With the September 30, 2026 grandfathering date approaching, many investors ask the same thing: how fast can a petition actually move? This is a realistic look at compressing an EB-5 filing &mdash; what can be accelerated, what genuinely cannot be rushed, and exactly what your attorney needs from you, and when.
In this one-hour briefing, Jenny Zhan (Founder &amp; CEO, Beyond International Group) and Peter Zhang (Attorney, Corporate &amp; Securities and U.S. Immigration &mdash; Origin Law, P.C.) separate the parts of a filing that can be compressed from the parts that set the true floor on your timeline.
<h2>What We Will Cover</h2>
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<li>What grandfathering protects &mdash; and what filing by September 30 actually secures.</li>
<li>Partial funding &mdash; a path to filing sooner when capital is not yet fully in place, and the limits that apply.</li>
<li>Source-of-funds preparation &mdash; where the real time goes, and what can be compressed.</li>
<li>Working with counsel on a short runway &mdash; what your attorney needs, and when.</li>
<li>Live Q&amp;A &mdash; bring your questions; we'll answer them live.</li>
</ol>
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This is Part Two of a two-part live series. If you missed it, start with Part One, <a href="https://eb5beyond.com/events/navigating-the-final-push-meeting-the-eb-5-grandfathering-deadline">Navigating the Final Push: Meeting the EB-5 Grandfathering Deadline</a>.
This session is educational and does not constitute legal, tax, or investment advice. Consult a qualified immigration attorney and your own tax and financial advisors regarding your situation. Beyond International Group is not a law firm and does not provide legal or tax advice.

What Can Be Compressed — and What Cannot

A focused, one-hour session with time reserved at the end for your questions.

60 Minutes, Including Live Q&A

Continues from <a href="https://eb5beyond.com/events/navigating-the-final-push-meeting-the-eb-5-grandfathering-deadline">Navigating the Final Push</a> on Thursday, August 27. Watch both for the complete picture.

Part Two of Two

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Origin Law

How Fast Can an EB-5 Petition Move?

The EB-5 Regional Center Program's current authorization runs through September 30, 2026. A petition properly filed on or before that date is grandfathered under current law &mdash; USCIS continues to process it even if the program is not reauthorized afterward. For investors whose capital is not yet fully in place, the real question is practical: what routes actually get you funded and filed in time?
In this one-hour briefing, Jenny Zhan (Founder &amp; CEO, Beyond International Group) and Grayson Hinkel (IRA Specialist, Inspira Financial) walk through the funding and filing routes that can compress a timeline without cutting corners &mdash; and where each one reaches its limit.
<h2>What We Will Cover</h2>
<ol>
<li>Leveraging partial funding &mdash; what the filing requirements permit, and what they do not.</li>
<li>Self-directed IRA strategy &mdash; how the account works as an EB-5 funding source, and where its limits are.</li>
<li>Finding counsel ready to file on a short timeline &mdash; what to look for in an attorney when the runway is measured in weeks.</li>
<li>Building a realistic timeline back from September 30 &mdash; the milestones that have to fall into place, and by when.</li>
<li>Live Q&amp;A &mdash; bring your questions; we'll answer them live.</li>
</ol>
<a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4n8PyCiTS3Weob-H2sji2A">Register on Zoom &rarr;</a>
This is Part One of a two-part live series. Part Two, <a href="https://eb5beyond.com/events/how-fast-can-an-eb-5-petition-move">How Fast Can an EB-5 Petition Move?</a>, airs Sunday, August 30 &mdash; we recommend attending both.
This session is educational and does not constitute legal, tax, or investment advice. Consult a qualified immigration attorney and your own tax and financial advisors regarding your situation. Beyond International Group is not a law firm and does not provide legal or tax advice.

Getting Funded and Filed Before September 30

Pairs with <a href="https://eb5beyond.com/events/how-fast-can-an-eb-5-petition-move">How Fast Can an EB-5 Petition Move?</a> on Sunday, August 30. Attend both for the full picture.

