Investor files EB-5 visa (I-526E petition)
USCIS-reported regional center petition clock.
6.5 month reported processing time
Based on published USCIS data
Explore EB-5 Demand Map, Processing Timelines, and Petition Breakdown.
Processing Timelines
EB-5 Path Breakdown
Reported processing-time signals across major EB-5-related steps. EAD and advance parole are shown before the adjustment decision because those interim benefits are typically adjudicated while adjustment is pending.
Wait for visa availability (visa number gate)
Priority-date pressure for the selected country and project type.
15,140 approved petitions awaiting visa for all countries, all project types
Optional interim benefits (EAD / advance parole)
Optional work and travel documents while adjustment is pending.
I-765 2.3 month / I-131 6.9 month
Conditional green card (I-485 adjustment)
At least 17,645 pending I-485 inventory in selected context.
7.5 month reported processing time
2-year RIA sustainment period
Mandatory investment sustainment period before condition removal.
24 month minimum sustainment
Permanent green card (I-829 removal)
Condition removal after sustainment and conditional residence.
12.8 month reported processing time
Reported processing-time chain
6.5 month + selected visa gate + 7.5 month + 24 month RIA sustainment + 12.8 month = 50.8 month plus visa availability
Current context: Latest available source period, all countries, All project types. EAD/AP is an interim branch and is not added to the green-card path total. This is not a personal wait-time prediction.
1
I-526E petition processing
Regional center investor petition clock.
EB-5-specific
pending
9,005
received
1,478
approved
1,349
processing
6.5 month
All USCIS application and petition form types, FY2025 Q4
2
I-485 employment adjustment
Employment-based adjustment of status inventory.
Employment aggregate
pending
166,945
received
24,614
approved
27,107
processing
7.5 month
All USCIS application and petition form types, FY2025 Q4
3
I-765 adjustment EAD
Adjustment-of-status EAD queue, not EB-5-only.
Adjustment aggregate
pending
373,007
received
173,073
approved
95,219
processing
2.3 month
All USCIS application and petition form types, FY2025 Q4
4
I-131 advance parole
Advance parole queue used by many adjustment applicants.
Travel aggregate
pending
273,659
received
62,617
approved
29,516
processing
6.9 month
All USCIS application and petition form types, FY2025 Q4
5
I-829 condition removal
Post-conditional-residence removal of conditions.
EB-5-specific
pending
6,835
received
1,114
approved
1,316
processing
12.8 month
All USCIS application and petition form types, FY2025 Q4
Processing timelines source notes
Current view: Latest available source period. This is not a wait-time prediction.
Counts are selected-period USCIS report rows. The visa availability gate is shown as context, not as a USCIS processing form. USCIS processing and visa availability are separate constraints.
These signals do not combine into a personal timeline. EAD/AP is an interim adjustment benefit and is not summed into the main green-card path.
Source workbooks are published through the USCIS Immigration and Citizenship Data reports.
All USCIS application and petition form types
quarterly_all_forms_fy2025_q4_v1.xlsx
FY2025 Q4
Approved EB petitions awaiting visa final priority dates
eb_i140_i360_i526_performance_data_fy2025_q4_v1.xlsx
FY2025 Q4