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SAINT-MATHIEU-DE-BELOEIL · EB-5 FIELD GUIDE

Does missing a target distribution date automatically decide my I-829 case?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

Do not assume it does or ignore its significance. Determine what happened and whether it affects the required investment or job evidence under the actual case rules.

Separate financial performance from the full immigration test

An expected payout is not the same as a guaranteed entitlement, and immigration approval is not a promise of profit. Track the real conditional-residence deadline independently while reviewing any material project developments.

Document the actual new positions and apply the relevant job-creation and timing rules. Escrow terms decide when your funds leave your control and on what condition, so read the release trigger before signing rather than after. An EB-5 petition must be filed with the investment made or actively in process, so the wire to the regional center's escrow or the enterprise is the last step before filing, not the first. Conditional residence begins only after the applicable immigration step, and the later conditions filing has its own window near the second anniversary. Preserve job and capital evidence from the beginning because later documentation depends on it. Maintain a separate immigration calendar for petition, visa or adjustment steps, admission and the conditional-residence milestone. A late issuer report does not reset an immigration deadline.