Short answer: A Taiwan-born family selected a qualifying rural set-aside project, invested $800,000, and filed Form I-526E after organising multi-year company dividends and a property sale into a complete source-and-path-of-funds file. As a rural set-aside case it benefited from Current visa numbers and priority processing; I-526E was approved and the family moved on to visa or adjustment stages.
Background and why rural was chosen
The principal and spouse had run a business in Taiwan for years and wanted U.S. status and education options for their children. After comparing unreserved and set-aside options, they chose a rural TEA project: $800,000 minimum, set-aside numbers currently Current for Taiwan (worldwide quota), and statutory priority processing—controlling both cost and wait uncertainty. See US EB-5 Investor Immigration.
How source of funds was completed in one pass
Counsel built a source-and-path map: company financials and dividend resolutions, tax filings, sale contract and bank credits, and cross-border wire records were lined up chronologically so no large unexplained deposit remained. Subscription, escrow and legal opinions were finished in parallel to reduce RFE risk.
Outcome and what others can copy
After I-526E approval, the family proceeded with adjustment of status or consular processing depending on location. The replicable sequence is: confirm funds are documentable, lock a rural project, then choose the filing window (including government-fee timing). Children near 21 should have CSPA assessed at the same time.
Case highlights
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Taiwan |
| Project type | Rural TEA set-aside |
| Investment | $800,000 |
| Source of funds | Company dividends + property sale |
| Result | I-526E approved |
| Strategy | Set-aside quota + complete documents first |
Global Immigrate’s recommendation
Taiwanese applicants do not compete with the long China/India unreserved backlogs, but ignoring set-asides or weak source-of-funds files can still cause delay or RFEs. Recommended order: funds feasibility → rural project due diligence → fee and postmark timing → filing. This case shows that choosing the right category and completing documents once matters more than chasing the cheapest headline investment.
Data current as of October 2026.
This article is general information only and does not constitute legal or tax advice. Individual results vary.