Instructions For Immigrant Petition By Alien Entrepreneur (Form I-526) printable pdf download

Instructions for Immigrant Petition

by Alien Entrepreneur

USCIS

Form I-526

Department of Homeland Security

OMB No. 1615-0026

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Expires 12/31/2018

What Is the Purpose of Form I-526?

The form is used by an entrepreneur to petition U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for status as an

immigrant to the United States under section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended.

Who May File Form I-526?

You may file this petition for yourself if you have invested or are actively in the process of investing the required

investment amount in a new commercial enterprise (NCE):

1. In which you will engage in a managerial capacity through day-to-day managerial control or policy formulation;

2. Which will benefit the U.S. economy; and

3. Which will create full-time employment in the United States for at least 10 U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents,

or other immigrants lawfully authorized to be employed in the United States, other than yourself, your spouse, or your

sons or daughters.

An NCE may be established by:

1. The formation of a business after November 29, 1990;

2. The purchase of a business formed on or before November 29, 1990, and simultaneous or subsequent restructuring or

reorganization resulting in an NCE; or

3. The expansion of a business formed on or before November 29, 1990, through investment of the amount required so

that a substantial change (at least 40 percent increase) in either the net worth or number of employees results.

The amount of investment required is set by regulation. You may obtain additional information from our website at

, or a U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate abroad.

General Instructions

USCIS provides forms free of charge through the USCIS website. In order to view, print, or fill out our forms, you should

use the latest version of Adobe Reader, which you can download for free at If you do not

have Internet access, you may call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 and ask that we mail

a form to you. For TTY (deaf or hard of hearing) call: 1-800-767-1833.

Signature. Each petition must be properly signed and filed. For all signatures on this petition, USCIS will not accept a

stamped or typewritten name in place of a signature.

Filing Fee. Each petition must be accompanied by the appropriate filing fee. (See the What Is the Filing Fee section of

these Instructions.)

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