Not merely because they share the account. Identify actual principal and eligible derivative roles and assess the relevant conditions.
Do not decide from banking labels
Joint funds do not themselves establish relationship eligibility or the legal investment structure.
A thorough personal funding history does not establish the project's job-creation evidence, and a strong project presentation does not establish the investor's lawful capital, so identify unresolved points on both sides before committing, and confirm current filing requirements directly. If the total falls short, the choices are to expand the operation, to reconsider the structure, or to look at whether a regional centre investment, where job counting works differently, is a better fit for the family. A direct EB-5 investment in a new commercial enterprise the investor owns and manages is permitted, provided the applicable capital is at risk, ten full-time direct jobs for qualifying workers are created, the funds are lawfully sourced and the investor engages in management.
- USCIS — EB-5 investor program
- USCIS — business and investment visa overview
- USCIS — Child Status Protection Act
- Department of State — Visa Bulletin
- USCIS — fee schedule
- 8 USC 1153(b)(5) — investor capital and adjustment provisions
- USCIS — Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status