USCIS recently published its third quarter report on I-526 and I-829 petition adjudication data.
I-526 Petitions
"1. I-526 approval rates grew 45% from Q2 and 153% year-over-year in addition EB-5 contributed over $1.4 billion FDI in Q3 of 2015.
2. The number of I-526 receipts remains strong – 7% growth from Q2, but dropped slightly year-over-year. With a strong Q4, FY2015 could still be a record year for the EB-5 Program.
3. The number of pending I-526 petitions dropped to slightly from 13,663 to 13,117.
4. The I-526 approval rate increased slightly from Q2 (88%) and remains over 90%.
I-829 Petitions
1. I-829 receipts grew 10% compared Q2 and 15% year-over-year.
2. I-829 approvals, denials, approval rate are all pretty much the same (+/- less than 1%) compared to the Q2.
3. The number of I-829 petitions pending grew to over 4,000 (14% increase from Q2)."
EB-5 investment contributed to over $1.4 billion in Foreign Direct Investment, or FDI, to the United States economy in Q3. Compared to Q2 of this year, that is a whopping 45% increase. If you are an IIUSA member, you may view the full reports here and here.