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MCBRIDE · EB-5 FIELD GUIDE

Do ten jobs automatically cover every investor in one project?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

No. The requirement is at least ten qualifying permanent full-time jobs per investor under the applicable framework. The project’s evidence and allocation need assessment.

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A shared headcount or economic summary cannot simply be reused as though one set of ten jobs satisfies an unlimited number of investors. Explain the actual method and support for the case.

Qualifying capital placed at risk in a new commercial enterprise, lawfully sourced and traceable; creation of at least ten full-time jobs for qualifying United States workers; the investor's engagement in management or policy formulation; and two years of conditional residence before conditions are removed. Outside the regional-center program, that means direct employees of the new commercial enterprise, each working at least thirty-five hours a week, who are citizens, permanent residents or otherwise authorized, excluding the investor, spouse and children. Confirm three things independently and in writing: the capital figure applicable to the intended filing, the basis on which any lower threshold is claimed, and whether the petition will be a standalone or a regional center filing, since the job-creation evidence differs between them. For a targeted employment area claim, the basis is usually a designation resting on identified statistical data for a defined area; for an infrastructure claim, it is the statutory description applied to the project's actual contracting arrangements with a governmental entity.