Taher Kameli
Immigration AttorneyIn short, yes, the investment funds must be personally owned by the person wishing to obtain an EB-5 visa. The investment may come in the form of cash, equipment, inventory, other tangible property, cash equivalents, and indebtedness owned by the applicant, provided that the applicant is personally and primarily liable and that the assets of the new commercial enterprise are not used to secure the indebtedness (in other words you cannot use your company as collateral to obtain additional financing for your company that would count towards the EB-5 investment minimums). You would not be able to use funds investment in the company by others to count towards your EB-5 investment minimums.