The Definition of a RURAL TEA:
- An area not located within a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) as designated by the Office of Management and Budget;
- Or the outer boundary of any city or town having a population of 20,000 or more based on the most recent census.
What does a rural TEA mean for industry professionals and investors?
The RIA Act of 2022 created a unique set aside for areas designated as RURAL.
A project that is located in a rural TEA qualifies for priority processing of Form I-526 by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. These investors will qualify for set-aside visas from the rural TEA classification, which makes up 20% of the yearly allocation of EB-5 visas.
GEORGIA ECONOMY: Georgia’s gross state product (GSP) in 2019 reached $539.5bn, with growth of 3.0% over the 5-years to 2019. Businesses in Georgia employed a total of 24.2 million in 2018, with average annual employment growth of 2.6%.
RURAL TEA COUNTIES IN GEORGIA:
- Appling
Atkinson
Bacon
Baldwin
Banks
Ben Hill
Berrien
Bleckley
Bulloch
Calhoun
Camden
Candler
Charlton
Chattooga
Clay
Clinch
Coffee
Colquitt
Cook
Crisp
Decatur
Dodge
Dooly
Early
Elbert
Emanuel
Evans
Fannin
Franklin
Gilmer
Glascock
Gordon
Grady
Greene
Habersham
Hancock
Hart
Irwin
Jackson
Jeff Davis
Jefferson
Jenkins
Johnson
Laurens
Lumpkin
Macon
Miller
Mitchell
Montgomery
Pierce
Polk
Putnam
Quitman
Rabun
Randolph
Schley
Screven
Seminole
Stephens
Stewart
Sumter
Talbot
Taliaferro
Tattnall
Taylor
Telfair
Thomas
Tift
Toombs
Towns
Treutlen
Troup
Turner
Union
Upson
Ware
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Webster
Wheeler
White
Wilcox
Wilkes
Wilkinson
INTERACTIVE RURAL TEA MAP
