When an investor receives an EB-5 Form I-526 approval, they become eligible for conditional permanent residency in the U.S. which means they become eligible for many rights.

What does it mean to have conditions on your EB-5 permanent resident status? The only difference between conditional permanent residency and permanent residency is that the conditional permanent residency is temporary.

EB-5 permanent resident status grants investors many rights. From USCIS Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants these rights include:

• The right to live anywhere in the U.S. (An EB-5 investor is not required to live near their investment. Most investors who invest in a Regional Center project do not live near their investments as they are not required to manage the day-to-day operations of the investment.)
• The right to work in the U.S.
• The right to own property in the U.S.
• The right to attend public school in the U.S. (Eligibility to obtain reduced in-state tuition for many colleges and universities.)
• The ability to apply for a driver’s license.
• The ability to travel throughout the U.S. and leave and return from the U.S. under certain conditions.
• The right to join particular branches of the U.S. armed forces.
• The ability to receive Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, and Medicare benefits, if eligible.
• Eligibility to apply for U.S. citizenship after five years.
• The ability to request visas for your spouse and unmarried children under the age of twenty-one years.

For more information about the EB-5 Program and how to apply click here or fill out our free EB-5 evaluation below to get started.