With the EB-5 green card, can I sponsor my parents?

Not immediately. The EB-5 grants a green card to the investor and their immediate family, but holding permanent residence does not, by itself, give the right to sponsor parents. That is a later step and depends on another condition.

Under U.S. immigration rules, petitioning for parents as immediate relatives is a privilege of U.S. citizens. While you are only a permanent resident, you cannot yet initiate that sponsorship.

• With an EB-5 green card, you are a permanent resident, not a citizen.
• Sponsoring parents as immediate relatives is a right of U.S. citizens.
• The typical path is: secure the green card, naturalize, and then petition for your parents.

Because each stage follows its own requirements that may change over time, confirm the current conditions with USCIS and plan your family reunification with the support of an immigration specialist.

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