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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?

Answers

• Reza Rahbaran

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on May 14, 2014

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

• Shahzad Q Qadri

  RC Creator

  Answered on January 31, 2014

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

• A Olusanjo Omoniyi

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on January 28, 2014

  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.

• Kyle Barella

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on January 28, 2014

  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.

• Rohit Kapuria

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on January 28, 2014

  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.

• Ed Beshara

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on January 28, 2014

  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.

• Michael A Harris, Esq

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on January 28, 2014

  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.

• Salvatore Picataggio

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on January 27, 2014

  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.

• Vaughan de Kirby

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on January 27, 2014

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

• Fredrick W Voigtmann

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on January 27, 2014

  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.

• Kripa Upadhyay

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on January 27, 2014

  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.