No. The gift must be genuine, lawfully sourced and not used to circumvent the requirements. The actual path and at-risk investment still need evidence.
Explain the transfer without assuming the relationship is enough
A donor’s family relationship does not establish every source fact or the investor’s capital rights. Keep the genuine contribution and investment conditions distinguishable.
EB-5 requires qualifying capital placed at risk in a new commercial enterprise, the required job creation under the applicable model, and compliance with the immigrant process; an ordinary investment return expectation does not replace those elements. Confirm three things independently and in writing: the capital figure applicable to the intended filing, the basis on which any lower threshold is claimed, and whether the petition will be a standalone or a regional center filing, since the job-creation evidence differs between them. A regional center may count indirect and induced jobs shown by an accepted economic model, which is easier than creating ten direct positions, but the number is still tested at the removal-of-conditions stage.