The investment must meet the actual qualifying capital-category requirements.
Verify the reduced-threshold basis
Current general amounts are US$1,050,000 or US$800,000 for qualifying TEA or infrastructure cases, subject to the January 1, 2027 adjustment and actual filing rules. A regional-center label alone does not establish that a particular project qualifies for the lower amount.
Verify why the project qualifies for a reduced threshold instead of treating regional-center sponsorship as the reason. The general EB-5 capital amount is US$1,050,000; US$800,000 applies when the investment meets targeted employment area or infrastructure project requirements under the filing-date rules. Obtain the designation or project evidence supporting that conclusion and recheck current amounts before funds move. Budget administration, due diligence, legal, filing, transfer, and currency costs separately from qualifying capital, without assuming every expense counts toward the required investment. The case also needs ten full-time jobs for qualifying US workers, lawful source and path of money, at-risk deployment, and the proper petition: Form I-526E for regional-center investment or Form I-526 for direct investment. Form I-829 must be filed within the 90-day period immediately preceding the second anniversary of obtaining conditional permanent resident status, creating later compliance costs as well.
Hypothetical example: A biomass-heating enterprise reviewed by an investor around Ferland-et-Boilleau appears in a regional-center presentation at US$800,000. She requests the project’s actual targeted-area or infrastructure basis, models the US$1,050,000 alternative, and separates sponsor charges from capital before deciding whether the lower figure lawfully applies.