EB-5 Visa Allocations 1/1

Question: How many visas are allocated to the EB-5 program annually? Is that an annually adjusted number based on some calculation, or is it a consistent number that is set by either statute or rule? Additionally, how many visas were allocated and how many of those were approved under the EB-5 program each year for the last 5 or 10 years?

Answer: The annual limit of visas available for the EB-5 category is consistent and set by statute. See INA 203(b)(5)(A). For information regarding the allocation and approval of EB-5 visas, please visit www.state.gov.

Question: Please confirm whether the number of EB-5 visas via the regional center pilot program is capped at 3,000 or can exceed 3,000 (up to 10,000).

Answer: 3,000 is not a hard cap number. The regional center pilot program can exceed 3,000 visas.

Taken directly from USCIS EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Quarterly Stakeholder Engagement on May 1, 2012.