Can I apply for an EB-5 visa using an SBA loan or any other loan? If yes, how can we proceed?
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Bernard P Wolfsdorf
Immigration attorneysIf you use a loan, it is still best to do so only if the loan is secured by assets in excess of the amount borrowed.
Salvatore Picataggio
Immigration attorneysRecent rulings have allowed loans to be used for EB-5 investments.
Lynne Feldman
Immigration attorneysAs long as the loan is not secured by the EB-5 project, that should work.
Raymond Lahoud
Immigration attorneysA loan could be used. SBA loans, however, would likely contain limitations on the use of said funds for purposes of EB-5-like investments.
Phuong Le
Immigration attorneysYes, analysis is different depending on whether you are using a secured or unsecured loan, but both are acceptable.
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