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THOROLD · EB-5 FIELD GUIDE

Can the project’s new completion date move my I-829 window?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

A commercial schedule does not reset the conditional-residence anniversary. Identify the actual admission or adjustment date and obtain advice on the applicable evidence and filing requirements.

Keep both timelines visible

Do not use a delayed project milestone as an assumed extension of an immigration deadline.

The process generally involves an investor petition, an immigrant visa or adjustment-of-status stage where available, and later removal of conditions tied to evidence that the required jobs were actually created (or, for a troubled business, preserved) and sustained. The spouse and unmarried children under 21 who obtained conditional residence as derivatives of the EB-5 investor are ordinarily included in the investor’s petition to remove conditions, and the approval covers everyone listed. 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.