Establish what the redemption delivers
Identify the owner, original funding, redemption terms, restrictions and actual proceeds. Explain differences caused by price changes, charges or partial settlement using the real records. Do not turn a statement value into a guaranteed cash amount. A direct authorized transfer can be explained through its actual path; a fictional intermediate personal-account transfer should not be added to simplify the narrative. Build a transaction ledger that matches ownership evidence, account statements, redemption confirmation and the recipient of each transfer. The ledger reveals whether a missing link concerns source, availability or the actual path of funds.
Apply the current capital and employment conditions
As of September 7, 2026, the generally applicable EB-5 investment is US$1,050,000, or US$800,000 for a qualifying targeted employment area or infrastructure project. Statutory adjustments begin January 1, 2027. Qualifying capital must be at risk, with at least ten qualifying full-time jobs per investor under the applicable rules. Direct and regional-center job evidence is not interchangeable; review the selected structure and lawful source and path of funds. Choose the project structure before deciding which job evidence matters. The review should specify the capital commitment, the job methodology and the records that will later show sustained compliance, without treating a projection as a completed result.
Plan beyond the first petition
Approval of the investor petition does not itself grant residence. The applicable immigrant-visa or adjustment process follows, subject to individual eligibility and visa availability. EB-5 residence is initially conditional; Form I-829 is generally filed during the 90 days before the second anniversary of conditional residence to seek removal of conditions. Track that immigration sequence separately from the investment’s redemption or financial-return schedule. Maintain a separate immigration calendar for petition, visa or adjustment steps, admission and the conditional-residence milestone. It prevents a financial event from being mistaken for the date that triggers a later immigration obligation.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-07. This guide covers a preparation focus; it is not an individual eligibility assessment.