USCIS Adjudication Trends

The Pivotal Role of USCIS in EB-5

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) administers the EB-5 Program, adjudicating all petitions and applications related to EB-5 investors and Regional Centers. USCIS plays an essential role in ensuring a thorough and lawful process for qualified investors and stakeholders to participate in the EB-5 Program.

IIUSA offers a variety of resources and insights to inform the EB-5 industry of the latest USCIS adjudication trends, including processing times, approval rates, backlogs, and more.

Latest News on USCIS Adjudications

IIUSA Submits Letter to USCIS Regarding Recent Surge in EB-5 Adjudication Delays

06.18.19

Earlier this week, IIUSA, on behalf of the EB-5 Regional Center industry, submitted a letter to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) regarding the recent surge in EB-5 adjudication ...

IIUSA Data Insights: The Sudden and Significant Surge on I-526 Processing Times and In-Depth Analysis on Processing Trends of 3,020 I-526 Cases

06.09.19

Estimated I-526 Processing Times Range The most recent estimated processing time range of I-526 petitions showed a sudden and significant surge from 22-28.5 months in April 2019 to ...

IIUSA Data Report: What the FY2018 I-526 & I-829 Processing Data is Showing Us

04.11.19

by Lee Li, IIUSA Policy Analyst Fiscal year (FY) 2018 presented both opportunities and challenges to all stakeholders in the EB-5 industry. While historically high numbers of qualified EB-5 ...

IIUSA Data Report: Form I-829 Q4 2018 Statistics and Analysis

03.08.19

Earlier this month, USCIS published data on Q4 2018 (September-December) I-526 and I-829 adjudication trends. IIUSA was pleased to publish our analysis on Form I-526 last week (read here) and we ...