The program provides for conditional, two-year resident status to qualifying investors and their families who invest at least $1 million (or $500,000 in designated target areas) in businesses that create at least ten full-time permanent jobs for American workers.
After two years, if the investment and job-creation requirements of the program are met, unconditional, permanent residency can be applied for and received.
The United States government modified its 1990 immigrant investor program in 1993 by implementing a pilot program where regional centers designated by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (now the USCIS) were established.
In these regional centers, flexible, passive investment opportunities are created for a pool of immigrant investors through the creation of limited partnerships.
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Program Advantages
There are no requirements regarding age, business experience or language skills
The program does not require investors to manage their investment on a daily basis. As a limited partner, an investor is free to pursue other professional or personal ventures.
An investor does not have to be continuously present in the U.S., and can maintain business and professional relations in their own country.
An investor does not have to live in the city or state where their EB-5 investment is located.
EB-5 Investor Visa Benefits
Conditional permanent resident status gives you and your family (spouse and unmarried children under age 21 at the time of application) the same benefits given to other lawful permanent residents, including:
Freedom to live and work anywhere in the United States
Freedom to travel outside of the U.S. and return without a visa
Freedom to develop and run your own business
No employment authorization required to accept employment
The ability to sponsor green cards for your relatives
Enjoy the education benefits of permanent residents such as admission to state universities at resident costs
The opportunity to become a U.S. citizen once you have been a permanent resident for more than five years. |
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The EB-5 Immigrant
Investor Pilot Program
The EB-5 Immigration Investor
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