I-956F project approval — why it matters for you
TL;DR
I-956F is USCIS's pre-vetting of the EB-5 project itself. Filing I-526E against an already-approved I-956F means much faster individual adjudication.
Under the Reform Act, the Regional Center must file Form I-956F for each individual project. USCIS reviews the business plan, economic model, and securities offering documents at the **project** level — separately from individual investor petitions.
- •I-956F approval = USCIS has signed off on the project's job-creation model, capital stack, and structure
- •Once approved, individual investor I-526E petitions are no longer rebuilding the same project facts — just confirming investor-specific items
- •I-526E adjudication times against approved I-956F projects are markedly shorter
- •Without I-956F approval, every investor's I-526E reviews the project from scratch
Investing in an already-approved project removes the largest single source of timeline uncertainty.
Beyond Paradise 1 has received I-956F project approval from USCIS. We have I-526E approvals already received for early investors.
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I-526E vs I-526: What changed under the Reform Act?
I-526E is the post-2022 petition for Regional Center investors after the EB-5 Reform & Integrity Act. I-526 is the legacy form for direct EB-5.
Rural TEA vs Urban TEA vs Direct EB-5
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