I want to set up an EB-5 Regional Center, but I am currently a U.S. permanent resident, not a citizen. Am I still qualified to apply to create an EB-5 Regional Center as a regional center principal? What obstacles could I have with my status?
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Shahzad Q Qadri
RC CreatorsYour status does not preclude you form establishing a regional center.
A Olusanjo Omoniyi
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyAs a permanent resident, there is nothing that bars you from becoming an EB-5 Regional Center principal. By the way, you do not need to be a U.S. citizen to become an EB-5 Regional Center principal.
Fredrick W Voigtmann
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyThere is no statutory or regulatory requirement as to the immigration status of a regional center principal. Therefore, you should not face any immigration law related obstacles in becoming a regional center principal.
Ed Beshara
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyA principal or owner of a regional center corporation can be either a U.S. permanent resident, foreign national or a U.S. citizen. There are no obstacles, in fact we represent clients who fall within the different categories mentioned above.
Salvatore Picataggio
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyAs long as you are legally able to own a U.S. business and register that U.S. business with the state in which your proposed regional center will do business (as regional centers are usually LLCs, LPs, etc.), I don''t why you couldn''t be a regional center principal.
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