In case I invest in my cousins’ business as my direct EB-5 investment, would it be possible for them to be part of the 10 jobs? They are U.S. citizens (they were born in the U.S. but their mother is from Bulgaria, where I am from). I would be applying with my husband and child, and we would like to employ my husband as well, but he has no U.S. citizenship.
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Tony W. Wong
EB-5 Immigration attorneysHi, yes, you can employ your .US.C cousin, and he can be counted as one qualifying employee if he works for at least 35 hours a week for at least the minimum hourly wage. Only EB-5 investor's spouse and children cannot be counted as qualifying employees.
Belma Demirovic Chinchoy
EB-5 Immigration attorneysInvestor and her/his immediate family members are not qualifying EB5 employees (i.e., do not count toward the EB5 job creation); everyone else who meets the EB5 definition of a qualified employee counts. The best advice anyone can give you is to retain a qualified immigration attorney to advise you.
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