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USCIS Annual Ombudsman’s Report Addresses EB-5 Program

July 24, 2013 / usifredo


The USCIS Ombudsman’s Office, the office responsible for assisting potential citizens with immigration issues, released its 2013 Annual Report on June 27, 2013. The report includes information on the EB-5 Immigration program, as well as data on I-925 applications for FY 2010-FY 2012. The report concludes that there was a 300% increase in filings requesting residency from 2010 through 2012. In 2013 alone, the organization received 441 requests for EB-5 case assistance, roughly 10% of the total office’s workload.

The summarized I-924 data is as follows:
FY 2010: 152 filings – 8 approvals – 41 denials – 0 Requests for Evidence (RFEs)
FY 2011: 278 filings – 123 approvals – 58 denials – 56% RFE rate (156 total)
FY 2012: 240 filings – 35 approvals – 63 denials – 75% RFE rate (180 total)

The report also includes data for I-526 petitions received during the same span. Data is as follows:
FY 2010: 1,955 filings – 1,396 approvals – 165 denials – 22% RFE rate (430 total)
FY 2011: 3,805 filings – 1,571 approvals – 373 denials – 72% RFE rate (1,131 total)
FY 2012: 6,041 filings – 3,671 approvals – 957 denials – 44%RFE rate (2658 total)

The report also mentions some milestone events that have occurred over the past year. Instances mentioned include the move of the California Service Center to Washington, DC; the release of the proposed EB-5 Policy memorandum; the March 5th Stakeholder meeting and tenant occupancy. The report references the USCIS tool “My Case Status” to conclude that as of February 28, 2013, there were 6,025 Form I-526 Petitions pending. Those requests faced an average wait time of 11.7 months.

The petitions in waiting comprise nearly $billion in potential project funding and 60,000 new full-time jobs in the United States awaiting USCIS action. The report addressed this fact, as well as the ramifications of keeping such economy-boosting opportunities on backlog. The Ombudsman indicated that they will continue to resolve individual EB-5 cases, review relevant policies and evaluate stakeholder concerns, as appropriate.



美国移民局调解官办公室主要负责监督并协调移民局的工作,协助潜在移民事宜。2013年6月27日,调解官办公室发布了其2013年年报。报告涉及EB-5移民计划的相关内容、2010财年至2012财年的I-925申请数据等。报告总结了从2010年到2012年,移民申请递交已暴涨到300%。仅单就2013年而言,调解官办公室目前就已经收到了441份要求协助EB-5申请的请求,这项工作约占据办公室10%的工作量。

I-924申请概要如下:
2010财年:152份递案–8个获批–41份拒绝–0要求证明补充(RFEs);
2011财年: 278份递案–123个获批–58份拒绝–要求证明补充率(RFEs)为56%;
2012财年: 240份递案–35个获批–63份拒绝–要求证明补充率(RFEs)为75%;

报告也包括了同期收到的I-526申请数据。具体信息如下:
2010财年:1955份申请—1396份获批—165份被拒—REF率22%(共430个)
2011财年:3805份申请—1571份获批—373份被拒—REF率72%(共1131个)
2010财年:6041份申请—3671份获批—957份被拒—REF率44%(共2658个)

报告还提到了自去年以来的一些重大事件。如原来的加州服务中心搬迁到华盛顿特区、EB-5政策备忘录的公布、3月5日的利益攸关方会议及租赁就业等。报告提及美国移民局“我的案件状态”自2013年2月28日起,6025份I-526都处于等待状态。这些申请平均已经等候了11.7个月。

也就是说,申请的约几十亿美金投资到美国的项目中、 6万个全职就业创造都在等移民局的批复。年报提出了这一现实问题并分析了这一大力促进经济发展的机会积压的消极影响。调解官办公室表示他们将继续努力协助部分EB-5个案的解决,分析相关政策并酌情全面考虑各相关方情况。

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