U.S. Immigration
EB-5 investor green card is one popular immigration option based on a $500k to $1million US dollar investment designed for the creation of American jobs. This investment can be managed by the individual, a third party or U.S. Regional center. A favorable exchange rate can make the investment much easier.
Self managed investments can be more difficult to manage considering the hands on responsibility and reporting requrements.
Third party manager requires investors to consider all due diligence information and reports in selecting the manager or a U.S. Regional Center
If you are in the U.S. with a non-immigrant visa, the investor and his/her family may apply for their adjustment of status in the U.S. after the initial petition is approved.
If you are outside the U.S., then the investor must apply for an immigrant visa through consular processing in the investor's home country. An initial green card would be issued on a two-year, conditional basis. At the end of the two-year conditional period, the investor must petition to remove the condition for permanent residence.
Investment qualifications must accomplish the required job creation goal. A U.S. Regional Center investment can provide added peace of mind in the sense that the regional center is typically more reliable, and is a U.S. government approved program with the stated goal of creating jobs to support the investor's permanent residence.
After obtaining a green card, the immigrant investor has the freedom to pursue any profession or activity in the U.S. without worrying about visa renewal issues. Children under the age of 21 can also qualify
Foreign investors who can invest $500,000 in the U.S. to support the creation of American jobs and desire to spend at least 6 months per year in the U.S. without visa constraints can qualify for the EB-5 visa program.
Although there is no guarantee of specific returns on the investors investment, the EB-5 option is an ideal way to qualify for a coveted green card that confers upon the investor's family the right to permanent residence in the U.S., and eventually, if they so wish, the right to apply for U.S. citizenship.
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-Kenneth Graham, Attorney