Can my original citizenship be revoked by my home country?

The EB-5 does not determine that. Obtaining a visa or permanent residence in the United States through the program does not automatically revoke the citizenship you hold in your home country. That question is governed by the laws of your own country, not by U.S. immigration rules.

In practice, each country handles this differently: some allow dual citizenship without issue, while others require renunciation of a prior nationality when a person acquires another. If local law provides for loss of citizenship in such situations, that result flows solely from that legal system, and not from any obligation created by the EB-5.

It is worth noting that the EB-5 concerns immigration to the United States, meaning residence and immigration status, and does not alter your citizenship of birth.

Because this involves the laws of two countries, the safest course is to verify the citizenship rules of your home country with the competent authorities there, and on the U.S. side, to confirm EB-5 requirements with USCIS or a qualified specialist.

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