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- 1. Alien submits Form I-526 and supporting documents Start to CIS service center CIS Alien chooses to State sends visa Does EB-5 apply for an immigrant Form I-526 Form I-526 CIS EB-5 Consular On application the alien adjudicator Visa denied visa abroad approved denied No adjudicator forwards officer Form I-526, package to alien, who reviews all (rare) submit Process Form I-526 to the A A approves or alien chooses completes package documentation and Form I-290B to ends State Department denies processing and is interviewed by makes approval CIS service for processingc the visa or denial location consular officer center? Visa decision in country of residence Alien chooses to approved adjust status in the (most) United Statesb Yes Consular officer issues sealed visa packet Alien submits CIS EB-5 adjudicator forwards to alien. Alien enters the Form I-485 and Form I-290B, Form I-526, and United States to begin supporting documents supporting documents to EB-5 investment to CIS service center CIS Administrative Alien’s residence Appeals Office (AAO) Does status is terminated. No the alien CIS issues submit Form I-485 Form I-485 Form I-485 Notice to Appear. I-829? adjudicator denied approved Removal process reviews all (rare) (most petitions) begins Form I-290B CIS Form I-290B documentation and dismissed B B AAO sustained (rare) Yes makes approval, denial, 2 years (most petitions) adjudicator To or referral pass End for File to reviews documentation removal decision denied storage and dismisses, rejects, process petitions Alien submits remands, or Form I-485 referred Form I-829 and CIS issues sustains the Form I-290B to district office for supporting documents appeala remanded to Form I-551 to alien interview (rare) to CIS service center service center (rare) Form I-290B CIS rejected for district Form I-485 untimely filing Form I-485 office adjudicator denied (rare) approved interviews petitioner CIS C C Conditions are removed from EB-5 and makes approval Process begins again Alien may start the alien’s green card. adjudicator or denial with CIS EB-5 adjudicator process again by Alien is a lawful permanent reviews decision reviewing the petition filing a new resident with no documentation and and approving application makes approval or Form I-829 further obligation to the or denying it denial approved EB-5 Program. CIS no decision longer tracks the immigrantd Form I-829 denied Five years from CIS EB-5 adjudicator prepares the Form I-485 approval District office a memorandum of date, a lawful permanent prepares a denial Alien’s residence recommendation of denial and resident can apply to letter and Notice to status is terminated. forwards it to the district D D become a naturalized Appear and mails CIS begins with jurisdiction over the alien’s United States citizen them to the alien removal proceedings place of residence To removal process Source: GAO analysis of CIS and Department of State data.