Main contents and basic flow of I-526 application

You will often see these two I-526 and I-829 among EB-5 investment immigrants. What do these two mean? In fact, these two codes are two forms of numbers. Every time you apply for immigration, you will be exposed to different form numbers. Therefore, it is customary in the immigration circle to link your application progress with this figure.

In fact, this is two forms of quantity. Because the application documents of different stages need to be submitted together with the form, it is customary to indicate the corresponding application stage directly with the form number.

That is, EB-5 investment immigration application form. Applicants need to prepare this form and a full set of application documents (personal documents, fund source documents, investment documents, etc.). ) When it was first submitted. The approval of I-526 shows that the applicant meets the requirements of EB-5 investment immigration regardless of personal conditions or investment projects. After waiting for an appointment, he can go to the American consulate in Guangzhou for an interview and apply for a conditional green card in the United States.

I-526 is the first step in the EB5 application process in the United States. Investors need to fill in I-526.

Application form, and submit the required relevant documents, but also need to provide evidence to prove that they have made investments that meet the legal requirements and meet EB-5 conditions.

I. Select the investment project and remit the investment funds to the designated supervision bank of the project.

At this stage, with the help of immigration agencies and immigration lawyers, applicants need to conduct a thorough study of many EB-5s in the market.

Select high-quality projects that can meet the application requirements. After determining the investment project, 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 release 50 or 100.

The investment fund 1 10,000 USD will be remitted to the regulatory bank designated by the project.

Second, prepare the 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 used to prove that the investor has met EB-5.

All documents required by the plan.

(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, and the application fee for I-526 is $3,675. It should be noted that $500,000 and $3,675 were remitted.

The USD application fee account must be the main applicant account or a joint account.

(8) Business plan

Business plan is an important part of all I-526 documents. According to the business plan, the Immigration Bureau will examine whether the investment is legal and whether investors are interested in "creating 10" after two years.

Working directly or indirectly "is a perfect and feasible plan.

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, waiting for I-526.

In the process of approval, the applicant can use this file number to query his approval progress online in real time.

If there is no problem with the documents submitted by the applicant, I-526 will be issued after approval by the Immigration Bureau.

Ratification. 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 ask for supplementary documents. In the worst case,

Directly veto I-526, and the efforts of investors may be in vain.

If your I-526 has passed, you pretend that the applicant was born in Chinese mainland and is currently in the United States. You and your family will have the opportunity to "adjust" your status in the United States by submitting the I-485 form and become qualified permanent residents of the United States. The main applicant and his/her family members each submit I-485, which is an application for adjusting the US status and permanent resident status. This form requires each applicant to provide his/her resume information to the US Citizenship and Immigration Service to approve the applicant's suitability for permanent residence. I-485 is usually handed in by an immigration lawyer.