UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

EB-5 IMMIGRATION PROGRAM (EB-5)

advantages

  • Obtaining a Green Card (permanent residence status) in the U.S. for the investor and family members
  • Dependents included:
    – Spouse
    – Children under 21
    – Right to live, work, and study in the U.S.
    – No minimum education or language requirements
    – Pathway to obtaining U.S. citizenship after 5 years of residence in USA

REQUIREMENTS

  • Invest in a New Commercial Enterprise located in a Targeted Employment Area (TEA) or outside a TEA:
  • Investment in TEA: the minimum qualifying investment is USD 900,000
  • Investment outside TEA: the standard minimum qualifying investment is USD 1,800,000
  • Must provide proof of the source of funds used for investment
  • Investment must be at risk and meet a statutory job creation of at least 10 jobs

INVESTMENT OPTIONS

  • 1. Direct Investment:
    Set up a New Commercial Enterprise (NCE)
    Make the necessary investment into the NCE
    The NCE must directly create 10 permanent full-time jobs for qualified U.S. workers

  • 2. Investment via a Regional Centre:
    No requirement for the applicant to set up an NCE
    The applicant meets the statutory job creation requirements based on economic projections counting direct and indirect jobs

PROCESS

  • Submit the completed application forms and required documents
  • USCIS will grant to successful applicants and dependents a 2-year conditional Green Card
  • Before the 2nd anniversary of the conditional Green Card, the candidate must file a petition for removal of the condition set on the conditional Green Card
  • The application processing time varies according to the investor’s country of chargeability
  • Countries experiencing high EB-5 Green Cards demand are subject to a backlog delaying the application’s processing time