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USCIS Posts Data Regarding EB-5 Visa Approvals from FY05 to FY12

27 July 2012

USCIS has published data detailing the amounts of EB-5 Immigration Investor visas the agency has received since Fiscal Year 2005. The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa Program’s goal is to stimulate the U.S. economy through foreign capital investment that leads to domestic job creation. EB-5 investors who invest $500,000 or more in a U.S. enterprise and meet other requirements are given a special immigrant visa and a path to residency.

According to USCIS a total of 13,795 I-526 Immigrant Petitions by Alien Entrepreneurs were received between FY05 and FY12. Of those, 8,824 were approved and 2,066 were denied. The approval percentage over the time period was 81%, During that same time period, a total of 4,806 I-829 Petitions by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions were received. Of those, 2,887 were approved and 537 were denied. The approval rate for I-829 petitions during this time period was 84%.


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