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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Until when can I file my EB-5 application with the low fees?
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How can I check the track record of a regional center?
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How can I know if I’m eligible for the EB-5 visa?
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How long is the processing time for an EB-5 EAD?
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What is a proof of a good track record for a regional center?
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How soon until the retrogression affects rural projects?
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How can I raise EB-5 capital for my project?
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How can the documents tell me the EB-5 project is sound?
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What are the details I should look into a Rural EB-5 project?
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How are DCU personal loans being used for EB-5 investments?
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How are principals returned in structured EB-5 debt?
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What happens if the EB-5 project fails within the 2 year period?
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What must the EB-5 project documents say about being repaid?
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How can I pay my EB-5 investment in 3 partial payments?
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How is investing in a set-aside EB-5 project safer?
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How long does the partial payment take in an EB-5 investment?
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How long will it take to get my money back if I leaver earlier?
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What is the allowed direct EB-5 investment deployment timeline?
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How can currency exchanges qualify as source of funds?
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What is the difference between the Trump card and the EB-5 visa?
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How can I store my funds abroad for a future EB-5 application?
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What happens to my EB-5 investment if it’s further redeployed?
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How can I switch EB-5 projects in the middle of my application?
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How can I profit from my EB-5 investment?
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How can I invest in an EB-5 project that is in a TEA and an Opportunity Zone?

