An EB-5 investor must provide the proper documentation and be able to answer all the questions in the visa interview with the U.S. Embassy or Consulate in his home country. Adequate preparation for the interview is needed to ensure that an applicant will pass the visa interview. These will highly increase the chance of the success of an EB-5 visa application.

1. PREPARING
FORYOUR
EB-5VISA
INTERVIEW

2. OnceUnitedStatesCitizenshipand
ImmigrationServices(USCIS)approved
anI-526petition,theEB-5investorand
hisimmediatefamily,hisspouseand
childrenbelow21yearsold,canstartwith
theirapplicationfor immigrationvisas.

3. TheEB-5investorwillsubmitFormDS-260
totheU.S.EmbassyorConsulateinhis
homecountry.
TheU.S.NationalVisaCenterwillreviewthe
applicationandnotifytheinvestor,andhis
family,abouttheirinterviewdateand
documentstheyneedtobring.

4. TheEB-5investorwillsubmitFormDS-260tothe
U.S.EmbassyorConsulateinhishomecountry.
TheU.S.NationalVisaCenterwillreviewthe
applicationandnotifytheinvestor,andhisfamily,
abouttheirinterviewdateanddocumentsthey
needtobring.

5. DocumentstoPrepare
forthe
EB-5VisaInterview

6. BirthCertificate
MarriageCertificate
PoliceCertificates
Passport,mustbevalidforuntilatleast6months
afterdateofintendedentrytotheU.S.
DivorceDecrees
Passportphoto,colored
Sealedmedicalexaminationresults
CopyofsubmittedFormDS-260

7. Asidefromthedocumentsmentioned,another
neededdocumentisanevidencethatthecapital
amounthasbeenreleasedfromescrowandusedin
anEB-5project.
Youcanobtainthedocumentationforthisfromthe
financialinstitutionthatmanagestheescrow
amountfortheproject.

8. priorillegalentryintotheUnitedStates
criminalhistory
falsificationofmaterialfactsinthe
submittedFormDS-260
Somereasonsanapplicantisdeniedan
immigrantvisacanbe:

9. applicant'spast,especiallythosethatmightbe
consideredasredflags
priorvisitsintheUnitedStatesI
-526petitionfiled
NCE(newcommercialenterprise)theapplicant
investedin
capitalsourceusedfortheEB-5investment
Belowaresomeofthethingsthatmightbeasked
duringtheinterview:

10. Proper documentation will not solely determine the
success of the EB-5 visa application process. An
EB-5 visa applicant should also be prepared for the
interview process.
It is advisable to consult a qualified EB-5
professional who can guide the investor and
his family throughout the whole immigrant
visa process, especially the application and
interview.

11. Reminder:Arrive early on the day of your immigrant
visa interview. Also, make sure that you
have all the necessary documents. An
interview with the U.S. Embassy or
Consulate usually takes 30 to 45 minutes.

12. For more information on EB-5 Immigrant
Investor Program and more tips for a
successful EB-5 visa application, check
out this post:
https://eb5visainvestments.com/2018/0
6/20/an-overview-of-the-eb-5-
immigrant-investor-program/