投資地產當房東，不能再算是投資移民項目了。EB-5投資移民項目的基本要求之一是要創造至少十個就業機會，每個項目都需聘請專業經濟學家，使用某種方式計算可能創造的工作崗位。美國公民及移民服務局(USCIS)16日宣布修改「政策手冊」(Policy Manual)，規定即日起不再認可投資移民中的租戶入住(Tenant Occupancy)就業計算方式，所投資的項目出租後，租戶創造的就業不能算在十個工作崗位之內。律師提醒有意辦理投資移民者，未來要對投資項目進行更謹慎地考察，避免投資使用租戶入住方式的項目。

根據移民局公布的內容，以前的投資移民項目中，如果將項目興建的辦公室或者零售空間出租出去，所產生的就業也在十個工作崗位的範疇。然而從15日起，租戶入住不再是移民局承認的投資移民就業計算方式，因為其衍生出來的就業機會，和投資人沒有直接的經濟聯繫。除非投資人能證明和將來的潛在租戶之間存在投資、借款等財務關係，才能將衍生的就業機會算在十個工作崗位內。

移民律師耿婷16日表示，租戶入住是投資移民就業計算方式的一種，關於它的爭議過去也一直存在，從2012年起，移民局就開始要求使用這種方式的項目申請進行補件(RFE)，但基本上還是認可這種方式，此次調整則正式將其放棄。好在大多數項目早已不再使用租戶入住計算就業，而是選擇IMPLANT、RIM II等模型，僅少數較為激進的經濟學家還在使用，因此不會對投資人產生巨大衝擊。

不過耿婷指出，這也提醒了有意辦理投資移民的民眾，未來在選擇投資項目時要更慎重。「中國人投資房地產開發項目的比較多，比如酒店、住宅、辦公室等，記得向項目管理人索取就業報告，避免投資使用租戶入住模型的項目。」耿婷還說，不管是這次的政策調整，還是去年的要求第三方換匯資金提供來源證明，都體現出政策趨於收緊，再加上排期這一最大的阻礙，選擇對投資移民進行觀望、而不是實際辦理的人越來越多。

EB-5 Tenant Occupancy

USCIS is revising guidance on immigrant investor (EB-5) cases involving tenant occupancy. Previously, the USCIS Policy Manual allowed for tenant-occupancy methodologies used by some petitioners to show their capital created, or will create, 10 indirect jobs. We have determined that these methodologies do not provide reasonable predictions of indirect job creation and are no longer considered reasonable methodologies to support economically or statistically valid forecasting tools.

USCIS will no longer accept tenant-occupancy models for filings on or after May 15, 2018. USCIS will continue to give deference to Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur, and Form I-829, Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status, when directly related to previously approved projects, absent material change, fraud or misrepresentation, or legal deficiency of the prior determination.

The Policy Alert is available here:

• Volume 6: Immigrants, Part G, Investors, Chapter 2, Eligibility Requirements (PDF) (Final date for comments: May 29, 2018)

Visit the Policy Manual for Comment page for more information on stakeholder review and comment.

Adjustment of Status Interview Guidelines and Waiver Criteria

USCIS is also updating guidance regarding adjustment of status interview guidelines and interview waivers by:

• Clarifying that we will interview all adjustment of status applicants unless we waive the interview;
• Removing employment-based and fiancé(e)-based adjustment cases from the list of types of adjustment of status cases in which we might waive the interview; and
• Editing the guidance on relocating cases for adjustment interviews to be consistent with the updated list of cases in which we might waive the interview.

This update will improve the detection of fraud, misrepresentation, and risk of harm to the United States, as well as provide additional identity, eligibility, and credibility verification.

The Policy Alert is available here:

• Volume 7: Adjustment of Status, Part A, Adjustment of Status Policies and Procedures, Chapter 5, Interview Guidelines (PDF) (Final date for comments: May 29, 2018)

Visit the Policy Manual for Comment page for more information on stakeholder review and comment.

Last Reviewed/Updated: 05/16/2018

Source: https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-policy-manual-updates