USCIS Form I-956F

I-956F, Application for Approval of an Investment in a Commercial Enterprise Alert Type info Alert: Before sending your package to USCIS, make sure that all the forms you have completed are the current acceptable edition. The current acceptable edition can be found under the Edition Date section listed on each form’s webpage. You can also find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions. For each form that you are submitting, make sure that all pages are from the same form edition.

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Where to File U.S. Postal Service (USPS): USCIS Attn: I-956F P.O. Box 660168 Dallas, TX 75266-0168 FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries: USCIS Attn: I-956F (Box 660168) 2501 S. State Highway 121 Business Suite 400 Lewisville, TX 75067-8003 Filing Fee You can find the filing fee for Form I-956F by visiting our Fee Schedule page. Form Filing Tips Filing Tips: Review our Tips for Filing Forms by Mail page for information on how to ensure we will accept your form. Don’t forget to sign your form . We will reject any unsigned form.

Special Instructions Form I-956F is a new form that can only be filed by an approved regional center. INA 203(b)(5)(F)(i) states that a “regional center shall file an application with the Secretary of Homeland Security for each particular investment offering through an associated new commercial enterprise before any alien files a petition for classification under this paragraph by reason of investment in that offering.” INA 204(a)(1)(H)(i) states that an investor “may file a petition with the Secretary after a regional center has filed an application for approval of an investment under section 203(b)(5)(F).” Each person involved with a new commercial enterprise and affiliated job-creating entity must complete and submit Form I-956H, Bona Fides of Persons Involved with Regional Center Program . Please review the Form I-956F Instructions for more information. Related Links Form Overview (YouTube) EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Form I-956H, Bona Fides of Persons Involved with Regional Center Program Form I-956G, Regional Center Annual Statement Last Reviewed/Updated: 06/01/2026