My father is Iranian, and he’d like to apply for the EB-5 visa through a direct investment. The problem is, his English is very basic. I am helping him look at information, but we need a lawyer fluent in Persian. I am studying in the U.S. now and will try to help him as much as possible. But because the documents he must read will all be in English, I am concerned he will depend on me and the lawyer too much to make a decision. What is the best thing to do here? Should we hire a translator to support us through the process? Should we require the lawyer to translate the documentation instead? Can we have an interpreter for the interview?
Answers
Belma Demirovic Chinchoy
Immigration Attorneys DirectoryMany EB-5 investors do not speak English. However, for a direct investment, the bigger question is how he will run an EB-5 compliant business in the U.S. without speaking English. EB-5 requires voluminous record keeping and the business is subject to site visits from immigration. However you decided to resolve the above should be applied to the immigration process as well. You’ll need a trusted person to manage the process (i.e., not a lawyer or a translator).
Lynne Feldman
Immigration Attorneys DirectoryI would suggest a translator to review the project documents. Some Regional Centers have already printed their documents in multiple languages. At the consulate their will be a Farsi person available to the best of my knowledge if he attends one of the consulates they are routing Iranians to for the final stage processing of his conditional residence.
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