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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment-Based Immigrant Visa, Fifth Preference (EB-5) Fee Rule

Recorded by ImmigrationClock from Federal Register, published Oct 23, 2025.

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Meaningful movement
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Proposed rule — not in force
Published
Oct 23, 2025
Effective
None stated
Source checked
Aug 2, 2026
Meaningful movementProposed rule — not in forceFederal Register

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment-Based Immigrant Visa, Fifth Preference (EB-5) Fee Rule

This is a proposal open for comment, not a rule in force. It may never be finalised, and it creates no obligation today.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to adjust Employment-Based Immigration, Fifth Preference (EB-5) immigration benefit request fees charged by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). This rule also proposes to codify certain elements of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 and implement new statutory requirements. DHS intends for the rule to provide USCIS with the resources necessary to accomplish the goals of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 and enhance and maintain the integrity of the EB- 5 program.

What this means

  • This is a proposal open for comment, not a rule. It changes nothing today, and it may be altered or never finalised. (classification: proposed_rule)
  • The document names a closed list: EB-5 immigrant investor. (impact.stated (exhaustive))
  • The document states a requirement for the people it covers. The exact wording is quoted above — whether it applies to any particular person depends on facts this platform does not have. (impact.actionRequired)

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Who is affected

Visa categoriesEB-5 immigrant investor
What the document says may be required

The document states a requirement for those it covers. The exact obligation, and whether it applies to a particular person, depends on the document's own terms — the relevant passage is quoted below.

…2020) (stating, ``For the fees that DHS does not limit, we use the total cost for each form to reallocate the cost of limited fee increases or workload without fees.''); 75 FR 58962, 58973 (Sept. 24, 2010) (stating, ``To the extent not supported by appropriations, the cost of providing free or reduced services must be transferred to all other fee-paying applicants.''); 72 FR 29851, 29865 (May…

The document publishes a closed list, reproduced here in full. Assembled from the source document, not from anyone's individual circumstances. Whether a change applies to a specific person depends on facts this platform does not have. This is data context, not legal advice.

  • This is a PROPOSED rule. It is not in force, may change before finalisation, and may never be finalised.
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