EB-5 Visa Statistics for 2015: Immigrant Visas Issued by Country
Employment-based immigration: Fifth Preference EB-5
| Visa for Direct Investor | Visa for Direct Investor | Visa for Regional Center Investor | Visa for Regional Center Investor | |||
| 5th Employment Creation | 5th Target Employment Areas | Regional Pilot Program | Regional Target Areas | |||
| $1 million not in a targeted employment area (TEA) | $500,000 in a targeted employment area (TEA) | $1 million not in a targeted employment area (TEA) | $500,000 in a targeted employment area (TEA) | 5th Total | Percentage | |
| China Mainland | 38 | 61 | 9 | 8,048 | 8,156 | 83.5% |
| Vietnam | 4 | 4 | 272 | 280 | 2.9% | |
| Taiwan | 1 | 138 | 139 | 1.4% | ||
| South Korea | 1 | 1 | 114 | 116 | 1.2% | |
| India | 3 | 6 | 102 | 111 | 1.1% | |
| Russia | 4 | 84 | 88 | 0.9% | ||
| Great Britain and territories | 84 | 84 | 0.9% | |||
| Mexico | 7 | 70 | 77 | 0.8% | ||
| Iran | 62 | 62 | 0.6% | |||
| Canada | 2 | 5 | 44 | 51 | 0.5% | |
| Nigeria | 45 | 45 | 0.5% | |||
| Hong Kong | 1 | 36 | 37 | 0.4% | ||
| All other countries | 5 | 13 | 2 | 551 | 571 | 5.9 |
| Total | 64 | 92 | 11 | 9,597 | 9,764 | 100% |
*Data from: http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/law-and-policy/statistics/annual-reports/report-of-the-visa-office-2015.html (Section V Part 3: Employment Fifth and Totals, Grand Totals)From the EB-5 visa statistics data, we can see that mainland China continues to dominate the EB-5 investor market, receiving more than 80% of the visas allocated for the EB-5 Program. Vietnam rose in 2015, overtaking South Korea's position, but their EB-5 markets are still extremely small compared to China's. And while many project developers are looking at these up and coming countries growing in the EB-5 market, like India, their small, 1.1% share doesn't make them real players quite yet. China continues to be the country for to look for new capital. 