For the last six plus years, Chinese investors made up around 80% of the total number of investors in the EB-5 Program. With expected wait times of more than 10-years, some Chinese EB-5 investors are looking for ways to withdraw their investment funds and abandon their pursuit of the EB-5 visa...
Read moreAvoid Denials And Delays With These Top EB-5 Source Of Funds Strategies
One small part of the EB-5 Program can turn into a giant headache for investors if they do not start preparing for it early. Compiling the documentation necessary to prove lawful sources of their funds is an often over-looked EB-5 requirement.
Read moreIs EB-5 The Right Option For You? 5 Questions To Ask Yourself
The EB-5 Program is a popular way for foreign nationals to emigrate to the U.S., but is EB-5 the right option for you? Foreign nationals who wish to obtain green cards for themselves, their spouses, and their unmarried children under the age of 21 years, and who have $500,000 to invest in a project in the U.S. can benefit from the many advantages of the EB-5 Program.
Read moreHow The EB-5 Program’s Relationship With Chinese Investors Is Changing
This article discusses the latest issues affecting EB-5 applicants from Mainland China. For the last 6 years, investors from China have been allocated more than 80% of the available EB-5 Program visas. But in the last few...
Read more5 EB-5 Direct Investment Myths
There are a couple of major myths surrounding the EB-5 Program’s direct investment option. Here are the 5 most common. MYTH: The minimum...
Read moreLitigation Funding – A Potential Solution for Injured Investors and Skilled Litigators
EB-5 investors whose funds have been lost in failed or troubled projects face many difficult decisions and realities. First and foremost, these EB-5 investors must acknowledge the stark realities that their hard-earned money, and perhaps their desired immigration benefits, will not be coming to them anytime soon...
Read moreJuly 2018 EB-5 Visa Bulletin News
The U.S. Department of State — Bureau of Consular Affairs has released the July 2018 EB-5 visa bulletin. The July 2018 EB-5 visa bulletin reveals one new change. What’s the same? Final action dates for EB-5 applicants from Mainland China and Vietnam are...
Read moreWhen Must Investors Show EB-5 Job Creation In Direct Projects?
When must EB-5 investors show EB-5 job creation in direct projects? Is there a deadline? Other common EB-5 job creation questions include: How many jobs do investors have to be credited with creating? What types of jobs count? How do investors prove EB-5 job creation to USCIS? Which is more strict, direct project job creation or regional center project job creation?
Read moreHow To Market EB-5 To Brazilians
The EB-5 immigrant investor visa is marketed differently to investors depending on their country of origin. For example, the EB-5 market in Brazil is vastly different from the EB-5 market in China...
Read moreWhat Types Of Businesses Qualify To Be EB-5 Projects?
[dropcap]Are[/dropcap] there limits on what types of businesses can qualify to be EB-5 projects?Nearly any type of lawful for-profit businesses can qualify to be EB-5 projects. As long as the business is structured properly, the type of business can be almost anything.Here are a few examples of common types of businesses that may qualify to be EB-5 projects:
- Condominiums
- Hotels or Resorts
- Apartment buildings
- Restaurants
- Mixed-use commercial properties
- Franchises
- Wineries
- Healthcare facilities
What are the basic EB-5 project requirements? To fulfill the program requirements an investor must:
- Invest in a new commercial enterprise project. In certain cases, an investor can invest in a troubled business.
- This project must be at-risk. An investor cannot receive guarantees that they will get their money back.
- The amount an investor places in escrow depends on the location of the project. If the project is located in a targeted employment area, or rural area, they must invest $500,000, otherwise, they invest $1 million.
- The EB-5 investor must create or prove that 10 full-time jobs will be created for U.S. workers within the project.
These requirements must all be fulfilled at the time that the investor files his or her I-829 Petition to Remove Conditions. If an EB-5 investor’s I-829 petition is approved then they become eligible for unconditional lawful permanent residency in the U.S.For more information, send us a message. [formidable id="11" title="1"]
Brazil’s Growing Interest In EB-5
Brazil has quickly become Latin America’s largest EB-5 Program participant. In April, EB-5 Investors Magazine hosted an EB-5 convention in São Paulo, Brazil, offering a two-day networking and educational event. The conference attracted nearly 300 attendees...
