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SELKIRK · EB-5 FIELD GUIDE

Does attending a well-organized local information session establish that a project is sound?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

No. The project's job-creation evidence, capital structure, and the investor's own lawful source of funds still need to be independently verified from the actual offering documents and personal records, regardless of how the opportunity was presented.

Separate the presentation from the underlying documentation

Request the complete offering documents and review them independently of any summary materials distributed at a presentation. A polished local event does not substitute for a documented job-creation methodology or verified investor funding history.

Give immigration counsel the escrow agreement, subscription documents and offering memorandum together, because the release condition only makes sense alongside how the enterprise will use the money. Map every name to a legal role before transferring capital: the new commercial enterprise, any job-creating entity, regional center, manager, escrow holder, and branded project. Engagement in management or policy formulation is a continuing condition, satisfied here by a board seat with defined responsibilities, and it should be documented in the governing documents rather than described. Beyond capital, the investor must engage through day-to-day management or policy formulation; specified limited partner rights may satisfy this, while a purely passive stake does not.