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What is the general cost of becoming a regional center?

In your experiences, what will be the cost to becoming a regional center, including fees related to hiring an attorney, economist, business plan writer and web developer?

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    Reza Rahbaran

    Immigration Attorney
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    The expected cost can range between $100,000 and $150,000.

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    Shahzad Q Qadri

    RC Creator
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    Cost varies and has a lot of contributing factors. I would be happy to discuss that with you.

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    A Olusanjo Omoniyi

    Immigration Attorney
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    Depending on the professionals you engage and the amount of work involved, expect an expense tab between $150k and $200k in organizing a regional center. Advisably, right from the planning stage, engage an EB-5 immigration attorney to help you assemble your team of professionals.

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    Kyle Barella

    Immigration Attorney
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    The process of creating a new regional center involves a team of professionals. You should expect to spend anywhere between $100,000 and $150,000. If you would like additional information regarding the I-924 Petition, please contact our office.

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    Rohit Kapuria

    Immigration Attorney
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    Costs can vary depending on whether you file a hypothetical project or an exemplar. Generally speaking, exemplar filings are more expensive and pose a higher burden on the RC applicant. A good rule of thumb is to expect to spend roughly $90k - $160k. This may or may not include costs associated with gathering supporting documents from 3rd parties (e.g. market studies). It also does not include the filing fee check.

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    Ed Beshara

    Immigration Attorney
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    The most efficient and effective way to determine the cost of setting up a regional center is to seek the advice of an experienced and credible EB-5 attorney.

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    Michael A Harris, Esq

    Immigration Attorney
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    Around $100,000 for the project filing, which will require an immigration attorney and a securities attorney. This does not include costs for marketing your project.

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    Salvatore Picataggio

    Immigration Attorney
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    These fees can vary, but are well worth it to obtain an approval with as few delays as possible. For an entire team of professionals like you describe, including a market analyst as well, the fees may be approximately $100,000. However, please note that many regional centers require investors to pay an administration fee in addition to their EB-5 investment to cover regional center administration costs.

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    Vaughan de Kirby

    Immigration Attorney
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    You should, depending on the nature of your project, expect to have $250,000 to $500,000 available.

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    Fredrick W Voigtmann

    Immigration Attorney
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    It is difficult to discuss fees because each case is different. It really depends upon how much work is needed and the scope of legal services. For a regional center application for designation, you should contact an experienced EB-5 immigration attorney directly to give you a quote for your particular situation.

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    Kripa Upadhyay

    Immigration Attorney
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    You should expect to pay anywhere from $100,00-150,000 in fees related to hiring an attorney to help you receive regional center accreditation.