The case needs the qualifying job evidence and allocation under its actual structure.
Identify what the total includes
Determine whether the figure combines categories or periods that need different treatment. Do not assume a newsletter total is a substitute for the applicable direct or regional-center methodology and the investor-specific showing.
Disaggregate the project total before testing the ten-job rule. Ask whether it combines construction and operating jobs, different methods, investors, periods, or excluded positions. Obtain the economic analysis or payroll basis used and the allocation assigned under the direct or regional-center structure. The reduced level is US$800,000 for a targeted employment area or infrastructure project; otherwise US$1,050,000 applies, alongside ten qualifying full-time US jobs per investor. The investor must document lawful source and path of funds and participate in management or policy formulation. Regional-center investors use Form I-526E; standalone investors use Form I-526. Form I-829 must be filed during the 90-day period immediately preceding the second anniversary of conditional residence; a newsletter cannot replace these requirements. The common mistake is dividing an undifferentiated employment number by the investor count.
Hypothetical example: A Saint-Ambroise greenhouse operator reviews an investment report combining temporary construction labour, later cultivation positions, and projected indirect employment. She requests the supporting model, dates, worker categories, and investor allocation. Her adviser tests only jobs permitted by the project’s regional-center methodology and excludes the investor’s relatives. Separately, she verifies the reduced-investment location claim and traces her sale proceeds into the investment. A large combined total is treated as a lead for review, not proof of her ten jobs.