If a Regional Center wants to add a project which has a new industry code, not previously approved for the Regional Center by the USCIS, an amendment must be filed. Significant (“material”) changes to the operation of the Regional Center also require an amendment.
Unfortunately, the USCIS has not been very forthcoming in explaining what types of changes constitute a “material” one.
Recently we received approval by the USCIS for two amendments I prepared for a Regional Center. One involved increasing the number of investors in a previously approved project as well as expanding the territory of the Regional Center. The other amendment involved a large new project. They were filed about four months apart and were granted the same day.
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