The EB-5 visa program offers foreign investors the opportunity to apply for U.S. permanent residency by making an investment of $900,000 or $1.8 million in an entity that will create 10 U.S. jobs. Applicants have the option to make an investment in an entity associated with a USCIS-approved regional center, which enables them to take advantage of direct and indirect job creation outside of that entity, or to make an investment that is not sponsored by a regional center, which requires they demonstrate job creation directly by their investment entity. In a regional center sponsored-project, both direct and indirect jobs created by the investment entity or an associated entity (a job-creating entity) may be counted to satisfy the job creation requirements. For a direct EB-5 investment, only full-time jobs created directly by the investment entity may be counted towards the job creation requirements. Many believe the job-creating requirements of the EB-5 visa program are more lenient for investors in regional center projects, because both direct and indirect jobs can be taken into the calculation. Regional centers can also help EB-5 investors who are unable or don’t want to manage the day-to-day operation of a job-creating commercial enterprise.
EB-5 Investments Questions & Answers
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How many sources of funds must I document in my EB-5 application?
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How can I apply for an EB-5 visa with a Burker King franchise?
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How can we start our EB-5 application with a loan?
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How can I invest in an EB-5 project with a relative?
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Can I still get my green card if my EB-5 project fails?
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How can my I-829 be denied because of project failure?
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How can I list my EB-5 project to potential investors?
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How can EB-5 loans be a safe option?
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How can the grandfathering provision in the RIA protect for Iranian EB-5 applicants?
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How long does my EB-5 investment have to be at risk?
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How can my development in Miami become an EB-5 project?
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Who manages the EB-5 investor money?
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What is the EB-5 equivalent to the National Interest Waiver?
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How does the regional center return my EB-5 investment?
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How can I file a mandamus to get my EB-5 processed?
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How can I use a loan to fund an EB-5 partial payment?
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How do regional centers manage their EB-5 investors?
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How can an S corporation qualify for EB-5 investment?
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How normal is for the regional center to also be the developer?