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What are the qualification requirements of the 10 full-time employees for direct EB-5?

Can an H-1B holder count towards 10 qualifying employees required under an EB-5 I-526? What about permanent green card holders?

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Bernard P Wolfsdorf

Bernard P Wolfsdorf

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No, only US workers count and not H-1Bs. Citizens, green card holders and certain refugees and asylees.

Daniel A Zeft

Daniel A Zeft

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Yes, employees in H-1B status or employees who are U.S. permanent residents count toward the ten qualifying employees.

Lynne Feldman

Lynne Feldman

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Green card holders count but not H-1Bs.

Julia Roussinova

Julia Roussinova

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You can count green card holders but not nonimmigrant visa holders.

Belma Demirovic Chinchoy

Belma Demirovic Chinchoy

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H-1B, no. LPR, USC, asylee, WOR, yes.

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