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[Q] For RC EB-5 projects, can you apply for I-526 as soon as you have money and docs ready, without waiting for other investors?
[Q] Regional Center EB-5 projects contain many investors who invest in the same project as pooled investors. If I get the requisite money money and documents ready, can I go ahead and apply for I-526 immigrant petition without having to wait for other investors to get ready their money and docs?
Yes, even though a RC EB-5 project has many EB-5 investors participating as investors, each investor can proceed with their EB-5 case according to his own schedule. Otherwise, RC-based EB-5 projects would not be feasible.
Staggered investment is desireable. Jobs are not all created at once, it takes time. Big projects proceed in phases therefore, so should the infusion of EB-5 money.
Put it another way, if this is not allowed, then it would practically make RC projects not feasible. You can't make all EB-5 investors make their investments or submit their I-526s at the same time.