Regional Center and EB5 Program

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Regional Center and EB-5 Program

• Regional Center Cycle Times
• Regional Center Proposal Decisions
• I526/I829 Statistics
• Questions (and answers)

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Regional Center Proposal - Average Cycle time
for Adjudication

• FY 2004 33.3 months
• FY 2005 15 months
• FY 2006 15.6 months
• FY 2007 9 months
• FY 2008 3.1 months

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Regional Center Proposal Decisions

• FY 1994 2 Approval
• FY 1996 1 Approval
• FY 1997 2 Approvals
• FY 2002 1 Approval
• FY 2003 1 Approval
• FY 2004 - 1 Approval
• FY 2005 - 0 Approval / 1 Denial
• FY 2006 - 1 Approval
• FY 2007 - 7 Approvals / 2 Denials
• FY 2008 - 12 Approvals / 6 Denials

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Regional Center Proposal Decisions

• APPROVED 28
• Denied 9
• Pending 17 (awaiting responses to an RFE 10)
• Unassigned 5

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I526 Statistics

• DECISIONS
• FY 2007
• I526 - 776 incoming receipts
• CSC 309 (270)
• TSC 312 (203)
• FY 2008
• I526 - 1017 incoming receipts
• CSC 233 (189)
• TSC 408 (337)

• PENDING
• FY 2007 I526
• 165
• FY 2008 I526
• 308
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I829 Statistics

• PENDING
• FY 2007 I829
• 146
• FY 2008 I829
• 254

• DECISIONS
• FY 2007 - I829
• 194 incoming receipts
• CSC 131 (94)
• TSC 29 (17)
• FY 2008 - I829
• 350 incoming receipts
• CSC 191 (132)
• TSC 22 (15)

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Contact with USCIS

• USCIS.ImmigrantInvestorProgram_at_dhs.gov
• or
• Robert Kruszka, Deputy Chief/Service Center
  Operations
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
• 20 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Room 2132
• Washington, DC 20529
• [phone]