[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]USCIS has released the current pending I-526 petitions from 2012 to Oct, 2018.
What is Form I-526?
Filing I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur is the first step for EB-5 investors, who have invested or are actively in the process of investing the required amount of capital ($1 million or, if the qualifying investment is within a TEA, $500,000) and provide evidence of creating atleast 10 jobs.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_line_chart x_values=”2018;2017;2016;2015;2014;2013″ values=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Vietnam%22%2C%22y_values%22%3A%22480%3B516%3B177%3B22%3B1%3B0%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22blue%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%22Brazil%22%2C%22y_values%22%3A%22115%3B121%3B39%3B31%3B1%3B0%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22pink%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%22South%20Korea%22%2C%22y_values%22%3A%22293%20%3B135%20%3B34%20%3B6%20%3B0%20%3B1%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22sky%22%2C%22custom_color%22%3A%22%23b97ebb%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%22China%22%2C%22y_values%22%3A%221236%20%3B3621%20%3B2444%20%3B710%20%3B109%20%3B60%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22juicy-pink%22%2C%22custom_color%22%3A%22%235472d2%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%22Taiwan%22%2C%22y_values%22%3A%22165%20%3B164%20%3B49%20%3B7%20%3B0%20%3B0%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22sky%22%2C%22custom_color%22%3A%22%23ff9900%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%22India%22%2C%22y_values%22%3A%22852%20%3B627%20%3B136%20%3B14%20%3B3%20%3B1%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22turquoise%22%2C%22custom_color%22%3A%22%234cadc9%22%7D%5D” title=”I-526 Petitions”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Pending petitions
- Petitions pending doubled for South Korea
- USCIS has dramatically cut the pending petitions for chinese which declined by more than half (65%) compared to previous year 2017,
- USCIS lowered the pending applications Vietnam and Brazil
- Total pending petitions for all countries: 14,293
| Year | Vietnam | Brazil | South Korea | China | Taiwan | India |
| 2018 | 480 | 115 | 293 | 1236 | 165 | 852 |
| 2017 | 516 | 121 | 135 | 3621 | 164 | 627 |
| 2016 | 177 | 39 | 34 | 2444 | 49 | 136 |
| 2015 | 22 | 31 | 6 | 710 | 7 | 14 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012-2013 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1196 | 307 | 469 | 8180 | 385 | 1633 |
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