Read the general immigrant investor briefing overview
A Three Rivers applicant should identify whether the decision concerns investment recovery or the route to residence. Those questions require different records.
Read the investment rights and requirements
An EB-5 redemption provision needs review of its actual conditions and effect on risk. Typical capital thresholds are US$1,050,000, or US$800,000 for qualifying TEA or infrastructure cases, with statutory adjustment starting January 1, 2027. Ten qualifying full-time jobs are required per investor, together with lawful funding origin/path and management or policy-making participation. A clause heading does not guarantee repayment. Contractual repayment rights, including investor puts, and guaranteed rates of return are excluded from qualifying capital. An enterprise’s sole-discretion buyback is a distinct statutory exception, constrained by the applicable sustainment period and other requirements.
Read the government gift framework
Gold Card’s US$15,000 processing charge is nonrefundable for each person. The instructed post-vetting gift is US$1 million individually or USUS$2 million per corporately sponsored employee; eligible included spouses and unmarried children under 21 each add US$1 million and the processing charge. EB-1/EB-2 qualification, admissibility and visa availability still apply; applying from abroad does not convert a gift into investment equity. Corporate terms include 1% annual maintenance and 5% transfer with a new background check; a transfer does not automatically approve a replacement employee. The additional family gift and processing charges also apply to corporate cases.
Identify the actual residence milestone
Petition approval is not itself residence or US work permission. For EB-5, the usual I-829 window begins 90 days before the second conditional-residence anniversary; submission neither automatically removes conditions nor dictates repayment. A case processed abroad has the applicable visa and admission steps. Neither route guarantees citizenship or a relocation date.
What else is on your mind?
Does an EB-5 immigration review tell me whether an investment is good?Is the Gold Card another name for EB-5?Should I assume one Gold Card payment covers my family?Editorial source review: 2026-09-07. General preparation guidance, not an individual assessment.