DEAR MEMBERS,
PLEASE FIND BELOW GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO
OBTAIN U.S. VISA UNDER EB-5 PROGRAM
WHAT IS A
EB - 5 VISA?
EB-5 IS AN IMMIGRANT INVESTOR
VISA CATEGORY CREATED IN 1990 FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS WHO INVEST IN A NEW
COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE THAT WILL BENEFIT THE U.S. ECONOMY & CREATE AT LEAST
10 FULL- TIME JOBS. THE NAME COMES FROM THE FACT THAT THIS VISA IS THE 5th
CATEGORY OF EMPLOYMENT BASED (EB) VISAS. TEN THOUSAND VISAS ARE SET ASIDE ANNUALLY
FOR INVESTORS & THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS UNDER THE EB-5 VISA PROGRAM.
AN EB-5 APPLICANT WILL RECEIVE A VISA FOR HIMSELF OR HERSELF, HIS OR HER SPOUSE
& ALL OF THEIR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 21.
THE
U.S. CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION SERVICES ("USCIS") WILL ISSUE A
CONDITIONAL VISA WITHIN ABOUT 5 MONTHS OF APPLICATION BY AN EB-5 INVESTORS, AS LONG AS THE INVESTORS
& THE PROJECT THEY INVEST IN ARE QUALIFIED. IF THE INVESTMENTS PROJECT
FULLFILLS THE JOB CREATION CRITERIA AFTER TWO YEARS, THE INVESTOR CAN OBTAIN
PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS & CAN APPLY FOR U.S. CITIZENSHIP IN FIVE YEARS.
THIS MAKES THE EB-5 PROGRAM A VERY ATTRACTIVE MEANS OF OBTAINING A U.S. VISA
FOR FOREIGN INVESTORS.
WHAT
ARE THE BASIC CRITERIA REQUIRED FOR AN EB-5 VISA?
IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR AN EB-5 VISA,AN INVESTOR MUST INVEST AT LEAST
$1,000,000, or $500,000 FOR A PROJECT IN A TARGETED IN A "TARGETED
EMPLOYMENT AREA" (AS DISCUSSED BELOW), IN AN ENTERPRISE THAT
WILL CREATE AT LEAST 10 NEW FULL-TIME JOBS FOR U.S. CITIZENS & LEGAL
RESIDENTS. The ENTIRE AMOUNT INVESTED BY THE EB-5 INVESTOR MUST BE INVESTED IN
THE BUSINESS WITHIN TWO YEARS, & ALL FEES MUST BE PAID FROM
OTHER FUNDS OF NTHE INVESTORS.
HOW
ARE JOBS COUNTED FOR THE EB-5 VISA?
THE
JOBS REQUIREMENT MUST BE MET BY THE DIRECT EMPLOYMENT OF AT LEAST 10 FULL-TIME
EMPLOYEES FOR EACH EB-5 INVESTORS UNLESS THE PROJECT IS PART OF AN APPROVED
REGIONAL CENTER, IN WHICH CASE BOTH DIRECT & INDIRECT JOB CREATION WITHIN
THE DESIGNATED GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF THE REGIONAL CENTER WILL BE COUNTED.
APPROXIMATELY 90% to 95% OF ALL EB-5 VISA INVESTMENTS ARE MADE THROUGH REGIONAL
CENTERS.
WHAT
IS A REGIONAL CENTER?
A
REGIONAL CENTER IS AN ENTITIY CREATED BY EITHER A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE GROUP TO
SPONSOR PROJECT FOR EB-5 INVESTORS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY ABOUT 150 APPROVED REGIONAL CENTERS, BUT MANY MORE APPLICATION ARE PENDING WITH
THE USCIS & ARE EXPECTED TO BE APPROVED IF THEIR BUSINESS PLANS ARE
CONSIDERED FEASIBLE
& MEET THE JOB CREATION CRITERIA. ACCORDING TO THE TRADE ASSOCIATION USA, REGIONAL CENTERS HAVE
INVESTED OVER $2.0 BILLION OF FOREIGN CAPITAL,
CREATING OVER 50,000 JOBS IN THE U.S.
HOW DO
YOU FIND EB-5 INVESTORS?
EB-5 INVESTORS CAN COME FROM ANY COUNTRY OUTSIDE THE U.S. & CAN EVEN INCLUDE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE U.S. LEGALLY UNDER A TEMPORARY VISA. IN THE FIRST THREE QUARTERS OF FISCAL 2011, OVER 70% OF ALL EB-5 INVESTORS HAVE COME FROM MAINLAND CHINA THERE IS A WELL DEVELOPED NETWORK OF BROKERS & LICENSED EMIGRATION AGENTS IN CHINA WHO WORK WITH U.S. BUSINESS OWNERS TO RAISE FINANCING FOR EB-5 PROJECTS USUALLY THROUGFH SEMINARS ATTENDED BYINDIVIDUAL CHINESE INVESTORS IN CITIES THROUGHOUT CHINA.
WHAT
ARE EB-5 INVESTORS LOOKING
FOR IN AN EB- 5 INVESTMENTS?
MOST
IMPORTANTLY, EB-5 INVESTORS ARELOOKING FOR ASSURANCE THAT THE PROJECT THEY INVEST IN WILL QUALIFY THEM FOR A
PERMANENT U.S. VISA, WHICH MEANS THAT THE
PROJECT MUST BE ABLE TO PROVE THAT IT CREATED THE NUMBERS OF JOBS PROMISED IN THE BUSINESS PLAN.
THE
SECOND MOST IMPORTANT FEATURE OF AN INVESTMENTS FOR THE EB-5 INVESTORS IS A REASONABLE LIKELIHOOD OF RECEIVING A
RETURN OF HIS OR HER ORIGINAL INVESTMENT
WITHIN A PERIOD OF ABOUT FIVE YEARS. THE EB-5 INVESTORS IS NOT LOOKING FOR A HIGH RETURNS ON THEIR
INVESTMENT—SOME INVESTMENTS OFFER ONLY
A 1% RETURN ON THE INVESTMENT - - JUST A RETURN OF THEIR ORIGINAL CAPITAL.
AT
PRESENT WE HAVE PROJECT AT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOR STUDENT HOSTEL,
HOUSING PROJECT. PROJECT WILL BE DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO GUARANTEE OCCUPANCY OF
UNITS.
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