EB-5 Regional Center Paperwork Gets Another Extension
Published Date: 9/14/2026
Notice
Summary
USCIS is extending the approval for forms used by Regional Centers and investors without making any changes. This means folks involved in investment projects and regional center operations can keep using the same paperwork for now. Comments on this extension are open until November 13, 2026, with no new fees or time changes expected.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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USCIS EB-5 Paperwork: Total Annual Burden
USCIS is extending, without change, the information collections for the EB-5 regional center program. The agency estimates a total annual public burden of 56,648 hours and an estimated total annual cost of $2,907,788; public comments are accepted through November 13, 2026.
Form I-956: Regional Center Application Burden
Filing Form I-956 (Application for Regional Center Designation) is estimated at 400 respondents with an average burden of 22.82 hours per response. This applies to applicants seeking regional center designation or amendments.
Form I-956F: Investment Approval Burden
Filing Form I-956F (approval of a particular investment offering) is estimated at 1,000 respondents with an average burden of 24.82 hours per response, affecting designated regional centers submitting project-specific investment approvals.
Form I-956G Annual Statement & Audits
Approved regional centers must file Form I-956G for each Federal fiscal year (October 1 through September 30) on or before December 29 of the calendar year in which the fiscal year ended. USCIS estimates 643 respondents for I-956G at 15.85 hours each; associated Compliance Reviews (audits) affect 40 respondents at 24 hours each and Site Visits affect 40 respondents at 16 hours each.
Form I-956H and Biometrics Burden for Individuals
Form I-956H (Bona Fides of persons involved with the Regional Center Program) is estimated at 3,643 respondents with an average burden of 1.47 hours per response; Biometrics Processing for Form I-956H is estimated at 3,643 respondents with an average burden of 1.17 hours per response.
Form I-956K: Promoter Registration Burden
Form I-956K (registration for direct and third‑party promoters, including migration agents) is estimated at 632 respondents with an average burden of 2.042 hours per response, affecting promoters of regional centers and related investment offerings.
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