Does the EB-5 require me to register for U.S. military service?

No. Obtaining a green card through EB-5 does not, in itself, create any military service obligation. The program is an investment-based path to permanent residence and has nothing to do with enlistment.

What exists in the United States is registration with the Selective Service System, an administrative requirement under U.S. law that applies to certain residents and citizens within the defined age range, primarily men. That obligation stems from general law, not from the EB-5, and would apply equally to anyone who obtained residency through any other route.

• The EB-5 neither imposes nor waives the Selective Service registration requirement.
• Registration is an administrative act, not active recruitment or compulsory military service.
• Those who fall within the requirement fulfill it by virtue of being residents, regardless of which visa they used.

Because the rules on who must register and within which age range may change, confirm the current criteria with official sources (Selective Service and USCIS) or with a qualified specialist.

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