Part One of Two

Inspira Financial

Navigating the Final Push: Meeting the EB-5 Grandfathering Deadline

If you're considering an EB-5 investment before the September 30 grandfathering deadline, this is your opportunity to look beyond renderings and see a project that's already being built.
Most EB-5 projects ask you to trust a rendering. Today, we're taking you directly to a real construction site in Hawaii for a live project briefing.
Join Mike Drutar, Director of Sales at Kainani Above Keauhou Bay, for a live briefing on a 120-home luxury townhome community on Hawaii's Big Island — where every home is built to be sold, and unit sales create a defined path toward capital repayment.
<h2>What You'll See</h2>
A real, in-progress rural EB-5 project — construction footage straight from the site, the investment structure behind it, and how the Phase 1 pre-sale creates a path to capital repayment. This is the same <a href="https://eb5beyond.com/projects/hawaii-big-island-townhomes">I-956F-approved Beyond Paradise 1 project</a> covered in our construction updates.

See the Construction Site, Not Just the Renderings

How the deal is structured and why Rural TEA designation delivers priority processing and reserved visas.

EB-5 Structure & Rural TEA Priority

Real construction footage and progress straight from the Big Island — vertical framing underway, not renderings.

Construction Progress, Live From Site

The Phase 1 pre-sale launch, unit pricing, and how for-sale townhome sales create a defined capital-repayment path.

Phase 1 Pre-Sale Launch & Pricing

Director of Sales, Kainani Above Keauhou Bay

FREE EB-5 Webinar: Live From a Real Hawaii Construction Site

<h2><img src="https://4o6zrrchzbx136nm.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/uploads/1777579126115-ki62ik6ge7.jpg"></h2><h2>Meet Beyond International at EB-5 &amp; Global Immigration Pitch Day Silicon Valley</h2>📍 May 16, 2026 | Juniper Hotel Cupertino, Silicon Valley, CABeyond International Group is heading to Silicon Valley as a Gold Sponsor of the EB-5 &amp; Global Immigration Pitch Day, hosted by EB5Investors.com. This is a one-day forum built specifically for H-1B, F-1, OPT, L-1, and other U.S. visa holders ready to take a direct path to a Green Card.If you're navigating the green card backlog, watching your OPT or H-1B clock run down, or simply weighing whether EB-5 is the right move for your family, this is the room to be in. And we'd like to meet you there.<h3>Spotlight on Beyond Paradise 1 — Our Featured Project</h3>Stop by our booth or join our business presentation slot for an in-depth look at Beyond Paradise 1, our flagship Rural TEA EB-5 project in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. We'll walk through:<ol><li data-list="bullet">Why Rural TEA projects qualify for the reduced $800,000 investment threshold and priority I-526E processing</li><li data-list="bullet">Our recent I-526E approval track record and what it signals for investor timelines</li><li data-list="bullet">Project economics, job creation methodology, and capital structure</li><li data-list="bullet">Source-of-funds pathways for H-1B and F-1 holders, and how to act ahead of the September 2026 grandfathering deadline</li></ol><h3>Why This Event Matters for Visa Holders</h3>The Pitch Day brings together top immigration attorneys, EB-5 project sponsors, financial experts, and fellow investors under one roof. You'll get:<ol><li data-list="bullet">Step-by-step EB-5 guidance tailored for H-1B and F-1 holders — timelines, requirements, legal insights</li><li data-list="bullet">Direct access to vetted regional centers and developers offering USCIS-compliant projects</li><li data-list="bullet">Live panels and Q&amp;A with leading immigration lawyers and industry voices, including Beyond Global's own Jenny Zhan.</li><li data-list="bullet">A clear-eyed view of red flags, success strategies, and what separates a strong EB-5 project from a risky one</li><li data-list="bullet">Networking with people who get it — other visa holders facing the same crossroads</li></ol><h3>Let's Talk</h3>Whether you're EB-5-curious or already evaluating projects, the Beyond team will be on-site all day and available for one-on-one conversations. Come find us at the Beyond International booth, catch our project presentation, or reach out in advance to schedule dedicated time with us at the event.📅 Save the date: May 16, 2026 📍 Juniper Hotel Cupertino 📩 <a href="https://calendly.com/d/cxy2-gtn-r4s/eb-5-initial-consultation?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_campaign=main_site&amp;utm_content=cta" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Contact us</a> to set up a meetingWe look forward to seeing you in Silicon Valley.

