In addition to economic opportunities, the U.S. is recognized for its world renowned universities like Harvard and Yale. Americans are fortunate enough to have a stable lifestyle, high quality health care, and social mobility, all which contribute to a high quality of life.
This is a country that respects individuality and invites diverse people to share the freedom and opportunity offered by the United States.
EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa
The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa attracts individuals who plan to invest in commercial enterprises, in order to stimulate the U.S. economy through job creation and capital investment. An EB-5 Visa may also be acquired through investment in designated U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services regional centers.
The EB-5 Visa will allow you to live and work permanently in the U.S., and ultimately take advantage of the unique opportunities and high quality of life available, and obtain citizenship after 5 years, providing residency requirement are met.
Eligibility
The EB-5 Visa has several eligibility requirements that must be fulfilled in order for you to successfully obtain permanent resident status.
Invest in a new commercial enterprise: Commercial enterprises are for-profit lawful businesses. They must have been established after November 29, 1990. If established prior, they may also be considered new if a business was purchased and restructured, or expanded through investment resulting in a 40% net worth increase. Applicants must make a $1,000,000 investment in the form of cash, inventory, equipment, secured indebtedness, tangible property, or cash equivalents. This amount can be reduced to $900,000 if investing in a targeted employment area – an area that is rural or has high unemployment rates.
Job creation requirements: The EB-5 investment must consequently create or preserve 10 full-time careers for U.S. employees. This must occur in a time span of 2 years (or potentially longer under certain circumstances) following when the investor attains permanent residency. The jobs must be direct or indirect; direct jobs are those which are identifiable, for qualified individuals, and in the invested commercial enterprise. Indirect jobs are those which result from the investment in a commercial enterprise associated with a regional center.