I-956
Application for Regional Center Designation
Form I-956, Application for Regional Center Designation, is used to request USCIS designation as a regional center under Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) section 203(b)(5)(E), or to request an amendment to an approved regional center.
The instructions describe a regional center as an entity that will pool investments and promote economic growth, including prospective job creation and increased domestic capital investment, in a particular geographic area.
The instructions list three kinds of change that call for an amendment: the regional center's name; its ownership, organizational structure or administration, including a sale or arrangements that bring in people not previously subject to INA 203(b)(5)(H); and its geographic area. Each person involved with the regional center also completes Form I-956H, Bona Fides of Persons Involved with Regional Center Program.
Initial application or amendment and the amendment types, then the entity's legal name, d/b/a names, organizational structure, date and state established, other states, EIN, addresses and contact details.
The states, counties and census tracts that make up the defined, contiguous and limited area. Census tracts use the 11-digit FIPS code.
The forecasting tools used, the amount of investment to be pooled, the kinds of commercial enterprises, the jobs to be created directly or indirectly, and other positive economic effects.
Whether documentation was submitted on monitoring new commercial enterprises and job-creating entities, and on the regional center's own EB-5 program compliance, with a description either way.
All persons involved, owners with ownership percentages, board members and managers, executives and officers, representatives and agents, others, and the total number of Forms I-956H attached.
The certifier's securities compliance certification, the authorized individual's statement and signature, the interpreter and preparer sections, and additional information space.
Type or print in black ink. The USCIS page says all pages come from the same edition with the edition date and page numbers visible, or USCIS may reject the form.
Select initial application or amendment. For an amendment, enter the regional center identification number and select every amendment type that applies.
List the components in Part 3. The instructions say an amendment to expand the area describes both the approved area and the requested expansion. A map or illustration may be provided.
Write N/A where a question does not apply and None for a zero. Extra answers go in Part 12 with the regional center entity's name and the page, part and item number.
The instructions say each person involved with the regional center completes Form I-956H, and each one is attached to Form I-956. Part 7, Item 7 gives the total count.
The qualified certifier signs the certification and the authorized individual signs Part 9. This page lets you fill the form online free, then print it for signature.
You get the real form, filled in a browser tab, with nothing standing between you and the finished PDF.
The USCIS page lists a P.O. Box in Dallas, TX for U.S. Postal Service mail and a Lewisville, TX address for FedEx, UPS and DHL deliveries, both marked Attn: I-956. The instructions say a United States address is needed to file.
The fee is on the USCIS Fee Schedule page (Form G-1055), which can change. Check it on the day you file.
The instructions say the proposal includes reasonable predictions, supported by economically and statistically valid and transparent forecasting tools, on the pooled investment, the enterprises, the jobs created directly or indirectly and other economic effects.
A written policy document may describe the monitoring of new commercial enterprises and job-creating entities for compliance with immigration, criminal and securities laws, and the entity's EB-5 program compliance.
The instructions say the regional center notifies USCIS of a change to its mailing address within 30 days, by email to the EB-5 Program mailbox, and not through the USCIS Lockbox.
The approval notice describes the regional center's responsibilities, the evidence for associated investor petitions and the reporting and oversight requirements. A denial notice explains the reasons and the right to appeal to the Administrative Appeals Office.
I-956H
212 fields, 10 pages
I-956F
318 fields, 17 pages
G-28
101 fields, 4 pages
G-1055
64 fields, 58 pages
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The USCIS page says it requests designation as a regional center under INA section 203(b)(5)(E), or an amendment to an approved regional center designated under that section.
For changes to its name, structure, ownership, administration or geographic area. The instructions say structural, ownership or administration changes are filed not later than 120 days before they are implemented.
The USCIS page and instructions say each person involved with the regional center completes Form I-956H, Bona Fides of Persons Involved with Regional Center Program, attached to Form I-956.
As a defined, contiguous and limited area made of states, counties or census tracts, with an 11-digit FIPS code for each census tract. A map or illustration may also be provided.
USCIS fees change, so this page does not list one. The I-956 page points to the USCIS Fee Schedule, and the instructions point to Form G-1055.
The USCIS page lists only mailing addresses for Form I-956: a P.O. Box for U.S. Postal Service mail and a street address for FedEx, UPS and DHL.
