, there is basically no need to worry too much about the green card. However, if the documents submitted by the applicant are incomplete or incorrect, the Immigration Bureau will request supplementary documents. * * In the worst case, I-526 is directly rejected, and the hard work of investors may be in vain.

Now, I think you have a more detailed understanding of the I-526 application process for EB-5 investment immigrants. In fact, when applying for I-526, the details of the applicant's materials and documents are very demanding, especially the business plan, which is the focus of immigration officials. If there is any mistake in the middle, whether it is supplement or rejection, it will be a heavy blow to the applicant.