I-956 Application for Regional Center Designation
The application to become an EB-5 regional center, which is what allows a sponsor to pool investors and count indirect job creation. It is a business application under the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022, not an individual immigration filing.
- Fee
- $17,795
- Fee waiver
- Not available
- Who files
- Entities seeking regional center designation.
- Where to file
- By mail to the USCIS Immigrant Investor Program Office.
- Processing time
- 10.3 months (FY 2026 national median through June 30, 2026)
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Part of these processes
What changed in 2025 and 2026
- Regional center designation was reset by the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022; pre-2022 designations had to be re-established.
Official page. https://www.uscis.gov/i-956. Download the form there, never from a third-party site; check the edition date and fee before filing.