A projected capital return should not be treated as certain available household cash.
Separate immigration and financial contingencies
Eligible derivative spouses and unmarried children under 21, with applicable CSPA review, need their own records and residence planning. A project distribution does not establish their permission to work or enter, and immigrant-visa derivatives enter with or after the principal.
Build the household plan without assuming a distribution date or immediate employment. EB-5 can include a spouse and unmarried children under twenty-one, subject to individual age and CSPA review, but each person needs identity, relationship, admissibility and processing records. The qualifying investment remains US$1,050,000 generally or US$800,000 in a targeted employment area or infrastructure project, together with lawful source and path and ten full-time qualifying jobs. Form I-829 must be filed within the 90-day period immediately before the second anniversary of obtaining conditional residence to remove conditions. Cash reserves for housing, schooling and emergencies should remain separate from at-risk capital and any uncertain return. Canadian citizenship and Canadian permanent residence must also be distinguished in family records. A project forecast cannot grant entry or work permission.
Hypothetical example: A Bégin recycling-facility investor plans to include her spouse and nineteen-year-old daughter, while expecting a project distribution to cover their first year. The family should document relationships, review the daughter's age timeline and hold independent living reserves. Their immigration sequence follows the principal and the actual residence process; the recycling project's proposed refinancing is neither guaranteed household cash nor authorization to work.