Read moreEB-5 第三方托管账户与典型第三方托管账户有什么区别？
要具备 EB-5 计划资格，海外投资者必须将 50 万美元（某些情况下为 100 万美元）投资资金转账到具备资格的 EB-5 项目。最常用的转账方法是使用 EB-5 第三方托管账户，这不是您的标准第三方托管账户。
EB-5 第三方托管账户可以让投资者放心。投资者将在 I-526 申请批准后释放第三方托管资金。这样能为他们的投资带来重要安全保障。
EB-5 第三方托管账户与传统第三方托管账户有以下不同。
不是所有银行都提供 EB-5 第三方托管账户。根据银行的风险承受能力，他们可能不愿意提供 EB-5 第三方托管账户。因此，投资者及其代理应进行尽职调查，找到不仅愿意在 EB-5 第三方托管账户中存放资金，而且具有此类账户丰富经验的银行。原因在于，EB-5 是一个高度专业的领域，没有这种账户经验的银行可能会发现这一过程难以处理，或者更糟糕的是，不值得他们投入时间。建立 EB-5 第三方托管账户可能需要很长时间。投资者团队和开发商务必通力合作，提前建立账户以处理可能出现的所有 EB-5 问题。EB-5 投资者希望投资条款结构合理并尽快锁定到位。如果不满足所有移民和安全法规规定，EB-5 投资者可能面临申请拒绝或推迟。EB-5 计划制定这些法规规定是为了防止欺诈，但遗憾的是，经常会导致 EB-5 长时间拖延。找到具体了解并具有 EB-5 第三方托管账户经验的第三方托管代理对于投资者的成功至关重要。此外，如果营销材料中具有符合 SEC 的可靠第三方托管协议结构，项目开发商可以从中获得巨大利益。如果您还有关于 EB-5 第三方托管账户的问题，请给我们发邮件。
How To Evaluate An EB-5 Regional Center
There are currently more than 900 entries on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services list of approved EB-5 regional centers. With so many to choose from, what is the best way to evaluate an EB-5 regional center and determine if it’s the right one for you?
Read moreHow To Determine EB-5 Project Viability
Investors can now choose from more than 700 EB-5 regional centers and each one probably has a fancy brochure flaunting all the bells and whistles you’d get if you invested in their projects. So, how do you get past all that advertising and determine true EB-5 project viability?
Read moreThe Latest EB-5 Updates And Changes
In the recent weeks some proposed EB-5 updates and changes to policies have passed while others are still in talks. The EBa-5 updates and changes to policies that passed have a much lower impact on EB-5 investors than the proposed policies that are still in limbo...
Read moreThe 10 Most Important EB-5 Green Card Benefits
What is the EB-5 Program, what are the benefits, and how can foreign nationals obtain these EB-5 green card benefits for their families? The EB-5 Program was created by Congress in 1990 as a way to stimulate the U.S. economy through capital investment and job creation. In exchange for investing $1 million, or more often $500,000, into a qualified new commercial enterprise and creating 10 jobs for U.S. workers, foreign nationals and their immediate family members can obtain U.S. green cards (lawful permanent residency status)...
Read moreJune 2018 EB-5 Visa Bulletin
The June 2018 EB-5 Visa Bulletin has been released by the U.S. Department of State—Bureau of Consular Affairs. What does the June 2018 EB-5 Visa Bulletin reveal?
Read moreDespite Backlogs, Popularity Grows—Why The EB-5 Visa Is Still Coveted
What is it about the EB-5 visa that makes it still so highly coveted? There are other visa categories, but none truly compare. According to the...
Read moreEB-5 Petition Statistics For Q1 of FY 2018
USCIS has released EB-5 petition statistics for the first quarter of fiscal year 2018. The EB-5 petition statistics reveals the progress USCIS’s Immigrant Investor...
Read moreEB-5 Funds Development Of Two Hyatt Hotels Near LAX
California Real Estate Regional Center (CaRE), an EB-5 developer, is building two Hyatt-branded hotels on Century Boulevard next to Los Angeles International Airport, according to the Los Angeles Business Journal. The location is currently a...
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