EB-5 Immigrant Investor Attorneys
Investing $800,000 for a Green Card? Get Counsel That Works for You — Not the Fund.
EB-5 turns a qualifying U.S. investment into permanent residence for you, your spouse, and your children under 21. Faragalla Law provides independent immigration counsel: source-of-funds strategy, the petition, and the sequencing that can put you to work in the U.S. while you wait.
- Independent of regional centers — we represent the investor
- Source-of-funds documentation built to USCIS standards
- Concurrent filing: live and work in the U.S. while the case is pending
Request Your EB-5 Case Assessment
Tell us where your funds come from and where you are today. We'll flag the issues and reply with a plan.
What decides these cases
EB-5 cases are won or lost on paperwork you assemble before investing
Source of funds is the case
Every dollar of the $800,000+ must be traced to a lawful source through documents — sale contracts, tax records, bank trails, gift affidavits. Most EB-5 RFEs and denials are source-of-funds failures, and a trace is far easier to build before the money moves than after.
The project decides your immigration risk
A regional center's job-creation math, escrow terms, and loan structure directly determine whether your green card conditions can be removed later. We review projects through the immigration lens — job cushion, I-956F status, exit terms — so you see the visa risk before you wire funds.
Backlogs make set-asides and sequencing decisive
Rural and high-unemployment set-aside categories have kept visas current for countries whose standard EB-5 queue is backlogged. For investors born in China or India — and anyone already in the U.S. — category choice plus concurrent filing can mean working in the U.S. years earlier.
Qualify yourself in 30 seconds
Is EB-5 the right instrument?
This service is likely a fit if…
- You can invest $800,000+ of lawfully-sourced, documentable funds
- You want permanent residence for your whole family — spouse and children under 21 included
- You're in the U.S. on H-1B, F-1, or E-2 and want out of temporary-status limbo (concurrent filing)
- You were born in a backlogged country and the set-aside categories change your math
- You'd rather passively invest through a regional center — or actively run your own qualifying business
It's probably not the right fit if…
- Your capital is under $800,000 — an E-2 treaty investor visa may fit for far less (we handle those too)
- Your funds can't be documented to a lawful source — this is disqualifying, and we'll tell you straight
- You're chasing a promised return — EB-5 investments must be genuinely at risk; anyone guaranteeing returns is your red flag, not your partner
Why Faragalla Law
Counsel that pressure-tests your case before the government does
We represent the investor — full stop
We take no referral fees from regional centers and market no projects. Our advice on a project's immigration risk is the advice you're paying for, with no one else in the room.
Big-firm training, boutique attention
Founding attorney Sam Faragalla trained at Fragomen, one of the world's largest corporate immigration firms, and applies that documentary standard to investor filings.
Source-of-funds craftsmanship
We build the fund trace like the evidence exhibit it is — every transfer documented, every gap explained — including complex international paths and gifted funds.
Flat-fee clarity
One flat fee per stage — I-526E, adjustment or consular stage, and I-829 condition removal — quoted before you commit.
How it works
A defined process — you always know the next step
Case assessment
Submit the form. We review your funds, goals, and current status, then reply within one business day with consultation options.
Strategy consultation
We map your source-of-funds trace, weigh direct vs. regional-center and standard vs. set-aside categories, and sequence concurrent filing if you're in the U.S.
Petition build and filing
We assemble the I-526E with the full fund trace and project documents — and, where eligible, file your adjustment of status, work permit, and travel document at the same time.
Through conditions removal
We track job-creation evidence during the conditional period and prepare the I-829 that converts your family's status to permanent, unconditional residence.
Costs, addressed head-on
What does an EB-5 case cost?
Beyond the investment itself ($800,000 in a targeted employment area; $1,050,000 standard), budget for regional center administrative fees, USCIS filing fees — which are substantial for EB-5 — and legal fees quoted flat per stage. We itemize everything at the consultation so the full cost of the program is on one page before you commit a dollar.
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Your attorney
Sam Faragalla
Founder & Lead Immigration Attorney
Sam Faragalla trained at Fragomen, one of the world's largest corporate immigration firms, before founding Faragalla Law. The firm represents entrepreneurs, investors, professionals, and families in U.S. immigration matters nationwide.
Licensed to practice law in New York. Immigration is federal law, which allows the firm to represent clients in all 50 states and abroad.
Common questions
Questions we answer every week
How much do I need to invest for EB-5?
$800,000 if the project is in a targeted employment area (rural or high-unemployment) or an infrastructure project; $1,050,000 otherwise. The investment must create at least 10 full-time U.S. jobs and remain genuinely at risk — no guaranteed buy-backs. Most investors today use $800,000 TEA projects through regional centers.
What's the difference between a regional center and a direct EB-5 investment?
Regional center projects pool investors and count indirect job creation — you invest passively and the center documents the jobs. A direct investment means your own business must itself employ 10 full-time workers. Regional centers dominate because of the passive role and easier job math; direct suits operators who want to run the company anyway.
Can I live and work in the U.S. while my EB-5 is pending?
If you're lawfully in the U.S. and a visa number is available for your category, you can file adjustment of status concurrently with the I-526E — which brings a work permit and travel document, typically within months. This concurrent-filing option is the single biggest practical improvement of the 2022 reform, and it's why many H-1B and F-1 holders now choose EB-5.
How long does the EB-5 process take?
I-526E adjudication commonly runs years, though rural set-aside petitions receive priority processing and have moved much faster. After approval you get two years of conditional residence, then file the I-829 to remove conditions. Country of birth matters: standard-category queues for China (and at times India) are backlogged, while set-aside categories have remained current — timing and category choice are case-specific.
What are the biggest risks in EB-5?
Three: source-of-funds documentation failures (the top petition-stage problem), project failure — if the jobs aren't created or the project collapses, your green card and your capital are both at risk — and repayment risk at exit. Legal counsel controls the first completely and helps you see the second and third clearly before you wire anything.
Are you giving me investment advice?
No — and be wary of anyone blending the roles. We are immigration counsel: we assess projects for immigration risk (job cushion, filing compliance, condition-removal viability) and build your petition. Financial suitability of an investment is a question for your own financial and securities advisers. EB-5 offerings are securities; diligence deserves both lenses.
Ready when you are
Get independent eyes on your EB-5 before the money moves
One form. One business day. A clear read on your funds, your category, and your real timeline.
Request Your EB-5 Case Assessment
Tell us where your funds come from and where you are today. We'll flag the issues and reply with a plan.
Prefer to talk? Call (866) 655-3729 — tell us you're calling about the EB-5 Immigrant Investor page.