March 18, 2026 | By Michael A. Harris

This webinar was presented live on 03/18/2026. The live registration period has ended, and the replay is now available above.

Why this webinar matters

USCIS recently added new language to its EB-5 Questions and Answers page addressing “Inventory Management,” with an effective date of 03/30/2026. The agency indicates that it will sequence adjudications in a way that prioritizes certain queues, including rural cases, while also tying investor petition movement more closely to project-stage adjudication and visa-usage considerations. At the same time, the March 2026 Visa Bulletin continues to show the EB-5 set-aside categories as Current, even while unreserved EB-5 remains backlogged for some countries, including China and India. That combination can be misleading. A category may appear current not because demand is light, but because too few cases have yet reached the stage where visa demand is fully felt. This webinar will explain what that means in practical terms for investors and the professionals advising them.

What we will cover

During the webinar, we will discuss:

• why visa availability is not the same as actual access to a visa

• how USCIS appears to be using inventory management to influence which EB-5 cases move first

• why I-956F adjudication may continue to act as a gating issue for many I-526E investors

• how rural prioritization may work in practice—and where its limits may be

• why the word “Current” in the Visa Bulletin may not tell the whole story

• what these developments may mean for reserved versus unreserved categories going forward

This webinar builds on our recent analysis

This webinar will expand on the issues discussed in our recent post, USCIS Quietly Announces a New EB-5 “Inventory Management” Model Effective March 30, 2026 — and It’s Really About Visa Usage. That article explains why the March 2026 USCIS update is about more than workflow language. It is really about how adjudication timing affects whether reserved visas are actually used and when backlog pressure becomes visible.

Featured speakers

Michael A. Harris

Board Certified Immigration Attorney, HarrisLaw
Michael A. Harris focuses his practice on EB-5 immigration law and will provide the legal and strategic framework for understanding the March 2026 USCIS update and its implications for investors and practitioners.

Andrew Wall

Founder, Dynaxe Capital
EB-5 Advisor – Expertise in Capital Structuring & Compliance
Andrew Wall will offer insight into how adjudication sequencing and project timing intersect with capital formation, compliance, and investor expectations.

Andrew Diroll-Black

Chief Compliance Officer, American Lending Center
Former IPO Leader; I-956F & I-526E Architect
Andrew Diroll-Black brings a particularly valuable perspective as a former USCIS Immigrant Investor Program Office leader involved with the I-956F and I-526E process. His experience will help attendees better understand how USCIS may be thinking internally about inventory control and case movement.

Who should attend

This webinar will be especially useful for:

• EB-5 investors evaluating current filing strategy

• attorneys and professionals advising investors on reserved and unreserved categories

• regional centers and project stakeholders monitoring adjudication trends

• anyone trying to understand why a category can remain “Current” while deeper backlog risk may still be building

Watch the replay

The full webinar replay is available above.

If you would like to discuss an EB-5 matter, please contact HarrisLaw.