Can I have another foreign partner who also invests through EB-5?

Yes. As a general rule, nothing prevents another foreign partner from participating in the same EB-5 project. The key point is that each investor must independently satisfy all of the program’s requirements, as if each one had their own separate process.

This means that even as partners in the same venture, each participant must demonstrate the lawful source of their funds, make the required capital contribution, and account for their share of job creation or preservation. The business structure must be clear enough for USCIS to verify that the criteria were met individually by each investor.

• Multiple foreign investors can share the same project.
• Each one must prove their own source of funds and their own investment.
• Job creation must be attributable to each investor individually.

Because this arrangement requires rigorous documentation of investment allocation and jobs created, it is worth structuring the deal with specialized guidance and confirming the current rules at the official source (USCIS) before finalizing the partnership.

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