• https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

From https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

• Asof 2021-08-08

  Estimated time range            Form type                                                                                       Receipt date for a case inquiry
  67 Months to 81.5 Months	China - mainland born - For use by an investor who wishes to immigrate to the United States	November 08, 2014
  32 Months to 55.5 Months	All other areas - For use by an investor who wishes to immigrate to the United States	December 29, 2016

• Asof 2021-05-23

  Estimated time range            Form type                                                                                       Receipt date for a case inquiry
  69 Months to 88 Months          China - mainland born - For use by an investor who wishes to immigrate to the United States	February 01, 2014
  31 Months to 49.5 Months	All other areas - For use by an investor who wishes to immigrate to the United States           April 24, 2017

• Asof 2021-04-21

  Estimated time range            Form type                                                                                       Receipt date for a case inquiry
  65 Months to 74.5 Months	China - mainland born - For use by an investor who wishes to immigrate to the United States	February 12, 2015
  29 Months to 50.5 Months	All other areas - For use by an investor who wishes to immigrate to the United States	        February 10, 2017

• Asof 2021-03-19

  Estimated time range            Form type                                                                                       Receipt date for a case inquiry
  65 Months to 74.5 Months	China - mainland born - For use by an investor who wishes to immigrate to the United States     January 10, 2015
  29 Months to 50.5 Months	All other areas - For use by an investor who wishes to immigrate to the United States           January 08, 2017

• Asof 2021-03-01

  Estimated time range            Form type                                                                                       Receipt date for a case inquiry
  58.5 Months to 78 Months	China - mainland born - For use by an investor who wishes to immigrate to the United States	September 13, 2014
  31 Months to 48 Months		All other areas - For use by an investor who wishes to immigrate to the United States		March 14, 2017

• Asof 2021-02-02

  Estimated time range            Form type                                                                                       Receipt date for a case inquiry
  51.5 Months to 75.5 Months	China - mainland born - For use by an investor who wishes to immigrate to the United States	October 30, 2014
  28.5 Months to 44 Months	All other areas - For use by an investor who wishes to immigrate to the United States	        June 07, 2017

See also

• https://iiusa.org/eb5_processing_times/ - EB-5 processing times dashboard. Shows historical data as charts.

To get details on the number of I-526 petitions received, approved, denied, pending etc.,

https://www.uscis.gov/tools/reports-studies/immigration-forms-data
-> Filter by  category = EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program
-> Search

In the results, look for something like

• “All USCIS Application and Petition Form Types (Fiscal Year 2021, 1st Quarter, October 1 - December 31, 2020)” . Sample link https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/reports/Quarterly_All_Forms_FY2021Q1.pdf
• “All USCIS Application and Petition Form Types (Fiscal Year 2021, 2nd Quarter, Jan. 1-Mar 31, 2021)” . Sample link https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/reports/Quarterly_All_Forms_FY2021Q2.pdf

• “Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur (Form I-526) Quarterly Report (Fiscal Year 2019, 2nd Quarter, Jan. 1-Mar. 31, 2019)” . Sample link https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Resources/Reports%20and%20Studies/Immigration%20Forms%20Data/Employment-based/I526_performancedata_fy2019_qtr2.pdf

You can also go to https://www.uscis.gov/tools/reports-studies/immigration-forms-data via

https://www.uscis.gov/sitemap → Search for “Reports and Studies” → click on “Immigration and Citizenship Data” link.

• Q1 of FY 2021 (October through December of calendar year 2020)

• I-526 case status - https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do
• https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-adjusts-process-managing-eb-5-visa-petition-inventory - Starting from 2020-03-31, I-526 applications will be processed based on visa availability. Previously, they used to process it on a first in first out basis.

• Christian A. Triantaphyllis
  • https://www.jw.com/people/christian-triantaphyllis/