No. Conditional residence begins through immigrant admission or adjustment approval. The financial transaction date is a different event.
Use the actual residence anniversary
I-829 generally falls in the 90 days before the second anniversary of conditional residence. Its filing does not automatically remove conditions or repay the investment.
Beyond the fees attached to the offering, budget for legal work on the petition, responses to any request for evidence, translations of financial records, medical examinations, and consular or adjustment steps for each family member. The stages run from petition, to visa availability, to an immigrant visa or a legitimate adjustment of status where you are eligible — and in some situations a qualifying EB-5 filing supports concurrent adjustment, so the steps are not always strictly sequential. EB-5 requires qualifying capital placed at risk, the required job creation, and conditional permanent residence before later condition removal; an accountant’s report may support facts but cannot substitute for the underlying immigration evidence.
- 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 — current investor capital and restrictions
- 8 CFR 204.6 — employment definitions and participation; capital amounts superseded by statute