{"id":8009,"date":"2016-09-28T12:51:39","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T12:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/?p=8009"},"modified":"2019-02-12T13:46:49","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T18:46:49","slug":"eb-5-offers-green-card-lower-university-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/eb-5-offers-green-card-lower-university-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"EB-5 Offers Green Card and Lower University Costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8015\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/eb-5-offers-green-card-lower-university-costs\/american-green-card\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/american-green-card.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"547,365\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"EB-5 Offers Green Card and Lower University Costs\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/american-green-card-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/american-green-card.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8015 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/american-green-card-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"High university fees for international students in the US make the EB-5 investment visa a more viable option for parents who want an American university education for their children\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/american-green-card-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/american-green-card.jpg 547w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>High university fees for international students in the US make <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/united-states-immigrant-investor-eb-5-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the EB-5 investment visa<\/a> a more viable option for parents who want an American university education for their children.<\/p>\n<p>Add in that international students are by no means guaranteed a green card after they graduate, and the investment visa becomes an even more attractive option.<\/p>\n<p>American universities may be some of the best in the world, but they are also known for the huge amounts of money they ask in tuition fees for international students.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>US EB-5 Investment Requirements<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>An EB-5 investor must invest in a new commercial enterprise.<\/li>\n<li>The investor must invest at least $1 million when investing in a general area of business or at least $500,000 when investing in a targeted employment area (\u201cRegional Centres\u201d).<\/li>\n<li>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<li>See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/tax-implications-gaining-permanent-residence-us-eb-5-visa\/\">Tax Implications of Gaining Permanent Residence Through US EB-5 Visa<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Then, upon graduation, students must find an employer sponsor in order to stay in the country. They have a limited status which also means they cannot start their own businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Under the EB-5, provided the job creation aspect is met, investors get a green card for their immediate family (spouse and children), which passes on through the generations.<\/p>\n<p>This means they pay tuition fees at the same levels as U.S. citizens and have the benefit of permanent residence status when they graduate.\u00a0 They are free to live and work anywhere in the country.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"ult_pricing_table_wrap ult_info_table ult_design_2  ult-cs-red \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ult_pricing_table \" style=\" \"><div id=\"Info-table-wrap-8738\" class=\"ult_pricing_heading\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='#Info-table-wrap-8738 h3'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;\">US EB-5: Which is the right strand of investment for you?<\/h3><\/div><!--ult_pricing_heading--><div id=\"info_table_features_wrap-9830\"  data-ultimate-target='#info_table_features_wrap-9830.ult_price_features'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  class=\"ult-responsive ult_price_features\" style=\"font-weight:normal;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"231\"><strong>Direct Investment<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"231\"><strong>Regional Centre Investment<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"462\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><u>Investment amount<\/u><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"231\">US$1 million<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"231\">US$500,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"462\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><u>Investor profile<\/u><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"231\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Seeks direct involvement and ownership of company.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Should have business experience.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Must be willing to put in time and effort.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"231\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">More interested in overall guidance than day-to-day management.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"462\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><u>Other points<\/u><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"231\">\n<ul>\n<li>Investor should put together a realistic business plan showing job creation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"231\">\n<ul>\n<li>Limited partnerships and companies recognized as legitimate investment areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"462\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><u>Job creation<\/u><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"231\">\n<ul>\n<li>Project must directly create 10 jobs for qualified US workers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"231\">\n<ul>\n<li>10 jobs for qualified US workers must be create, but they can be direct or indirect.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--ult_price_features--><div class=\"ult_clr\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--pricing_table-->\n\t\t<\/div><!--pricing_table_wrap-->[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Further reading<\/b><\/p>\n<ul id=\"lcp_instance_0\" class=\"lcp_catlist\">\n<li><a title=\"Legislation Aims to Raise Investment Threshold of U.S. EB-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/legislation-aims-raise-investment-threshold-us-eb-5\/\">Legislation Aims to Raise Investment Threshold of U.S. EB-5<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"India Eyes Entry into Investor Visa Market\" href=\"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/india-eyes-entry-investor-visa-market\/\">India Eyes Entry into Investor Visa Market<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Investment in Malta&#96;s CIP Passes \u20ac200m Mark\" href=\"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/investment-maltas-cip-passes-e200m\/\">Investment in Malta`s CIP Passes \u20ac200m Mark<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]High university fees for international students in the US make the EB-5 investment visa a more viable option for parents who want an American university education for their children. Add in that international students are by no means guaranteed a green card after they graduate, and the investment visa becomes an even more attractive option.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[454],"tags":[3976,3978],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8hnWW-25b","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8009"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"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=8009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8009\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}