San Diego, California, United States
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20 immigration attorneys who handle EB-5 matters, listed with their specialties, bar admissions and the languages they work in. Listings are informational and are not endorsements. Choosing counsel and choosing a project are separate decisions, and it is worth keeping them separate.
Two jobs that matter. They build the source of funds record that proves every dollar of your investment was lawfully earned, and they file and defend the petitions: Form I-526E at the start and Form I-829 to remove conditions two years later. They do not sell you the project, and you should be wary of anyone who does both.
Fees vary widely because the work does. A straightforward salary-and-savings fact pattern is a different job from tracing funds through a family business across two countries. Ask for a written scope, and confirm whether the quote covers the I-829 at the end or stops at the I-526E, because that single line can double the real cost.
Yes. When the same party sells you the project and represents you before USCIS, nobody in the room is purely on your side. Independent counsel is the cheapest form of diligence you can buy on an $800,000 decision.
No. EB-5 is federal, so an attorney admitted in any US state can represent you before USCIS wherever you live. What matters more is how many EB-5 petitions they have actually filed and whether they work in a language you are comfortable discussing money in.
How many I-526E petitions have you filed, and how many I-829s have you seen through to approval? A firm with approvals at the I-829 stage has watched cases all the way to the end, which is where the surprises live.