Do I have to apply for an EB-5 visa out of my home country?
Can an Egyptian citizen apply for an EB-5 visa while living in the Bahamas and complete the whole process without the need for visiting Egypt?
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A Olusanjo Omoniyi
Immigration AttorneyAnswered onYes, it is acceptable for an investor to apply for EB-5 outside his or her country.
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Dale Schwartz
Immigration AttorneyAnswered onYou can apply from anywhere.
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Stephen Berman
Immigration AttorneyAnswered onYes, if the individual has legal status in the Bahamas, he can consular process there.
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Belma Demirovic Chinchoy
Immigration AttorneyAnswered onA person can process a visa at a U.S. consulate in 1) their country of nationality or 2) country of current residence. So yes, this should work, but your attorney will check the requirements of the consular post in question.
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Vaughan de Kirby
Immigration AttorneyAnswered onIn all probability, yes. However, I recommend you speak with an experienced investment immigration attorney.
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Sally Amirghahari
Immigration AttorneyAnswered onYes, you can apply for EB-5 visa as an Egyptian citizen no matter where you reside.
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Charles Foster
Immigration AttorneyAnswered onYou can, but if you have maintained your legal status in the U.S. and have an approved I-526 petition and visa numbers are available, you can file while in the U.S. your application for adjustment of status on Form I-485.
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Fredrick W Voigtmann
Immigration AttorneyAnswered onThe U.S. embassy or consulate having jurisdiction over your place of residence, not necessarily your place of citizenship, is the appropriate office to conduct the immigrant visa interview.
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Bernard P Wolfsdorf
Immigration AttorneyAnswered onYes, if the applicant has lawful status in that third country, the case can be processed there. The country of the last residence is even more important than the country of birth when processing final green cards.
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Salvatore Picataggio
Immigration AttorneyAnswered onIt depends on the Consulate. Some will accept third-country nationals and some will not, so planning and research into the Consulate''s procedures will be needed.