Complete records do not determine government processing, visa availability or approval.
Distinguish readiness from outcome
The file may become ready for the appropriate step without establishing a residence date. Current status continues to govern present U.S. activity.
Check current USCIS processing time data for the relevant EB-5 petition type and the visa bulletin for the applicable category and country of chargeability, and revisit both periodically rather than relying on a one-time estimate, since both can change materially over a multi-year case. The sequence runs from petition to visa availability, then an immigrant visa abroad or a lawful adjustment where the person is eligible and a visa number is available, then conditional residence, and later Form I-829, filed during the 90-day period immediately before the second anniversary. The immigration timeline runs: source-of-funds file complete, subscription and wire, petition filed, petition adjudicated, visa availability checked against the Visa Bulletin, immigrant visa interview, admission as conditional residents, two years, removal-of-conditions filing and decision. The evidence obligations run on their own schedule and do not accelerate with capital: records supporting job creation must exist contemporaneously, and the petition to remove conditions is ordinarily filed in a defined window years after residence begins.