The EB-5 visa program offers foreign investors the opportunity to apply for U.S. permanent residency by making an investment of $900,000 or $1.8 million in an entity that will create 10 U.S. jobs. Applicants have the option to make an investment in an entity associated with a USCIS-approved regional center, which enables them to take advantage of direct and indirect job creation outside of that entity, or to make an investment that is not sponsored by a regional center, which requires they demonstrate job creation directly by their investment entity. In a regional center sponsored-project, both direct and indirect jobs created by the investment entity or an associated entity (a job-creating entity) may be counted to satisfy the job creation requirements. For a direct EB-5 investment, only full-time jobs created directly by the investment entity may be counted towards the job creation requirements. Many believe the job-creating requirements of the EB-5 visa program are more lenient for investors in regional center projects, because both direct and indirect jobs can be taken into the calculation. Regional centers can also help EB-5 investors who are unable or don’t want to manage the day-to-day operation of a job-creating commercial enterprise.
EB-5 Investments Questions & Answers
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How can a restaurant qualify as an EB-5 project?
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Can I setup a regional center and how?
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What is the processing time for a travel petition filed in November?
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How can I use my anticipated future earnings as part of my direct EB-5 investment?
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What information is mandatory for EB-5 investors?
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How can I travel with a pending I526E?
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What happens to my application if my EB5 project files Chapter 11?
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How can I concurrent file with a 2016 priority date?
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Why is there no database for EB-5 projects?
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Can an EB-5 investor share in the regional center profit?
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Would I still have to prove legal source of funds with a loan?
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How can I use a HELOC loan for my EB-5 investment?
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How deep is USCIS looking into the source of funds?
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Will my K-1 tax forms influence my I-829 petition?
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How can I keep my priority date if my I-526E was denied?
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Does a loan from a friend’s 401k qualify as a source of funds?
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Is it normal for a regional center to redeploy EB-5 money?
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How can a restaurant qualify as an EB-5 project?
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How can investing in a warehouse qualify as an EB-5 investment?
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Could the EB-5 requirements change any time soon?
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How can I get my regional center to return my funds?
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What are the risks of being an EB-5 regional center investor?
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How to choose between rural and high unemployment projects?
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How can I transfer my money from Vietnam for my EB-5 investment?
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How can I get my money back if I withdraw my EB-5 investment?
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How can I access EB-5 project documents before investing?
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How can I know if my regional center is reliable?
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When does job creation start for a standalone EB-5 investment?
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How can I use a money gift from a loan to make an EB-5 investment?
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Can I use an SBA loan to finance my EB-5 investment?
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Are urban areas still a good choice for an EB-5 project?
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What types of jobs work best for an EB-5 investment?
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How can my U.S. joint venture be an EB-5 investment?
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How can my E-B5 investment be considered for my Medicare plan?
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How can I combine a loan and my savings for an EB-5 investment?
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Would regional centers be interested in tech startups as EB-5 investments?
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Are there taxes if they refund the EB-5 money to a U.S. account?
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What are the differences between Rural and HUA EB-5 projects?