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
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyYes, it is acceptable for an investor to apply for EB-5 outside his or her country.
Salvatore Picataggio
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyIt 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.
Bernard P Wolfsdorf
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyYes, 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.
Lynne Feldman
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyYes, if the U.S. consulate in the Bahamas agrees.
Vaughan de Kirby
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyIn all probability, yes. However, I recommend you speak with an experienced investment immigration attorney.
Fredrick W Voigtmann
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyThe 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.
Charles Foster
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyYou 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.
Michele Franchett
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyTheoretically yes. Every case is different.
Sally Amirghahari
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyYes, you can apply for EB-5 visa as an Egyptian citizen no matter where you reside.
Belma Demirovic Chinchoy
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyA 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.
Stephen Berman
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyYes, if the individual has legal status in the Bahamas, he can consular process there.
Dale Schwartz
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyYou can apply from anywhere.
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