The EB-5 visa consulate interview appointment is booked after the I-526 approval and submission of all the documents with the National Visa Center. 


It is advisable to consult a professional, ideally your immigration attorney who helped you file the I-526 petition, to prepare for the interview. It is a generic interview with no fixed template or set of questions. 

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Topics for Questions

Some general topics of questions include-

  • Basic details of your investment
  • If you have invested in a Regional Center, then details of the project, including its size, location, your planned exit strategy. 
  • Questions about source of your investment funds, how you acquired them, and related queries. 
  • Personal information including details of your employment history, police records, dependents, family connections etc. 

Be ready for an explanation if there is a possibility of inadmissibility into the USA.

You are expected to be familiar with your EB-5 petition and all related details. Hence, you should go through the I-526 petition along with all the documents initially submitted with it to be well prepared for the interview.

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