In a recent Hindustan Times feature, CanAm’s Piyush Gupta, Vice President, India and Middle East, joins Suresh Rajan of LCR Capital Partners to explain why a growing number of Indian H-1B professionals are looking at the EB-5 investor program as an alternative path to a Green Card.
The article lays out the numbers driving the shift. The EB-2 category for India is unavailable for the rest of the fiscal year, and the EB-3 final action date sits at January 2014, while the EB-5 rural, high unemployment, and infrastructure set-aside categories remain current for India. Gupta points to a mix of near-term and long-term pressures behind the trend, noting that interest is being driven by H-1B policy uncertainty and employment volatility layered on top of a prolonged Green Card backlog for Indian professionals.
He also draws a distinction that resonates with many H-1B families: EB-5 offers a path to permanent residency that doesn’t depend on employer sponsorship, so a job change, promotion, or layoff doesn’t reset the immigration clock the way it can on H-1B. The piece notes that eligible investors can also pursue employment authorization and travel permission while their petition is pending, and that a single filing can cover a spouse and unmarried children under 21.
The article closes on a timing note worth flagging for investors: September 30, 2026 is the deadline for petitions to receive grandfathering protection under the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act, a separate date from the September 30, 2027 expiration of the Regional Center Program.
At CanAm, we work with H-1B professionals and their families every day who are weighing exactly this decision. Understanding which set-aside categories are current, and how concurrent filing can provide earlier work authorization and travel flexibility, often makes the difference in how families plan their next step.
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