Processing Data
This page provides a home for the latest EB-5 form processing updates otherwise discussed in blog posts. I include charts summarizing the official performance data from quarterly reports on the USCIS Immigration & Citizenship Data page, and a few supplementary charts with more timely and granular USCIS data leaked unofficially.
Dates
- Page last updated May 16, 2023
- Officially-reported USCIS data as of FY2023 Q1 (October to December 2022 from the All Forms report and I-485 report)
- Inside intel on unofficially-obtained USCIS data through April 31, 2023
Data table of most recent Official USCIS Report
| October 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 | |||||||
| Form | Description | Received | Approved | Denied | Total Completed | Pending at period end | Processing Time (months) |
| I-526 and I-526E | Immigrant Petition by Alien Investor | 556 | 273 | 207 | 480 | 13,232 | 47.5 |
| I-829 | Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status | 81 | 307 | 29 | 336 | 10,906 | 46.5 |
| I-956 | Application for Regional Center Designation | not reported | |||||
| I-956F | Application for Approval of Investment in a Commercial Enterprise | not reported | |||||
| I-956G | Regional Center Annual Statement | not reported | |||||
| I-526/I-526E Receipts since the Reform and Integrity Act passed and changed EB-5 visa availability | |||
| Filing Date | Quarterly I-526/I-526E Receipts | Cumulative receipts since April 2022 | Estimated cumulative visa demand associated with I-526 receipts (=cumulative receipts * 2.5) |
| Apr 22-June 22 | 32 | 32 | 80 |
| July 22 – Sept 22 | 188 | 220 | 550 |
| Oct 22 – Dec 22 | 556 | 776 | 1,940 |
| Jan 23 – Mar 23 | 980+ | 2,500 | |
Charts
EB-5 Updates 
PD Dec 18-26 2018 approvals are coming though in Dec 2022
I am so grateful to you for providing data and insight about I-829 approved and pending cases. I hope my turn comes soon as I have been waiting for this for 3 years.
Is there any source of data to find out waiting times for visa interviews at different embassies/consulates?
Anybody with experience of average waiting times for the consulate in Hong Kong?
Suzanne, do you know what steps are involved in “project review” after i829 is filed?
I do not currently know. But everything I find out about IPO processes, I add to this document that I update on an on-going basis: https://www.dropbox.com/s/9nhw2axfbkk6t20/IPO%20Times%20Quotes.docx?dl=0
Hi, we received a notification from USCIS that extends the validity of our I-551 Forms (Green Card) for 48 months from its expiration date. I believe this is to reduce the traffic to USCIS for Infopass appointments. I am not sure if it’s only for I-829 or applied to other processing types. We are 29 months in our I-829 processing time.
Hi I applied for my eb5 through Related / Hudson Yards. I hear they are not accepting any new investors. Is my 829 application safe even though they are not accepting new investors?
Hello All,
Received my I-526 Approval for Priority Date: Feb 08, 2019.
Congratulations Rahul. My priority date is 8th May, 2019. Did you get any notification when they picked your case or you got to know on visa approval?
Thanks Pramod, I got to know when I received my approval notice for my I-526 petition.
Thanks Rahul for your reply.
Hi Rahul,
My priority date 20 Nov 2019, do you applied as Indian resident and through RC or as Direct investor.
Hi Nitin,
I applied as a RC Investor
Does anybody know why the I-526 processing time listed on https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ is shorter for “India” than for “All other areas”?
Anyone here have applied N400 while I829 is still pending?
No but I am planning to. Will it help to expedite the I-829 processing ?