- USCIS has not published the 2027 EB-5 minimums; the standard amount is currently $1,050,000.
- Petitions postmarked from November 30, 2026, face new filing fees before investment minimums adjust.
- The 2027 standard threshold will use CPI-U inflation, while the reduced amount is 75% of the adjusted threshold before rounding.
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EB-5 investment minimums will adjust on January 1, 2027, while a separate fee rule raises filing costs first, with new fees applying to petitions postmarked from November 30, 2026. The change affects prospective standalone and regional-center investors, including families preparing applications.
The current standard minimum is $1,050,000, while the reduced amount for a targeted employment area or infrastructure project is $800,000, USCIS’s Policy Manual says. The 2027 figures are not yet settled. Investors should keep the investment threshold and the earlier fee cutoff separate.
The EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 sets the recurring adjustment. It requires the standard minimum to change every five years, starting in 2027, based on inflation since January 1, 2022.
The calculation uses the cumulative annual percentage change in the unadjusted All Items CPI-U for the U.S. City Average. The adjusted standard figure is rounded down to the nearest $50,000. Short version: there is a formula, not a published 2027 price yet.
The reduced investment amount is calculated at 75% of the adjusted standard threshold and then rounded down. That rounding step means readers should not assume the final reduced figure will equal precisely three-quarters of the standard minimum after rounding.
USCIS’s Policy Manual lists the current minimums as $1,050,000 for standard investments and $800,000 for TEA or infrastructure investments; it does not give the 2027 amounts.
USCIS’s Policy Manual lists the current minimums, and USCIS has not published the 2027 amounts.
| Investment category | Current minimum | 2027 amount |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $1,050,000 | Not yet published |
| TEA or infrastructure | $800,000 | Not yet published |
Industry projections put the standard minimum between $1.2 million and $1.25 million. Estimates for the reduced category vary: some place it between $900,000 and $937,500, while other projections go higher. Those figures are estimates, not official thresholds.
DHS has not published the final adjusted amounts in the Federal Register, and USCIS’s current guidance does not provide the 2027 figures. The exact minimums will remain uncertain until the government publishes the adjustment. Watch the official notice, not a projection.
The petition filing date sets which investment minimum applies
The filing date, rather than the date an investor transfers or commits the funds, determines which threshold applies. USCIS’s guidance says petitions filed before the adjustment use the current minimums; petitions filed from the adjustment date face the new amounts.
That distinction applies to both major filing routes:
- Standalone investors use
Form I-526. - Regional-center investors use
Form I-526E.
The investment figure is only one part of the application. EB-5 investors must also meet the program’s job-creation requirement, which calls for 10 permanent full-time jobs for qualified U.S. workers. Meeting an investment minimum does not itself guarantee petition approval.
A complete application can take weeks or months to assemble, particularly when an investor must document where the money came from and how it moved. Families considering a filing before the adjustment may need to prepare those records well ahead of the cutoff.
The filing-fee deadline comes before the investment adjustment
The fee change applies according to the postmark date, not the 2027 investment adjustment. The initial regional-center investor petition fee will be $7,850 under the new schedule, up from $3,675.
Bridges and WorldWay report that the new initial I-526E fee is $7,850, up from $3,675; Peng Law and others did not confirm that figure. WorldWay reports the I-526E amendment fee, while Bridges reports the standalone I-526 fee.
The Department of Homeland Security’s September 30, 2026 final rule sets the following reported fees under the new schedule:
| Filing or charge | Fee under the new schedule |
|---|---|
| Initial Form I-526 | $7,615 |
| Initial Form I-526E | $7,850, up from $3,675 |
| Form I-526E amendment | $7,775 |
| Form I-829 | $5,000, up from $3,750 |
| I-526E Integrity Fund fee | $1,100, up from $1,000 |
The initial I-526E filing also carries a $75 technology fee. The Integrity Fund charge is separate from the petition filing fee, and the applicable fee can depend on which form an investor submits.
An administrative charge imposed by a regional center is another cost, not a USCIS filing fee. Regional-center charges are not government petition fees and should not be treated as a fixed USCIS amount.
Regional-center authorization and the proposed rule are separate issues
Congress has authorized the regional center program through September 30, 2027. Congress must act if it is to continue beyond that date. That authorization timeline does not set the investment adjustment date.
The EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 set the statutory grandfathering deadline at September 30, 2026, and that deadline has passed. The deadline is distinct from both the fee postmark cutoff and the investment threshold adjustment.
DHS published a separate proposed rule on July 2, 2026. It remains a proposal, not a final investment requirement. Among other changes, it would create a roughly $1,400,000 tier for certain low-unemployment areas. That proposed amount is not the automatic inflation adjustment taking effect in 2027.
Prepare the filing package while waiting for the official amounts
Investors weighing a filing should keep the steps tied to their situation:
- Check the applicable investment figure in the Federal Register and USCIS Policy Manual on the petition filing date.
- If filing near the end of 2026, account for the postmark date when budgeting for the form fee. A petition postmarked from November 30 faces the new fee schedule.
- Assemble evidence tracing the lawful source and path of invested capital, as well as funds used to pay fees. Prepare translations and arrange transfers with enough time for delivery and intake.
- Confirm the form-specific fee before submission, including the separate Integrity Fund charge for I-526E filings.
- Monitor the Federal Register and USCIS updates for the official 2027 investment amounts.
The final thresholds remain a government decision. USCIS has not published those figures, and the next concrete reference point for investors is the official adjustment notice in the Federal Register.
