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Do I need a sponsor for an EB-5 green card?

Do I need to have a sponsor to get an EB-5 green card? Does this sponsor have to be related to me?

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    Michael A Harris, Esq

    Immigration Attorney
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    No, the petition that you would file is based on your own personal investment.

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    Mahsa Aliaskari

    Immigration Attorney
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    Obtaining legal permanent resident status using the EB-5 visa category does not require a family or employer sponsorship. Your permanent resident status would be based on the investment you make into a U.S. business that satisfies the EB-5 requirements.

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    Ying Lu

    Immigration Attorney
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    No, you don''t. You just need to invest at least 1 million dollars ($ 500,000 in target employment area) into a new commercial enterprise and create 10 additional jobs within the new commercial enterprise. You can be the sole owner of the business or be a shareholder/ limited partner of the business.

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    Reza Rahbaran

    Immigration Attorney
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    No. When making the I-526 filing under the EB-5 program you are self petitioning and do not require a sponsor.

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    Julia Roussinova

    Immigration Attorney
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    No, you do not need a sponsor for an EB-5 green card if you are referring to filing Form I-134 or I-864 by a sponsor for certain family or employment based cases.

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    Marisa Casablanca

    Immigration Attorney
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    All employment based green cards, have to be petitioned by an employer or company except the first category of EB1 for individuals of international acclaim. Therefore, an entity (investment entity) must petition for the applicant for his green card in the U. S. We are available if you have any further questions.

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    Daqin Zhang

    Immigration Attorney
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    You are the petitioner in the I-526 immigration petition. You do not need another sponsor. Your petition is based on an investment, which can be a stand-alone project or regional center project. For more information about EB5, please visit our website. If you are in the Los Angeles area, we can schedule a meeting to discuss your immigration plan.

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    Rebecca White

    Immigration Attorney
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    No, you do not need a sponsor. You do need to be able to show you have the funds to put at risk for the investment.

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    Lei Jiang

    Immigration Attorney
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    No. You do not need a sponsor for EB-5 visa. Best.

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    Margo Chernysheva

    Immigration Attorney
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    No need for one. But even if you needed one co-sponsor does not have to be related to you.

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    Ed Beshara

    Immigration Attorney
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    I am not sure what you mean by a sponsor. An EB-5 green card is based upon your investors petition showing your personal investment of funds in your own direct U.S. business or an EB-5 Regional Center project.

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    Alexander Lebedinski

    Immigration Attorney
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    In filing an EB-5 petition, you (assuming you are the investor) are your own sponsor.

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    Boyd Campbell

    Immigration Attorney
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    No, you do not need a sponsor for an EB-5 green card.

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    Fredrick W Voigtmann

    Immigration Attorney
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    No; you do not need a sponsor or a Form I-134/Form I-864. As an EB-5 investor, you are the petitioner and you do not require any sponsor.

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    Philip H Teplen

    Immigration Attorney
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    An EB-5 is not a sponsor based visa. It is an investment visa. If you are unclear; I will be happy to discuss with you.

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    Denyse Sabagh

    Immigration Attorney
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    No, you do not need a sponsor.

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    Clem Turner

    Securities Attorney
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    Your EB-5 application is processed by USCIS, but you do not need a sponsor. There are other criteria that you must meet, so you should reach out to an immigration lawyer to discuss the specifics of your case.

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    BoBi Ahn

    Immigration Attorney
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    No, you do not need a ''sponsor'' for an EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa. You as the Investor of the requisite capital (either $500,000 or $1,000,000) are Petitioning for yourself.

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    Jinhee Wilde

    Immigration Attorney
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    EB-5 is an investment immigration. If you investment $ 1 million (or $500,000 if the business or project is in TEA) on U.S. business enterprise, you are eligible to file the I-526, which is your petition. There is no other sponsor necessary.

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    Roberto Ortiz

    Immigration Attorney
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    In order to apply for an EB-5, you do not need a sponsor. All you need is invest either $1 million or $500,000.00, of your money on a new commercial enterprise or in a Regional Center approved project. The determination of which amount you will have to invest depends on where the new commercial enterprise is located. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you.

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    Daniel A Zeft

    Immigration Attorney
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    A sponsor is not needed for the EB-5 process.

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    Susan Pilcher

    Immigration Attorney
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    No, the EB-5 classification involves a self-petition. No sponsor is required.

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    Neville M Leslie

    Immigration Attorney
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    No, you do not need a sponsor for an EB-5 visa.