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SPRUCE GROVE · EB-5 FIELD GUIDE

Can the investor ignore I-829 because the project team handles daily operations?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

No. The investor’s removal-of-conditions obligation remains. I-829 is generally filed in the 90 days before the second anniversary of conditional residence.

Identify who supplies evidence and who tracks the filing

Preserve the actual residence record and clarify the project’s evidence responsibilities and professional-service scope. A management team’s daily business role does not automatically mean it monitors the investor’s immigration deadlines. Investor-petition approval is not residence, and payment does not remove conditions. Keep official notices and the individual filing calendar visible.

Place current petition information and the applicable immigrant-visa or adjustment steps in a new chronology rather than advancing dates simply because a similar project once moved faster. While a timely I-829 is pending, residence continues and is documented by the receipt notice, which extends the permanent resident card, so the family remains lawfully present even if adjudication takes longer than the two years.