Many regional centers claim to have an excellent record at I-526 stage (approval of your petition by the USCIS service center) however, there are problems in simply listing these regional centers. USCIS does not provide this data; therefore the only information comes from the regional centers themselves, this can be of concern.

Even with such information there are further issues of concern; Examples:

•    The economic outlook may have changed since a regional center received earlier I-526 approvals and there may now be concerns that the necessary jobs will not be created, or the exit strategy may be vulnerable and all the investment not returned, or delayed.

•    Projects with insufficient size or momentum may have potential issues. For example, if a program requires 50 investors, but only has succeeded in signing up 20, could failure to raise the required funds compromise the project?  Does the center have sufficient experience with USCIS if these issues arise?

By the time a regional center has successfully reached one hundred I-526 approvals it has at least established a track record that can be measured, although there are still very important issues you need to be aware of.

Tags: I-526, regional center, track record, uscis

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