{"id":511,"date":"2014-04-24T18:22:35","date_gmt":"2014-04-24T18:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/?page_id=511"},"modified":"2022-05-13T11:57:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T15:57:09","slug":"united-states-immigrant-investor-eb-5-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/united-states-immigrant-investor-eb-5-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Investor Immigration: United States Immigrant Investor EB-5 Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

US Congress created the Employment-Based Fifth Preference Visa (EB-5) in 1990 to boost the US economy by allowing foreign investors to make capital investments and create jobs in the United States. The Immigrant Investor Program is administered by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services.<\/p>\n

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U.S. EB 1-C Visa: Multinational Executives and Managers<\/a>
\nU.S. L 1 Visa: Intracompany Transferee Executive or Manager<\/a><\/p>\n

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Entrepreneurs (and their spouses and unmarried children) who make an investment in a commercial enterprise in the United States and who plan to create or preserve ten permanent full-time jobs for qualified American workers are eligible to apply for permanent residence.<\/p>\n

The economic opportunities and the political freedom that the United States offers, make America a very attractive destination for investment immigrants.<\/p>\n

Investment Requirements<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. An EB-5 investor must invest in a new commercial enterprise.<\/li>\n
  2. The investor must invest at least $1.05 million when investing in a general area of business or at least $800,000 when investing in a targeted employment area (\u201cRegional Centers\u201d).<\/li>\n
  3. Within two years of admission as a Conditional Permanent Resident, the investor must create or preserve at least 10 full-time, direct or indirect jobs belonging to qualified US workers<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Population\u00a0(million)<\/td>\n320.20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Country Size<\/td>\n242495\u00a0km2<\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    GDP\u00a0(trillion current USD)<\/td>\n17.46 (2014 est.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Earning per capita (current\u00a0USD)<\/td>\n54,800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Unemployment Rate<\/td>\n6.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Inflation Rate<\/td>\n2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Passport Meter<\/td>\nClick Here<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Cost Of Living<\/td>\nClick Here<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    Inclusion of Family Members<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Upon approval of the visa, the applicant along with their spouse and unmarried children under the age of 21 may be admitted to the US during the two-year conditional term of the visa.<\/p>\n

    Under the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022, children of EB-5 investors do not age out automatically after they turn 21.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    The children are protected as long as the principal investor is a permanent resident, the child remains unmarried, and the investor files petition for the child\u2019s status in the US within one year of the end of his\/her conditional status.<\/p>\n

    Duration of Visa<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    The EB-5 visa is valid for two years.
    \nAfter the expiry of this period, the investor must submit a Petition to Remove Conditions along with prescribed documentary evidence for the removal of conditions on the residency permit. Upon approval of the petition, the investor and included family members will become lawful permanent residents.<\/p>\n

    Regional Centers<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Under the Regional Center Program, the requirements related to EB-5 investment are essentially the same with the distinction that the investments are affiliated with an economic unit known as a Regional Center.
    \nInvestments made through Regional Centers will enjoy the benefit of an expanded definition of job creation that will include not just direct job creation or maintenance but indirect job creation or maintenance as well.
    \nIndividuals seeking to organize a Regional Center and the necessary designation from USCIS are, as organizers of the Regional Center, required to submit a proposal supported by economically or statistically valid forecasting tools.<\/p>\n

    Tax Implications of Gaining Permanent Residence through the US EB-5 Visa<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    US Congress created the Employment-Based Fifth Preference Visa (EB-5) in 1990 to boost the US economy by allowing foreign investors to make capital investments and create jobs in the United States. The Immigrant Investor Program is administered by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services. U.S. EB 1-C Visa: Multinational Executives and Managers U.S. L 1…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5117,"parent":0,"menu_order":14,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8hnWW-8f","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/511"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=511"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/511\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56649,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/511\/revisions\/56649"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}