The EB-5 adjudication environment has changed in 2026. Processing has slowed, source-of-funds documentation faces deeper review, and a new USCIS policy allows petitions to be denied without a request for evidence first. For well-prepared petitions, approval rates remain strong. The difference now is how little room there is for a documentation gap. This panel brings together immigration counsel and CanAm’s perspective to examine what has actually shifted, what is driving it, and how investors and their advisors can prepare petitions that clear on the first pass.
What this session covers
- What has measurably changed in EB-5 adjudication in 2026, grounded in data and counsel
- Why source-of-funds scrutiny has intensified, and the documentation standards investors should now expect at filing
- What the shift toward denials without a request for evidence means for how a petition is assembled
- How the July 2026 proposed rule signals the program’s direction on source of funds, digital assets, and project requirements
- Why operator and project selection matter more in reducing adjudication risk than they did even two years ago
- Practical steps to prepare a petition that clears on the first pass and avoids a costly refile
Event details
- Format: Panel discussion, available on-demand
- Available: November 18, 2026
- Time: 12 PM EST
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Speakers
Moderator
Min Wu, Head of Sales, CanAm Enterprises
As the Head of Sales, Ms. Wu manages CanAm’s global sales team in Asia, India, the Middle East, South America, and the U.S. Ms. Min focuses on the setting and execution of CanAm’s overall sales strategy in these markets by helping the team maintain and grow CanAm’s core network of institution partners. These partners include global law firms, immigration agencies, private banks as well as family offices. Since joining CanAm in early 2016, Ms. Wu has worked extensively with investors and consultants around the world. Ms. Wu assists investors through their entire EB-5 investment cycle and continues to help them evaluate and select suitable alternative investments to achieve their family’s long-term financial security in the U.S.
Panelists
Nicolai Hinrichsen, Partner, Miller Mayer, LLP
Nicolai Hinrichsen is a partner in the Immigration Group at Miller Mayer, LLP, based in Ithaca, New York. He has more than a decade of EB-5 experience and represents regional centers and developers in structuring EB-5 compliant projects, along with individual investors seeking permanent residency. Before focusing on immigration, he practiced corporate and securities law in San Francisco and Paris. He holds a J.D. from Boston University School of Law and a B.A. from UC Berkeley, is admitted in New York and California, and speaks regularly at EB-5 events worldwide.
Michael B. Dye, Founder, Law Offices of Michael B. Dye
Michael B. Dye is the founder of the Law Office of Michael B. Dye, a full-service immigration law firm based in Aliso Viejo, California. A former U.S. diplomat, he spent more than 15 years in U.S. Government roles and has lived and worked across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Latin America. He advises investors, entrepreneurs, and companies on U.S. immigration, including EB-5, business expansion, and consular processing. He is admitted to practice in California and the District of Columbia, is a member of AILA, and lectures often on immigration law around the world.
Yuxia “Sophie” Zhang, Member, Reid & Wise LLC
Yuxia “Sophie” Zhang is a member of Reid & Wise LLC in New York. She has extensive EB-5 experience in both regional center and direct investment cases, and represents individual investors, companies, regional centers, and EB-5 industry associations. She also handles business, employment-based, and family-based immigration, along with commercial litigation in state and federal courts. Qualified to practice Chinese law, she often works with Chinese investors and companies doing business in the U.S. She holds an LL.M. from Columbia Law School, is admitted in New York, and is a member of AILA and IIUSA.
