Common Issues Resulting in RFEs or Denials in Form I-924 applications

1. Business Plan and Economic Analysis for Each Requested Industry Category (Form I-924, Part 7.)
   1. The application is not supported by a business plan and economic analysis for at least one investment project with sufficient detail to show in verifiable detail how capital investment offerings in the requested industry will create jobs;
   2. Insufficient evidence and/or narrative that describes the investment project activities that the regional center will engage in for each requested industry category, to include;
      1. The proposed number of investors for the project(s);
      2. The timeline for starting and completing the projects to demonstrate the requisite job creation;
      3. A financial plan or budget including capital required and expenditures for the investment projects.

Taken from USCIS EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Stakeholder Meeting on September 15, 2011