Last week, USCIS published the quarterly statistics for Q4, FY2024, including the latest data on pre-RIA I-526 cases as well as post-RIA I-526E and I-526 petitions. The latest data sheds light on trends in EB-5 demand, capital raising, case processing, and the backlog.
Our key takeaways from the latest data release include:
- I-526/E case filings in FY2024 reached the highest level since the enactment of the RIA, with 4,785 investors filing their petitions in the past fiscal year, an 83% increase year-over-year.
- The productivity of adjudicating I-526E and pre-RIA I-526 cases more than doubled from FY2023. Nearly 1,120 post-RIA I-526/E cases were processed in FY2024, and 5,896 pre-RIA I-526 petitions were adjudicated – the highest productivity since FY2018.
- The approval rate for I-526E cases remained very high in FY2024 (98%), while only 73% of pre-RIA I-526 cases were approved in the last fiscal year.
Click here to download the full report (members only) for more detailed analyses of the latest trends in Form I-526/E.
(USCIS have approved nearly more than 1,140 I-526/E cases since the passage of the RIA.)
BOOKMARK THE UPDATED I-526/E DATA DASHBOARD
Key EB-5 statistics and data trends, all at your fingertips: https://iiusa.org/i526data/
IIUSA has updated the I-526/E Data Dashboard, a widely used tool among EB-5 stakeholders, to include additional statistics on post-RIA I-526/E case filings and adjudications. Bookmark the new interactive I-526/E Data Dashboard: Stay up-to-date with the key statistics most relevant to EB-5 investors.
This new online tool features the historical trends of the demand for the EB-5 Program and the most up-to-date statistics on Form I-526/E petitions, including:
- Estimated amount of EB-5 investment inflows to the U.S. economy;
- Post-RIA I-526/E cases filing trends;
- Pre-RIA legacy I-526 cases adjudication trends;
- Average approval rates for I-526/E petitions;
- Historical demands for EB-5; and
- The latest news and analyses regarding USCIS adjudication trends;
(Post-RIA Statistics from the I-526/E Data Dashboard)
