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WELLESLEY · EB-5 FIELD GUIDE

Does reaching the planned staff count start conditional residence?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

No. Applicable immigrant admission or adjustment approval establishes that status.

Track jobs and immigration events separately

Employment evidence supports the relevant requirements without replacing government process stages. Later removal-of-conditions timing follows the actual residence record.

EB-5 grants conditional permanent residence to an investor who places qualifying capital into a new commercial enterprise that creates at least ten full-time jobs for qualifying U.S. workers, and who takes part in managing it or in shaping its policy. Check the Visa Bulletin against your birth country each month, and note the dates that matter to you: status expiry, extension filing windows, and the point at which an adjustment or consular interview becomes realistic. Material changes to the business after the initial petition, such as moving from cider to distilled spirits, are assessed under USCIS policy, which is more tolerant of change after conditional residence begins than before. Construction milestones affect job creation and the project's own performance, but petition adjudication, visa availability and the appropriate visa or adjustment stage independently determine the immigration timeline.