EB-5 Program OBTAIN PERMANENT RESIDENCY STATUS IN THE USA THROUGH INVESTMENT.
EB-5 Program
OBTAIN PERMANENT RESIDENCY STATUS IN THE USA THROUGH INVESTMENT.
You can invest in the United States in one of two ways:
- Invest $1,000,000.00 (one million US dollars) in a private investment. You must create 10 direct jobs.
- Invest $500,000 (five hundred thousand US dollars) through an approved Regional Center.
To encourage immigration through the EB-5 program, Congress created a separate EB-5 category that sets aside 3,000 green cards each year for foreign investors who invest in designated regional centers.
What is a Regional Center?
Regional centers are entities approved by the U.S. federal government to seek and accept foreign investment under the EB-5 program. Regional centers often encompass an entire city or part of a state.
The EB-5 Regional Center Program allows a person and his or her immediate family members to obtain a green card (i.e. live permanently in the U.S.) by investing US$500,000 into a regional center investment project located in a targeted employment area and creating or saving 10 U.S. jobs.
Many foreign investors prefer pursuing their investment through a regional center since the program does not require the entity in which the foreign investor puts his or her money to itself employ 10 U.S. workers. Instead, it is sufficient if 10 or more jobs will be created directly or indirectly as a result of the investment.
By pursuing a green card through a regional center, foreign investors are not required to manage their investment on a daily basis and are permitted to pursue other professional and personal ventures.
A regional center must receive full approval and designation from the United States Department of Homeland Security and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services be approved by USCIS.
Why Invest in the US through a Regional Center?
Many foreign investors prefer pursuing their investment through a regional center since the program does not require the entity in which the foreign investor puts his or her money to itself employ 10 U.S. workers. Instead, it is sufficient if 10 or more jobs will be created directly or indirectly as a result of the investment.
By pursuing a green card through a regional center, foreign investors are not required to manage their investment on a daily basis and are permitted to pursue other professional and personal ventures.
The EB5 program is one of the most flexible immigrant investor programs in the world. The program has:
- No language requirement
- No minimum education requirement
- No business or management experience requirement
- No quota backlogs (there are multi-year backlogs for many employment and family-based green card categories, but there is no quota backlog for the EB-5 investor category)
- No sponsor needed (foreign investors use their own personal funds and do not require sponsorship from either an employer or a family member)
- Investment capital can come from a gift, inheritance, business ownership or any other lawful activities
- Investors are not required to manage their investment on a daily basis so they may pursue other professional and personal venture