How does USCIS count jobs when multiple EB-5 investors share a project?

When multiple EB-5 investors participate in the same venture, USCIS tends to evaluate job creation on an aggregate basis rather than individually for each investor. What the agency looks at is whether the project as a whole has generated enough jobs to cover the combined requirements of all the investing partners.

In practice, this means the economic impact of the business is assessed collectively: the total number of jobs created must account for what each investor would individually need to demonstrate, added together. This approach allows projects with multiple investors to show compliance by looking at the overall result.

USCIS typically requires that jobs be full-time and, depending on the case, accepts both direct jobs (created directly by the investment) and indirect ones (stemming from the economic ripple effect of the venture). Everything must be supported by documentation such as financial reports, economic impact studies, and a description of the business model.

Because the exact numerical criteria and counting methodology are set by the agency and may change, it is worth confirming the current requirements with USCIS and building the evidentiary record with specialized support.

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