EB-5 & Global Immigration Pitch Day

<img src="https://4o6zrrchzbx136nm.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/uploads/1776437373912-c4n8fopf5u.jpeg">Beyond EB-5 is proud to sponsor the <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/invest-in-the-usa/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">16th Annual Invest In the USA (IIUSA)</a> EB-5 Industry Forum, April 29 – May 1 in Washington, D.C., steps from Capitol Hill. With the September 2026 grandfathering deadline approaching, investors are looking for project security and proven results. That's exactly what we're bringing to D.C. <a href="https://eb5beyond.com/projects/hawaii-big-island-townhomes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beyond Paradise 1 — Hawaii Big Island Rural TEA</a>:✅ I-956F approved — USCIS has reviewed and cleared the project✅ I-526E petition approved in under 7 months post-filing✅ Completion guarantee and maximum cost guarantee✅ Senior position / first lien✅ Rural TEA priority processing Dual USCIS validation. Active construction. Real results.

EB-5 Industry Forum

16th Annual Invest In the USA (IIUSA) EB-5 Industry Forum

RFE and NOID patterns have shifted in 2026 - and the two areas where EB-5 filings face the most friction remain the least examined by investors: source-of-funds documentation strategy and capital protection structures.Adjudicators are applying different scrutiny to SDIRA-funded filings, HELOC documentation, margin loans, and gift-based funding strategies than they were six months ago. On the capital side, the distinction between a senior loan label and a first lien position - and what the NCE Manager’s fiduciary obligation actually covers - is more consequential than most investors realize.With fewer than six months until the September 30, 2026 grandfathering deadline, and source-of-funds preparation requiring three to six months, the window to build a defensible filing strategy is narrowing.In this session, Phuong Le and Hallie Schechter from KLD LLP will break down the adjudication trends shaping filings right now, and Jenny Zhan, CEO of Beyond International Group, will walk through the capital protection structures and NCE Manager framework that determine how your investment is actually protected.<h2>What We Will Cover</h2><ol><li data-list="bullet">Path of Funds vs. Source of Funds</li><li data-list="bullet">The distinction triggering the majority of RFEs - why confusing the two remains the most common filing mistake, and what documentation strategies are holding up under current adjudication.</li><li data-list="bullet">2026 RFE and NOID Patterns by Funding Method</li><li data-list="bullet">What’s changed across SDIRA (the NOID wave and which documentation is working), HELOC, margin loans, gifts, and unsecured lending. Real patterns from active cases - not general guidance.</li><li data-list="bullet">Filing Prep Checklist</li><li data-list="bullet">The 3–6 month preparation timeline for investors approaching their filing window - what to assemble, what to validate, and what most people start too late.</li><li data-list="bullet">Capital Protection Structures and NCE Manager Framework</li><li data-list="bullet">Bridge financing mechanics, senior loan vs. first lien positioning, and what each means for capital recovery priority. How Beyond International Group structures EB-5 capital and what the NCE Manager’s fiduciary obligation covers.</li><li data-list="bullet">Live Q&amp;A</li><li data-list="bullet">Bring your questions and hear practical answers from attorneys and EB-5 project leadership.</li></ol>

Source of funds adjudication, RFE and NOID patterns, capital protection structures, and NCE Manager obligations.

What’s changed in 2026: the distinction between path of funds and source of funds that triggers most RFEs, and which documentation strategies are holding up under current scrutiny.

Source of Funds Adjudication

Real patterns from active cases across SDIRA, HELOC, margin loans, gifts, and unsecured lending - not theory, but what adjudicators are flagging right now.

RFE & NOID Patterns

Bridge financing mechanics, senior loan vs. first lien positioning, and the NCE Manager’s fiduciary obligations - the structural detail that determines capital recovery priority.

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How Fast Can an EB-5 Petition Move?

Navigating the Final Push: Meeting the EB-5 Grandfathering Deadline

FREE EB-5 Webinar: Live From a Real Hawaii Construction Site

EB-5 & Global Immigration Pitch Day

16th Annual Invest In the USA (IIUSA) EB-5 Industry Forum

Advanced SOF & Adjudication Trends: What’s Changed in 2026 and What It Means for Your Filing

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