Compare the extra contribution with the household’s actual housing, schooling and living needs, and assess the consequences of refusing the call. More project money does not grant status or guarantee jobs. Keeping a settlement reserve also does not cure an investment problem; the two budgets need to be evaluated together with the case’s legal requirements.
Budget decisions do not create status
If the reserve would last only until an assumed work start, check the basis on which each adult would actually work. A pending EB-5 petition grants no employment permission, although an independent valid authorization may exist. Discuss whether delaying relocation, preserving available cash or negotiating the call is realistic under the actual agreements; do not assume the family can immediately replace its reserve with US earnings.
Eligible spouses and unmarried children under 21, subject to applicable CSPA assessment, need their own derivative documentation; do not confuse family inclusion with a separate investment case. A spouse and unmarried children under 21 may qualify as derivatives, subject to individual age and CSPA review, but a project decision alone grants them no residence or work authority. All derivatives receive the same two-year conditional status and are included in the petition to remove conditions.